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Potty Training Requires Practice (and a Drop Cloth)
Here’s something really important to remember: You’re not “training him” to pee in the potty, you are help him practice skills. So forget the Cheerios in the toilet.
Car Seat Safety Tips and Advice that Can Save Lives
Is your child one of the three out of four kids who are not properly secured in a vehicle because their car seats are not correctly installed?
100 Shades of Green Changing Like Kids Growing Up
Next summer the kids won’t have the same interests, so part of me wants them just to stop where they are, so that I can spend as much time as possible here.
Cartoon Dads are No Joke When They Defy Stereotypes
That the “occupations” of many cartoon dads are never mentioned is surprising given how in your face stay-at-home dads are presented on TV and movies.
5 Ways Teaching is Like Parenting (and Vice Versa)
When summer break officially ended for me, a teacher, and my kids a few weeks ago, it got me thinking about the similarities and differences between teaching and parenting.
My Son Won’t Eat His Dinner: Here’s 39 Reasons Why
To borrow a line from the movie A Christmas Story, “My son works in reasons why he won’t eat the way other artists might work in oils or clay. He’s a true master.”