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Infant Sleep and Parental Responsiveness

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Since becoming a parent, sleep has become a major issue in my life. Probably like many of you other parents out there, I was somewhat unprepared for months of interrupted sleep and how this would affect my overall well-being. Once my son was born, I began reading everything I could get my hands on about infant/childhood sleep in an effort to understand how to get my son to sleep better.

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What is the Goal of Childrearing?

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On the face of it this may seem like a silly question. I think most parents would say something along the lines of their goal being to raise a happy, healthy, kind child that can function independently in the world as an adult.
   

Teaching Toddlers the Habit of Attention

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Ever wanted your school-aged child to pay attention to you when you asked them to do something? Ever wish that you could teach them this habit early on? Well, you can. Here are some practical tips of how to teach your kids, starting from infancy, how to pay attention.

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Educational (and Fun) Summer Activities for Kids

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With the school year winding down and summer just around the corner, many kids may think it’s time to turn off their brain. Parents, you know that there is a certain amount of “brain drain” that tends to happen during the summer when kids are not in school everyday. To help prevent this, summer is a great time to focus on learning skills and knowledge “outside the box” of the usual worksheets and homework.

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Every Child Should Have A Chance to Play

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If your family is anything like ours, each season comes with the promise of a new sport and excitement from our boys. They dream of touchdowns, 3 point shots and home runs.

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Getting My Creative On

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Our life seems to be filled with creativity. There's the simple act of getting supplies out that inspires us, as a family, to create. Pen, marker, paint, crayon, paper, glue. All good stuff.

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Yes, the Little Things Matter: Parents' Role in Helping Kids Become Socially Competent

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Parents out there you know how it goes: you play the same game over and over again with your toddler or you help them put together a puzzle. This is the daily "stuff" of parenting and you may feel it doesn't make a difference. Well, turns out, it does make a difference!

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How to Stand: An Infant's Manual

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Welcome to Grown-up training. As you know, our goal here is to make you an adult.

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Why Child Development & Parenting Research is Important

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In response to some posts in the past, some readers have made comments along the lines of, "Duh, why do we need research to figure that out." I personally do not take offense at such comments because I'm not the one doing the research, I'm just reporting it. Besides that, I have at times felt the same way about some of the research I've read.

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When Does a Baby Develop a Sense of Self?

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At some point or another many parents have placed their infant in front of a mirror and wondered if their child could understand that it was their own reflection they were seeing. Based on the infant's reaction, most parents realize pretty quickly that their baby doesn't really understand that it is themselves in the mirror.

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