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Oh Baby! Choosing the Right Baby Name
Naming a baby is no easy task. However, the following tips will help you give your baby his or her very first gift. 1. Religion: For some parents, religion plays a major role in choosing a baby name....
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Oh Baby! You Can Make It Happen
(NC)—Right from the beginning, a baby learns that certain actions within his or her environment can bring desired results. Typically the first sign of reinforcement comes from the baby's parents. For...
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On-the-Go Kids Snacks
Remember the old TV shows, “Leave it to Beaver,” and, “The Brady Bunch”? The kids would wander in after school to find fresh-baked oatmeal cookies and frosty glasses of milk on the table for their af...
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder Treatment
About a year ago I wrote an article on Oppositional Defiant Disorder discussing the condition, symptoms and treatment options. This article is an update describing what is new. -Introduction Oppositi...
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder Treatment
About a year ago I wrote an article on Oppositional Defiant Disorder discussing the condition, symptoms and treatment options. This article is an update describing what is new. -Introduction Oppositi...
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Organizing Ideas To Make This A Great Year For Your Child
It’s that time of year again. The kids are back in school, or are about to be. Parents are writing checks for PE clothes and school supplies. You’re finding out that your child has grown 2 or more sh...
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Ouch! Baby's First Shots
Now that your bundle of joy has arrived, it is your responsibility to keep her safe and healthy. Immunizations/vaccinations protect your baby from serious and some life-threatening illnesses. They b...
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Out, Darn Spot! Removing Stains From Babies’ Clothing
Do you remember the television commercials for the laundry detergent that claimed to remove the embarrassing “ring around the collar?” The husband and wife would be at some social gathering, perhaps ...
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Painful Lessons from the Maternity Ward
Whoever dubbed New York, New York "the city that never sleeps" should visit The Maternity Ward. My recent visit included a drop-in on several screenings of "A Star Is Born" at the late-show theatre,...
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Parenting
This article on parenting is by a practicing relationship counsellor/therapist, and father. The following suggestions will be useful for any parent or caregiver who wants to improve their relationsh...
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Parenting - The Irrational Vocation
There are some grounds to assume that a cognitive dissonance is involved in feeling that children are more a satisfaction than a nuisance. Why do people bother with parenting? It is time consuming, e...
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Parenting Confidence - Who Needs It?
It used to strike me as odd - but really, it makes perfect sense. If you are a regular flier, or have flown recently, you'll know what I mean. The 'plane is taxiing along for take off and the cabin ...
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Parenting Predicaments
Predicament: My son is 4 1/2 years old. His younger brother is 2 1/2. From the time his brother was born, until now, he has been loving, giving, and caring. Like all siblings sharing has not always c...
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Parenting Starts Before Pregnancy
While it may seem farfetched to some people, many of my clients remember what they felt and experienced while still in the womb. Comments such as these are not unusual: “I knew even before I was born...
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Parenting Strategy, One of the Worst Ever!
Some parents rush to serve every squeak and squawk from their kids. "I can't let my child feel pain!" said one dad. Parents, if you are giving way too much, find out why your parenting strategy may b...
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Parenting Success
At a Women’s Bar Association lunch one of the attorneys ordered a diet soda and then explained to the rest of us that her children were doing a “healthy living” program so she stopped buying diet sod...
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Parenting Yourself When You Have Small Children
There’s no doubt about it - parenting small children takes a lot of time. So much time that it’s very easy to forget about your child within. Yet you cannot be a really good parent while forgetting a...
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Parenting: How to Help Your Firstborn Become Friends with the New Baby
It’s normal for a firstborn child to feel upset and unwanted when a new baby arrives. He or she is used to being the only child and had the family’s complete attention so far. So when your second bu...
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Parenting: Strategies to Get Your Baby to Sleep
As with most aspects of parenting, you’re sure to come across a wide variety of opinions about baby’s sleep! Friends, relatives and others have their views on how much sleep babies need, the best sle...
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Parenting: Ten Things You Can Do to Develop Your Baby’s Language Skills
The growth of your baby’s language skills is an amazing process. In the short space of a year, she goes from crying to speaking intelligible words. Can you do anything to help baby along? Apparently...
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Parents - What Kind of Role Model Are You?
Are you being the person you want your children to be? Many parents today really try to be better parents than their parents were. They attempt to be there for their children - to listen to them, sup...
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Parents - Who’s Looking Out For You?
I couldn’t stop thinking about Marcy after my phone session with her. I was really worried about her. “Marcy, “ I had said in our session, “Your voice sounds drained of energy and your life force fe...
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Parents Dealing with Worry and Fear
This column offers solutions to people who write in questions about how they can solve their life challenges through the formula described in the books, Way of the Positive Flow and Positive Flow Par...
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Parents — The No Child Left Behind Law Won’t Do Much For Your Child
Past experience with federal education programs predicts that the No Child Left Behind act (NCLB) will also fail parents whose children are doing poorly in school. The federal government has spent ov...
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Pay Attention! It's Your Most Important Job
Anyone can become a parent; there are no tests or interviews to pass. Children can become parents, mentally disabled people – it’s even possible to become a parent while in a coma! When my mother,...
