by Elizabeth Pantley author of The No-Cry Discipline Solution (McGraw-Hill 2007)
If you ask parents to list the most frustrating discipline problems during early childhood, you would find that these three items appear on every list. They are so common that I call them The Big Three. All children master their own version of these behaviors [...]
Tags: choices, control, distract, eye-to-eye, feelings, fussing, imagination, Parenting, prevent, tantrums, teach, Toddlers, validate, whining
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By Demetria Clark, www.heartofherbs.comPregnancy has always been a time when I have been so thankful for my knowledge of essential oils and aromatherapy. I am not one of these women that carry pregnancy beautifully, I gain tons of weight, swell, have heartburn, gas and sleep all the time. Even though I am not the perfect [...]
Tags: , aromatherapy, labor, leg cramps, morning sickness, nausea, oil, Pregnancy, prevent, relax, remedy, spray, stretch mark
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Every woman dreads stretch marks, and most women have them on some part of their body, whether they have ever been pregnant or not. A woman’s thighs, hips, buttocks, and breasts are all common places that they can be found. But what are they, what causes them, and is there anything to be done to [...]
Tags: breasts, growth, Health, Pregnancy, prevent, rapid, stretch marks, third trimester, weight
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By Beverley Brooke
It is important that you remember that weight gain is a normal and healthy part of pregnancy. You have to gain weight in order to provide a healthy and comfortable home for the child that you will be nurturing for the next nine months.
Most women want to know what the ideal weight is [...]
Tags: cause, gain, Health, Pregnancy, prevent, stretch marks, weight
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An early sign of pregnancy that can sometimes last through the third trimester is nosebleeds. Nosebleeds are more common during pregnancy than many people realize. What causes them?
While minor nosebleeds are harmless, they can be embarrassing and often happen at the most inconvenient times. When pregnant, a woman has an increased amount of blood running [...]
Tags: , dry, Health, hormones, nosebleeds, Pregnancy, prevent, stop, symptom
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The general population knows very little about Group B Strep (GBS), and many pregnant women have never heard of it, or have only heard of it in passing. Most are shocked when, late in the third trimester their doctor or midwife ask them to be tested, and the test then comes back positive. There are [...]
Tags: amniotic fluid, antibiotics, bacteria, birth, canal, death, disabilities, group b strep, handicapped, Health, hearing, learning, meningitis, pneumonia, Pregnancy, prevent, STD, uterus, vaginal, vision
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By Cat Archer
First of all, most stretch marks do just fade over time, making them much less noticeable, and lots of people can live with them this way. You can also cover them up with make-up made especially for that purpose. For those who want to do better than just covering them up, other therapies [...]
Tags: , creams, Health, laser, Pregnancy, prevent, skin, stretch marks
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by Cathy Strahl
Do you have a young child whose weight or eating habits are out of control? Need some real world help with ‘taming the cookie monster’? Here are some things that worked for our family.
Our daughter, now 14 years old, was plump from birth and thrived happily for her first year on a combination [...]
Tags: chart, children, creative, discipline, eat, healthy, needs, obesity, Parenting, patient, prevent, progress, resistance
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by Gary Hendricks
Oh gosh … he’s at it again! Wailing and crying for God knows what reason. Do you have a problem with your child’s tantrums? Here’s a quick guide on how to handle them during those stressful moments.
Why Do Children Throw Tantrums?
Studies have shown that when children throw tantrums, they do not mean to [...]
Tags: , calm, handle, ignore, prevent, react, tantrums, Toddlers, why
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by Dr. Michele BorbaDo you have a biter on your hands? Biting is among the most bothersome and embarrassing kid behaviors. I remember the horror the first time I saw one of child in our playgroup I quickly learned that biting is usually temporary, and much more common than I had thought. The other moms [...]
Tags: , anticipate, behavior, bite, biter, confront, new, prevent, prevention, secrets, stop, teach, toddler, victim
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