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  • Baby's Development: The First Year

    This year is an exciting period of "firsts" -- first smile, first laugh, first successful grasp, first word, first step...

  • Dealing With Your Child's Explosive Behavior

    Your child quickly gets frustrated and angry about not being able to do something when told, "No," and becomes this screaming/hitting child you don't recognize.

  • The Eyes Have It

    As your baby approaches her first birthday, she will increasingly use her eyes to send you messages and to check in with you to ensure that her messages are being received.

  • Imaginary Friends

    Your three-year-old has taken to chatting it up with his new friend -- his new imaginary friend, that is. But after a couple of weeks, you begin to wonder if this is getting out of hand.

  • Healthy Defiance in Toddlers

    Don't assume you're raising a diva just because your toddler gives you a withering stare or stomps out of the room when you ask her to pick up her toys.

  • Is Your Baby Jealous During the Holidays?

    If you didn't know better, you'd swear your normally happy and contented three-month-old was jealous of all the attention these intruders (a.k.a holiday guests) are demanding of you. But a three-month-old is far too young for jealousy -- right?

  • Top Ten Tummy Time Tips

    Tummy time strengthens baby's core muscle, but it may not be all sunshine and smiles. Is your baby offended? Are your nerves frazzled? Here are a few tricks that may make tummy time more enjoyable for you both.

  • Breaking Down Myths About Autism

    There's a popular myth -- one of several surrounding autism -- that you can't diagnose this disease until a child is well into childhood. In reality, the signs are evident as early as 18 months of age, or sometimes even sooner. The signs often show up early in a baby's life: He doesn't babble or coo like other infants. Later, he may fail to gesture, point or make eye contact.

  • Just Say NO! to BPA

    BPA and other endocrine disrupting chemicals are linked to infertility, cancers and malformations. Want to reduce your exposure? These six simple steps will help!

  • Why Kids Misbehave

    When children misbehave, our gut reaction is to do whatever we can to stop it and stop it fast! There are big problems with this approach. Instead of reacting, have your response focus on the core issue and teach the child how to resolve that core issue through positive behavior.

  • Baby's Development: The First Year

    This year is an exciting period of "firsts" -- first smile, first laugh, first successful grasp, first word, first step...

  • Building Baby's Brain: What Parents Can Do

    Until recently we believed that there wasn't much we could do to help the brain develop. Most people believed that a child's genes determined a basic level of intelligence, and little could be done to change it after birth. Now we know that the brain does a lot of developing after birth.

  • Just Say NO! to BPA

    BPA and other endocrine disrupting chemicals are linked to infertility, cancers and malformations. Want to reduce your exposure? These six simple steps will help!

  • Tips on Getting Kids to Bed (and Keeping Them in Bed)

    What can you do to peacefully get your kids to go to bed at their scheduled bedtime?  And what can you do to help them stay tucked in bed?

  • Boys, Girls...Different from Birth?

    Teachers, pediatricians, and veteran parents alike will tell you that boys and girls play differently, speak differently, and react emotionally to situations differently. But the question remains...why?

  • Your Three Month Old

    Congratulations! You've moved out of the newborn stage. Whether it's because she's more organized or you're more comfortable with each other cues, parents often describe this month as easier and the baby as a delight!

  • Seven Secrets to Shopping with Children

    Learn the seven secrets to shopping with children -- without tears and without stress!

  • Recognizing Dyslexia

    Individuals inherit the genetic links for dyslexia. Dyslexia affects males and females nearly equally, and people from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds as well. Symptoms of Dyslexia in the Preschooler include:

  • My Philosophy About Discipline

    Children should act on inner directives and be gentle and gracious in the classroom based on these inner directives not on external punishments or rewards. We need to train children to be self-directed through consistent, fair, firm, and prompt redirection.

  • Keeping Your Baby's Head the Perfect Shape

    Babies don't get plagiocephaly from being put on their backs to sleep but from spending extended periods lying on their backs, particularly if they always tend to lie looking to one side. This can occur because: