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Parenting teenagers isn't easy for anyone not even someone who has made a career out of getting people to follow the rules. Judge Alex Ferrer, the star of the courtroom reality show Judge Alex, knows the difficulties of keeping his kids close to home when all they seem to want is to go farther and farther away. |
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Some parents are blessed with babies who love to travel, most likely because they are still young enough to fall asleep every time they get in the car. But as Baby gets older, he will be more alert and less willing to drift off for long periods of time. That means you need to provide entertainment for your little one while traveling in the car, and this presents a number of challenges. |
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Remember adolescence? That phase of your life probably wasn't the easiest – it never is. Growth spurts, hormones and first periods are a lot for anyone to handle, and then there's breasts, the most visible sign of a woman's development. |
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No mother ever looks back on her labor and delivery and thinks, "Boy, that was easy." The truth is, like most other things worth having, it takes work to get your baby into the world. But that doesn't mean you have to suffer through unbearable pain and discomfort. While you're still pregnant and once you go into labor, you can take steps to make yourself more comfortable, relaxed and ready to deliver your baby. |
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As a parent, having a life insurance policy is one of the most important things you can do for your family. However, just like any other financial plan that you put into place, you can't just buy it and forget about it. If you want to get the most coverage for your money, you need to revisit your policy periodically and consider the pros and cons of refinancing. Also, as your life changes, your life insurance needs change too. So you need to make sure the policy you have is enough to cover your needs. |
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Baby-proofing your house is one of the many rites of parenting. When you have a baby or a toddler in your home, the most unobtrusive household fixtures, such as outlets and stairs, become hazards. However, many parents don't realize all the risks that some window coverings pose to babies and toddlers. |
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Having a baby is exciting, and spreading the news of a pregnancy is a fun way to make everyone in your life smile. However, you may be uncertain about how to broach the subject with your boss. In a perfect world, every boss would have kids of his or her own and would react to your news with a smile and hug. But that isn't always the case. After all, especially if this is your first pregnancy, your career was likely the main focus of your life. And you may never have talked about family issues with your boss before. |
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Once Baby takes his or her first step, the world opens up. Suddenly your little one has the power to go where he wants and reach many objects that were once impossible to explore. This can be nerve-wracking for moms and dads who may have thought they had the whole parenting thing under control when Baby was easy to keep track of. The ball game changes when Baby becomes a toddler and starts digging in the house plants, splashing in the dog's water and reorganizing the book shelves. |
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Bringing home a new baby is stressful – emotionally and physically. Not only are new moms healing from giving birth, but they are also sleep deprived, their hormones are raging and they are nervous about caring for their new baby. When Jeannie Lit, a mom from South Brunswick, N.J., brought her first son home, the stress took a difficult toll. When her son was only 3 months old, Lit was diagnosed with Graves disease. |
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Expectant moms have a tendency to worry. And although their main concern is usually the health of their baby, most moms also worry about what their bodies will look like afterwards. After all, everyone likes to look and feel good about themselves, and even the most adorable baby can't cover 10 or 15 extra pounds around Mom's middle. |
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Summer vacation is here. And while that means more fun for families, extra time at home also presents a number of safety concerns that parents should be aware of. With children out of school, they will be spending a lot more time at home, and possibly visiting relatives that may not have safety precautions in place. When kids have more time on their hands, their curiosity always creates potential for trouble. |
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If you're like most toddler parents, you can probably recite your child's favorite movie line by line. You've probably fought with your child over a toy, or collection of toys, that he insists on taking everywhere you go. And you probably have his favorite book memorized word for word. Because once a toddler is hooked on something, anything, that's all they want to do, over and over again. These similar behaviors – obsessing about or fixating on one toy – can be completely normal, or they can be a sign of autism in some children. |
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A love of books starts before kids can read, and a passion for reading is a lifelong adventure in education and ideas. Lisa Mertz not only works to instill the love of books and reading in her own kids, but also in her students and community. |
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Ceiling fans cause ear infections. Starting rice cereal will help your baby sleep through the night. Giving your baby a pacifier will cause thrush. These are just a few of the suggestions that new moms will be bombarded with from friends, family and even perfect strangers. |
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Everyone knows how to make babies, and it isn't exactly molecular biology. However, after you do the deed, the whole process of actually creating a baby becomes much more complex. And this process is, literally, molecular biology. |
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One of the hardest parts of becoming a new parent is the inability to control everything that happens during pregnancy. The most obvious example of this is when the baby is born. Most moms would agree that it would be nice to be able to plan the day when Baby comes into the world. This is usually not an option because babies come when they're ready. However, labor is sometimes induced to make the birth more convenient in one way or another. |
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When his son started intentionally banging his head against the back of his highchair, Matt Kraycar, a dad from Bluffton, S.C., immediately became concerned. |
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Many moms worry about their child's development, especially in infancy. But as your child grows and becomes more active, you probably spend more time worrying about what they're getting into than whether or not they are achieving their milestones. |
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Designing the nursery and shopping for bedding is one of the many pleasures of planning for a new baby. Although tucking your little one in with a comforter that coordinates perfectly with the rest of the room's decor seems like a set up for sweet dreams, blankets and other bedding aren't safe for use in the crib. |
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Pregnancy is an important time in every woman's life, and it should be the healthiest. You have to take care of yourself and your baby. If you smoke or drink, you give those unhealthy habits up. You worry about getting too much of this and too little of that. Essentially, you become conscious of the effects of every single thing you put in your body. |
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