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10 Tips To Effectively Parent Difficult Teens
By Debbie McGauran Children

10 Tips To Effectively Parent Difficult Teens

Teenagers can be extremely challenging to parent. They are neither child nor adult but somewhere in between. At this stage of development the rational part of their brain takes a back seat to the more primitive, emotional and reactive part of their brain. In fact, the human brain is not fully developed until the age […]

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5 Tips for Managing the “Witching” Hour with Children
By Debbie McGauran Children

5 Tips for Managing the “Witching” Hour with Children

The witching hour is that dreaded time of day when parents are the most stressed and children inevitably choose to test boundaries. For some families this occurs in the morning when parents are trying to get ready for work while at the same time getting the kids up, dressed, fed and ready for school or […]

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6 Ways Cloth Diapers are Indisposable
By Jeff Hayward Children

6 Ways Cloth Diapers are Indisposable

It has been a long debate whether to go cloth or disposable as far as diapers are concerned—and while they both have their pluses, cloth seems to be gaining popularity in recent years, especially with younger parents who strive to be environmentally conscious (not to mention parents who also prefer the style choices that come […]

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