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• My Daughter's First Period
  By Ron Caouette

  As a single dad, I pride myself on being prepared...and I was for this occasion, though, to be honest, the reality of the moment had taken me aback.
            Be cool dad.

   

• Staring Down Autism
  By Ron Caouette
  I've often wondered what he stares at. Sam has stared into what seems to be nothing since a baby. 
  It is now that I know. Sam is not staring into nothing.
  Sam is staring down autism.
  
   

• Feng Shui For Children
  By Vicky White
  By using Feng Shui to give them a bedroom makeover you'll have more impact on your child's energy, learning and creativity than any new outfit could.
  
   

• Test Anxiety
  By Kent Toussaint, MA
  Test-anxiety is a form of performance anxiety that can hold your kid in its grasp of incapacitating fear.
   

• Grooming an Anxious Pet
  Grooming an anxious dog?  Try these tips
   

• Tackling Test Anxiety
  By Kent Toussaint, MA
  It is important for kids to experience a healthy amount of anxiety as it prepares them to face more difficult challenges in adulthood. However, your test-terrorized teen may need some additional guidance from you to manage his overpowering nerves.
   

• Co-Parenting with Your Hated Ex-Spouse
  By Kent Toussaint, MA
  The way you treat and interact with people in your life shows your children what you consider acceptable ways of relating to others. If they see you constantly battling with your ex, they learn that’s the proper way to exist within major relationships. You can’t stop your ex from behaving inappropriately; but you don’t have to get caught up in the drama either (good luck). Someone has to take the high ground and set an example, not only for your kids but for the $#@^% that used to share your bed. Otherwise, your kids will ultimately be the biggest losers. 
  
   

• Oh, Oh
  By Pamela Bahrami
  No generation has ever been as nurtured, supported, loved and indulged as this one and, while it may seem that that would translate into a group of selfish and self-absorbed young people, quite the opposite may be true.  All that cuddling and nourishing may have accomplished exactly what we “Oh, oh” parents wanted: children who feel self confident, optimistic, eager to please and achieve – and who will make a difference in the society they live in.
  
   

• Teenage Drug Abuse

  Teenage drug abuse is a commonplace occurrence, and parents as well as caregivers need 
  to be alert to the signs thereof, even in the most innocent of settings.
  
  
  

• Parenting Articles by Anne Beaty
  Anne Beaty is the single mother of one son, who graduated from Vassar college in 2005. She was a Special Education T.A. for the Los Angeles Unified School District for 10 years, middle and high school, where she dealt with learning and behaviorally challenged inner-city, minority, and immigrant students, most of whom wouldn't have known a manner if it bit them on the leg. At the moment, she is raising her 16 year old niece. Her parenting articles include such issues as 'Communication,' 'Fear & Respect,' 'Discipline' and many more important and well-written articles. 
  
  

• Notes On Being A Father, And A Son
  by Creed Chris O'Hanlon
  Even before my son had learnt to talk, I started talking to him. He is now a teenager, and we are still talking. Unlike my father – but also maybe because of him – I have learnt to listen. Only time will tell if it makes a difference to my son. It has already made a difference to me.
  
   

• The Truth About Consequences
  by Hal Runkle
  There is a law of sowing and reaping that, when we think about it, has taught us more than any lecture, textbook, or sermon. Whenever we are able to calmly reflect on our experience, including our mistakes, then we begin to own our choices and become healthier, more self-directed people.
   

• Top 10 Ways to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids
  by Mark Brandenburg
  Having a high level of emotional intelligence in your children is the best way to ensure that they live a happy, successful, and responsible life as an adult. Here are ten ways to help your kids attain a high degree of emotional intelligence.
  
  

• Handling Unwanted Advice  
  by Elizabeth Pantley
  Just as your baby is an important part of your life, he is also important to others. People who care about your baby are bonded to you and your child in a special way that invites their counsel. Knowing this may give you a reason to handle the interference gently, in a way that leaves everyone’s feelings intact.
  
  

• First-born Jealousy
  by Elizabeth Pantley 
  This is a time of adjustment for everyone in the family. Reduce outside activities, relax your housekeeping standards, and focus on your current priority, adjusting to your new family size.
  
  

• Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Blackmail
  Jeffrey D. Murrah
  The use of emotions becomes harmful when they are used as threats to control or intimidate others. Emotionally charged threats and intimidation leaves their victims feeling helpless. Victims of emotional blackmail often give in, believing they have no other options.
  
  

• The Most Powerful Question a Parent Can Ask…
  Neil Millar
  "The question I have for you drives right to the heart of the matter. It could alter that tired, haggard feeling you have at the end of a day or weekend. It could alter the life of your children for the better and the life of their future partner." 
  
  

• Treasured Keepsakes or Clutter?
  Christine Sutton
  "What’s worth keeping? What should be released?"

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