By Ellen Schrier on May 22, 2012
Some years ago, I got a near hysterical call from a new mom and dad who had just adopted a beautiful baby girl. All should have been rosy for these two who had struggled with fertility issues and longed for a child of their own for many years. Finally they had their baby safe at [...]
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By Rachel Zahn on May 15, 2012
Slowly, but surely, issues around diet and nutrition are filtering down to kids of all ages. Childhood obesity, school lunches, vending machine wars, and junk food controversies are entering the awareness of the younger set, and parents everywhere are wondering how to talk to their kids about food and food politics. What’s the best way [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on May 8, 2012
Believe it or not, 40 million people in the USA alone, move every year. Included in that number is a staggering one-out-of-every-five American families. And, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, “Moving may be one of the most stress producing experiences a family faces.” Oh boy. It’s easy to imagine how [...]
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By Rachel Zahn on May 1, 2012
A friend called yesterday to ask my advice about her 12 year old son who has a seizure disorder. I could hear the angst, not to mention the white knuckled, p.o.’d anger in her voice as she described what has been going on. Tyler had his first seizure in elementary school, and any parent who’s [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on April 24, 2012
Nobody can do it all, but not to worry. If you can’t sew a stitch, bake cookies or cobble a costume together, take heart …
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By Rachel Zahn on April 17, 2012
According to KidsHealth, a child health website sponsored by the Nemours Foundation, 1 out of 3 children in the U.S. are now considered overweight or obese, and that number is growing rapidly. ONE OUT OF THREE. That means that when your child sits in his classroom and looks to the right and left, one of [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on April 10, 2012
Over the last few years there’s been a lot written about the overly close parenting style that’s become increasingly common. You probably know the type – the moms and dads who habitually over manage and overprotect their kids to the point of being ridiculous – and potentially damaging. One particular strain of this “disease” shows [...]
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By Rachel Zahn on April 3, 2012
Have you had ‘The Talk’? No, not the one about where babies come from — though it’s high time you got around to that, too. I mean the one about stranger danger. Not just any stranger danger, but the danger faced by brown-skinned (male) children who cross paths with light-skinned (male) adults bearing weapons. If [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on March 27, 2012
Getting a kid to go to bed is an age-old battle that every parent has waged with varying degrees of success. We’ve all been there and there is no shortage on strategies that promise to get your child settled down once the sun sets. Bedtime rituals and routines really do help a LOT and I’ve [...]
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By Rachel Zahn on March 20, 2012
Remember the iconic book by Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham? The hilarious rhyming text tells the story of a child who repeatedly refuses to try a new strange-sounding, funky-colored food. Over and over, in every possible way, he says, “NO!” But when the food is finally tasted, the reaction is unexpected, of course. Who [...]
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