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Picky Eater Coping Needs To Be a Family Affair
Why does it seem that the pickiest of eaters always try to pass themselves off as the latest upcoming culinary critic? It is especially annoying when you have spent a couple of hours on a special S...
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Picky Eater Coping Needs To Be a Family Affair
Why does it seem that the pickiest of eaters always try to pass themselves off as the latest upcoming culinary critic? It is especially annoying when you have spent a couple of hours on a special S...
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Pieces of Time and Pivotal Moments
Life is comprised of pieces of time sprinkled with pivotal moments. Sometimes these moments have immediate impact. Other times, they are slow to manifest and reveal their importance. But if you list...
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Pink, Blue Or Undecided?
The pink or blue question is a moot one these days, isn't it? After all, it's so easy to tell the gender of a baby before the happy day, so there's no need to guess. Well, that's not strictly true. E...
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Plane Trip with Kids
Though you can cover even very long distances by car if you have the guts to, as soon as it comes to crossing water, you'll have to stick to a plane. The equation is the same as usual: limited space ...
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Planning the Perfect Baby Shower
One of the most exciting events an expecting mother looks forward to is celebrating her baby shower. Deciding to Throw a Baby Shower Baby showers are often thrown by a friend or family member. Formal...
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Play, Laugh, Grow – Learning To Play With Your Child
(NC)—The first year of a child's life is a prime time for exploring. Babies are excited and eager to learn about the world around them and playing is essential to a child's development. Parents are t...
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Potty Training Your Baby From Age 3 Weeks
A new mom will quickly learn when baby is telling her that he is tired or hungry. Baby will also tell you when he is about to soil his diaper - or 'eliminate' in the jargon. The signs are usually a g...
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Power Foods for a Powerful School Lunch
There isn’t a school day that goes by that I worry about my son’s lunch. Of course, I ask myself the usual questions: Is he eating what he has in the bag? Will he trade his apple for a cookie? Will t...
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Pregnancy Photography - Tips For The Belly!
These tips have been provided by Heather Hart of A La Mode Photo who specializes in natural environment, pregnancy, family and pet photography. 1. Find a friend. Since you are the model, you need som...
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Pregnancy Planner - A Quick Guide
Weeks 1 to 3 are the first weeks of pregnancy. Week 1 begins on the first day of your last menstrual period. You will have no pregnancy symptoms yet, it’s too early right now. By week 4 nearly all of...
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Pregnancy Symptoms, Signs and Symptoms of Being Pregnant
EARLY PREGNANCY SYMPTOMS Although a lot of women experience pregnancy symptoms, and find signs of being pregnant, other's don't "feel" pregnant. Certain signs and symptoms of being pregnant can be c...
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Preparing A Layette For Your New Baby
First of all, in case you do not know, what is a layette? Well, the definition of layette is quite simple: a kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby. Whether you...
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Preparing a Sibling For Baby
You may be excited about the thought of having another baby to complete your family, but your little darling first born may not quite feel comfortable with the idea of having a sibling! The spotlight...
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Preparing For The Birth Of A Baby - Essential Baby Clothes
If you are expecting a baby in the next few months, the chances are you will have started planning for some of her important things, if not doing them and buying them already. Her crib may be chosen;...
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Preparing Your Child for the Three R's
There is little doubt that reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic are crucial elements in the education of any child. A child's ability to later cope in the adult world, to have a career, to take charge of ...
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Preparing Your Young Actor or Actress for Industry Success
Helping your young acting hopeful prepare for a successful acting career can be an incredibly rewarding experience for the parent. All parents like seeing their children being creative, expressing th...
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PreSchool Spanish
Why an EarlyAGE 2nd Language? Research indicates that from ages 1 through 8 is the best time to introduce a new language to a child. If the 2nd language is introduced early in life children will lear...
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Preserving Christening Gowns
Even though many christening gowns come with a vinyl bag, don't be fooled. Even the manufacturers who package them that way will admit that's the worst way to preserve your christening outfit. Textil...
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Prevent Dog Bites! - Protect Your Children and Teens
Prevent Dog Bites Before it's Too Late!
eBook Review
by Brigitte Smith
"Dog Bite Prevention - How to Stop Your Puppy or Older Dog from Biting - World Class Trainers' Tips to Raising a Well Behaved Dog" - quite a mouthful, but
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Preventing Obesity in Young Children
Do you have a young child whose weight or eating habits are out of control? Need some real world help with ‘taming the cookie monster'? Here are some things that worked for our family. Our daughter,...
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Profile of Encouraged Children
Walk through any mall and you will see discouraged families. The parents look weary because the children are controlling them. How did this happen? With both parents working and returning home tired...
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Protecting Your Child’s Innocence
We love our children and we want them to be safe – safe from people who could harm them and destroy their innocence. At the same time we don’t want to scare them and perhaps create timidity or nightm...
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Pull Your Wagon
The Little Lady offers so many lessons. Almost two now (just a couple days), she went for a ride with her 14-month old cousin in a wagon. We adults took turns pulling . . . until Little Lady decide...
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Pumping Breast Milk: Get The Best Of Both Worlds
You want to go back to work but would like to keep feeding baby the best food possible- breast milk. Is exclusive breastfeeding possible if you are away from baby eight hours a day? Yes, here is wher...
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