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Moms: How to Pamper Yourself in 10 Minutes
You do it all. You manage the house, soothe skinned knees, cuddle away nightmares. Ask any mom when she last took time for herself, and she’ll probably say "Time for myself? What’s that?" But if you don’t care for yourself, you can’t care for others, says psychotherapist and parenting coach Tammy Go
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Clearing Clutter: Organization Tips for Moms
Having children multiplies clutter in your house to the nth power. Toys, clothes, school papers, dioramas of the solar system, tiny action figures, the list goes on. It started out as your house, but somehow it's been taken over by the kids and their stuff. You can reclaim your home from kid clutter
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Six Ways to Discipline Children -- That Work!
It’s hard to deny the importance of discipline. "Discipline has to do with civilizing your child so they can live in society," says psychiatrist Michael Brody, MD. Yet many kids repeatedly test their parents’ limits. When it comes to disciplining children, there is no quick fix and no magic bullet.
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Nighttime Routines That Can Lead to Dry Nights
When your child wets the bed, nights can be filled with anxiety and upset. You’re not looking forward to washing yet another set of sheets, and your child hates waking in the morning feeling embarrassed and ashamed. Bedwetting, or nocturnal enuresis, doesn’t have to ruin your and your child’s evenin
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Bedwetting: Tips for Sleeping Away from Home
Bedwetting: It’s more common than most kids, or their parents, think. As many as one child in five wets the bed at night -- so your child is far from alone. Still, coping with the fear of bedwetting -- also called nocturnal enuresis -- can be hard on kids when they’re away from home. But your child
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Could Stress or Anxiety Be Causing Your Child’s Bedwetting?
A move across state, a baby, a divorce -- each can create a lot of stress, especially for kids. For a child who wets the bed it can be even harder. Symptoms that were in check may get worse, and dry nights could become more rare. So does that mean stress and bedwetting are linked? The answer is no.
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Overly Strict, Controlling Parents Risk Raising Delinquent Kids
Feb. 23, 2012 -- Many parents may think that taking a hard line with their kids will keep them on the straight and narrow, but a new study suggests this is not always the case. Uber-strict parents who rule with a controlling, iron fist -- while not giving their children a chance to speak their mind
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Infant Tylenol Recalled
Feb. 17, 2012 -- 574,000 bottles of infant Tylenol have been recalled by Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Consumer Healthcare division. A faulty part of the dosing system -- an interior cap called a "flow restrictor" -- can get pushed down into the bottle. This interferes with the syringe used to measure
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6 Ways Your Teen Is Playing You
Teenagers know how to push their parents' buttons. Instinctively, they come with an arsenal of tools to get what they want, avoid getting into trouble, or cause their parents to blow a fuse out of frustration. How do you prepare to parent all of that? There are smart ways to counteract the manipulat
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Young Adults on Parents’ Health Insurance Have More Access to Care
Feb. 14, 2012 -- Allowing children to stay on their parents' health insurance past the age of 18 increased young adults' chances of having a physical exam and made them less likely to go without care due to cost, according to a new study. To understand how the new Affordable Care Act may influence y
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