Recent Parents Blog | Parenting Tips/Techniques PostsDisciplining Other People's Kidsby Mary Ann Romans02 Sep 2009 11:54 AMBack when I was growing up in a tight knit community in Queens, New York, we kids took it for granted that any adult we knew might feel free to discipline us for bad behavior. Today, parents aren't quite so sure. Favorite Parenting Lineby Mary Ann Romans15 Jul 2009 03:10 PMDo you ever find yourself saying something that is just too close to what might have come out of your own parent's mouth? I know, we have all been there, right? Parental No-No: Bedtime TV for Kidsby Michele Cheplic14 Mar 2009 12:14 PMMy preschooler needs 12 hours of sleep per night... or we all pay for it. That said, it should come as no surprise that her bedtime routine gets underway no later than 6:30 p.m., to ensure that she's in dreamland by 7:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. if she's had an afternoon nap). Are You Guilty of Hyper-Parenting?by Michele Cheplic17 Feb 2009 06:01 AMAs if we needed yet another label to slap on parents who are actively involved in their children's lives... Introducing... the Hyper-Parent. Keeping Your Kids Safe During the Holidaysby Michele Cheplic10 Dec 2008 12:36 AMSo, yesterday my friend calls to ask me if our Christmas tree was up and decorated. (It is.) Then, she proceeded to tell me that after spending three hours trimming her family's 7-foot Douglas fir the entire thing came crashing down... on her 16-month-old son. Are You Talking to Your Kids About the Financial Crisis?by Michele Cheplic17 Oct 2008 04:32 AMAccording to money expert Suze Orman (who has become somewhat of a permanent fixture on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" as of late) the one bright side to our country's current economic meltdown is that it is forcing parents to sit down and discuss money matters with their kids. Teaching Your Kids Proper Telephone Mannersby Michele Cheplic12 Sep 2008 10:30 AMI'm marking today's date so in ten years (hopefully it will be that long) I can look back on September 12, 2008 and remember how blissfully uninterested my preschooler was in telephones. Telephone Tips for Parents and Childrenby Michele Cheplic11 Sep 2008 11:37 AMIn a previous blog I shared my adventures in parenting in regards to teaching my preschooler how to use the telephone. Learning how to use the phone properly is a skill that is best practiced at home. Are You Too Gullible or Easily Deceived?by Kori Rodley Irons28 Jul 2008 10:36 AMMany parents develop a bit of a 'sixth sense' when it comes to knowing what their children are up to. We learn to read their faces and discern when they may be stretching the truth or trying to pull the wool over our eyes. Other parents, however, are much more gullible. Recent Blog Comments LauraaSlack says... "This looks like a perfect place for a 16 year old girl to step in and throw this out there." Michele Cheplic says... "I agree Madz, it was poor planning on the school's part." |
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