1,389 articles on "parenting"

Questions to Ask a Nanny or a Babysitter Prior to Hiring Them

Your child deserves the best babysitter or nanny in your area to see to his needs. And for your peace of mind, you need to hire somebody who is more than just appropriate for the job. This is why you spent so much time going over classified ad listin...

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Mummy Tantrums

Last Tuesday morning between 8 and 9 a.m. was not my proudest hour. In fact it serves as an excellent example of the sort of uptight, stressed pickle working mums often get ourselves into. It was the sort of morning where I didn't get my own bal...

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Parenting - The Irrational Vocation

nting - The Irrational Vocation by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. 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 cons...

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Dilemma: Nappy Issues (Disposable Or Reusable)

Dilemma: Nappy Issues (Disposable Or Reusable) by: Michelle Higgins Welcome to the crazy world of nappy changing. On an average, in Baby's first year you will be changing around 2000-5000 nappies. If you are a first time mom, you will want ...

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Is It Safe to Continue Breastfeeding While Nipples are Sore?

Breastfeeding your own baby is a source of great joy, especially after all the stress you have gone through during pregnancy and birth-giving. But the pain of sore nipples makes breastfeeding a terrible thing for some mothers. Nipples that have the...

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Sage Advice on Toddler Carseats

When you have a baby you want to make sure that your baby is safe wherever you are, and the car is not an exception. You need to make sure you have the right auto seat for your kid, and that it is installed correctly. This is very important to ensure...

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Advice For Choosing a Starting Infant Car Seat

Each dad or mum needs to know simply which child automobile seat is greatest for his or her baby. Like every part else in life, it's worthwhile to make the appropriate choice before you buy anything. There are several seats that are thought of t...

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How To Calm Hyperactive Children

As a doctor who treats ADD/ADHD, I am often asked about ways to calm hyperactive children. And as the mother of a son with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, I understand how challenging and nerve-wracking it can be for families struggling wit...

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Neverland Chronicle (Feb 15)

Neverland Chronicle (Feb 15) by: Gary Whittaker Is Bashir the Man in the Mirror? It seems that the weekly so-called news magazine 20/20 is now grooming Martin Bashir to be the next Barbara Walters. How is that relevant? Well, the Disney owned AB...

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What Kids Learn That’s POSITIVE from Playing Video Games

What Kids Learn That’s POSITIVE from Playing Video Games by: Marc Prensky“Our family engages in "mindless" video games from time to time... but it's treated like "junk food"…. It really has no "nutritional" value for our minds.” –...

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