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You know boys? Those messy, dirty rascals that always have holes in their pants and dirt in their hair? The ones that are always...
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You’re the parent, right? You get to call the shots. After all, you are the boss. So why doesn’t anyone act like it?...
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I know why you started drinking. It’s because sometimes it is so infuriating to keep asking your children to do the same thing...
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Some time back, I read an article about an exercise where students were asked to do a different creative thing for 100 days and to...
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Sex, drugs, guns, girls, boys, kisses, breasts, new hair, deodorant! And the list of awkward moments goes on. My kids are at an age...
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At the start of the new year, I took some time to reflect upon “me as a parent” in 2012. I can’t help but think...
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I recently had a conversation with another parent about punishing kids. Her position was that punishing kids is never ok. I...
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The Place Where Mean People Go
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32 Ways to Develop Your Child’s Spatial Intelligence
Posted on Aug 4, 2011
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Daddy’s day off
Posted on Apr 4, 2011
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Symbiotic Relationships
Posted on May 13, 2011
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Helping Children Cope with Loss and Heartbreak
Posted on May 23, 2011
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The Math of Music (or how butterflies can help you play the violin)
Posted on Dec 5, 2011
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Hugs and Kisses
Posted on May 4, 2011
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It Would Be a Shame to Loose You
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Parenting in a Digital Era (Language and Culture)
Posted on Jan 16, 2012
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Learning to Learn (Part 1)
Posted on Jul 21, 2011