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Who’s Going to be Next?

Cold and flu season is upon us. At the first sign of a runny nose, the sound of a sneeze or the dreaded "I...

Family New Year’s Resolutions

For many people, the beginning of the new year feels like a fresh start. It's a time to reflect on the previous year and anticipate what the...

Handling Holiday Stress

You’ve made a list and checked it twice (make that three times) and still your holiday to-do’s are growing. From family gatherings to cookie...

Introducing Your Child to Music

Watch what happens to a room full of young children when they hear a song. They clap, they sing, they smile, they dance. Music...

Understanding Open Adoption

At what moment exactly does one become a parent? For some couples, it’s seeing two faint pink lines appear on a stick. For others,...

Introducing Your Child to Music

Watch what happens to a room full of young children when they hear a song. They clap, they sing, they smile, they dance. Music has an...

On chaperoning my first field trip

Last week, I had yet another major parenting milestone: I chaperoned my very first field trip. It was so much fun, and definitely something...

Setting Screen Time Limits

Maybe it’s because we didn’t grow up with smartphones and social media, or possibly it’s just hard to set limits on something we often...

Kid Problems

Parents know that part of raising confident, independent kids includes encouraging them to solve their own problems. But it can be tricky sometimes to know when a child...

Ask the Teacher

My fourth grade daughter insists that I sit with her while she does her homework. I have so much going on getting dinner ready and...

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