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To help your child be a leader, let them play

Here are some ways creative play nurtures the leadership mindset.

Updated Dec. 03, 2021
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Why saying ‘yes’ could be the key to disciplining your 2-year-old

Your child needs you to empathize with their current moods, give clear boundaries, model appropriate behaviors and intervene in ways that foster their developing independence rather than preventing it

Updated Dec. 03, 2021
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Why ‘cleaning’ a dropped pacifier with your own mouth might benefit baby

New research shows the bacteria in a mother's mouth may actually help prevent allergies in young children.

Updated Dec. 03, 2021
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How to get your child to eat vegetables without forcing, bribing or tricking

The bottom line: A child's health is not singularly defined by how many servings of veggies they eat.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Motherhood is: Wondering if I chose the right daycare

I walked out the door after dropping her off and immediately burst into tears.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025
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Many babies don’t sleep through the night as soon as parents expect, study says

It’s one of the most common, and often frustrating questions moms of…

Updated Jul. 05, 2022
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My husband is gone a lot, but I am NOT a single mom

What I want to tell you most about having a husband who is gone a lot is this: It is harder on him than it is on me.

Updated Mar. 25, 2022
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6 best baby stores in San Diego

The best spots in San Diego to shop for your baby.

Updated Feb. 14, 2022

What is temperament? And how does it help us become better parents?

By understanding your child's temperament, you are able to approach parenting situations with a new lens of knowledge.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025
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How RSV changed the way I parent

RSV stands for respiratory syncytial virus and I didn't know what I didn't know.

Updated Sep. 30, 2022

8 surprising ways a child’s anxiety shows up as something else

Here's the reality: anxious behavior in children is not uniform.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Our date nights have been pushed aside—but it’s not forever

We will get back to that place one day—that place where you take a purse with you instead of the diaper bag or wear the non-sensible heels.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025
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