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Nearly Half Of Parents Monitor Their Children’s Lives On Facebook TAGS: | | Study: Nearly Half Of Parents Monitor Their Children’s Lives On Facebook « CBS DC. Why do only half of parents do this? Facebook connections are a wonderful way to share …Continue reading →

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Children read in the company of dogs at Berkeley Library | Berkeleyside Children read in the company of dogs at Berkeley Library | Berkeleyside. This is a brilliant program that every teacher would want to implement but can’t. The class pet is …Continue reading →

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Parenting today is more stressful than the 1950′s-Shut Up Mr. Psychologist! I’m pretty sure if you are alive right now you would agree with the title. I’m a little worked up with this entry so I may have to delete it …Continue reading →

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Extra shut-eye may improve kids’ conduct: Duh A Canadian study released in October shows scientific proof that more sleep makes for better conduct in children.  This is another case of science that proves common sense.  Sleep is a physical …Continue reading →

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Parents ‘shun bedtime reading’ in favor of TV – Telegraph Parents ‘shun bedtime reading’ in favour of TV – Telegraph. I previously wrote about how bed-time is not the best place for reading.  TV can suck the life out of …Continue reading →

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Why Bed Time is Not Ideal for Stories TAGS: | | | Bed time stories have traditionally been the time for a parent to sit with their child and enjoy a time in the fantastic world of fantasy together.  This article about …Continue reading →

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My Newest Book TAGS: | I’m often encouraged to write non-fiction because it answers so many questions parents ask me. But when I’m true to my soul, I am writing children’s fiction. I decided to …Continue reading →

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Author says sign language can ease parent-child communication | The Town Talk | thetowntalk.com Yep! Another believer of the power of Sign language, I need to meet this woman who lives so close to me! I often recommend sign language to my clients because …Continue reading →

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Parents publicly spank their kids in surprising numbers: Researchers – HealthPop – CBS News TAGS: | | | | Parents publicly spank their kids in surprising numbers: Researchers – HealthPop – CBS News. Researchers secretly watched families with children to find out what discipline looked like outside of a …Continue reading →

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Babys DNA Constructed Before Birth-will parents decide on sex and other criteria? It seems as though we are moving closer to the world portrayed in Gatca shown below. While we are still amist the controversy of the value of the invasive procedure called an amniocenteses, …Continue reading →

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