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How to Prepare Your Child for Going Back to School

As the never-ending barrage of back-to-school commercials keeps reminding us, the new school year is right around the corner!  Whether your child is going to...

The Difference Between a Bribe and Positive Reinforcement

“First finish your vegetables, then you can have dessert.”  Is this statement, made nightly around dinner tables across the globe, a bribe or a promise...

Is My Child Ready to Be Toilet Trained?

Is it time to toilet train my child? How will I know if my son or daughter is ready?  Are there certain signs I should...

When and How to Say “No” To Your Child

To say “no” or not to say “no”?  That is a hotly debated question in playgroups and on parenting discussion boards these days.  It seems...