By Jill Brennan
You’ve done a lot of the hard work and potty training is now going well. To get things running smoothly you’ve been staying home and it’s been working. You’ve got a good system happening between the two of you and there have been relatively few accidents in recent days. You’re even starting to [...]
Tags: accidents, clothing, familiarize, home, humor, potty, potty training, public, tips, trips, wipes
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Public cord-blood banks.
A big concern with public cord-blood banking is how to guarantee the safety of the cord blood. Privacy of the donor is a concern and it is maintained by most ethical review boards that the cord blood donated cannot be permanently linked to the donor. Even though the donated cord blood is put [...]
Tags: banks, compare, Cord Blood, difference, private, public
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by Armin Brott
Dear Mr. Dad: My two-year-old son has started having temper tantrums. The ones that happen at home are no fun, but the ones that happen in public places—like the supermarket—are downright embarrassing. Is there anything I can do about this problem?
Armin answers: Temper tantrums are most common among two and three-year-olds, which is [...]
Tags: acting out, behavior, ignore, public, reinforce, tantrum, toddler, two year old
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by Elizabeth Pantley, Author of Perfect Parenting and Kid Cooperation
Situation:
When we’re out in public my son seems to forget all the good manners he routinely uses at home. If we run into someone I know he won’t even say a polite hello. He forgets to say ‘thank you’ and ‘excuse me’. The list goes on. [...]
Tags: clear, correct, kids, manners, polite, praise, private, public, remind, teach, time out
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by Elizabeth Pantley, Author of Gentle Baby Care
In many parts of the world, the sight of a nursing mother is an ordinary aspect of daily life. In our society, however, some people are still uncomfortable seeing a mother breastfeed in public. Slowly but surely, though, people are coming to see breastfeeding as the natural, normal [...]
Tags: Breastfeeding, comfortable, cover up, foreign countries, legal, public, right
Posted in: Breastfeeding, Elizabeth Pantley
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