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Can Your Child Stay Home Alone? A One-Question Quiz.

by ParentCo.

Several factors can help determine if your kid is ready to stay home alone. But this one question can bring even more clarity.

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How to Be a Parent Your Child Wants to Talk To

by ParentCo.

Two habits that parents’ routinely engage in that shut down communication and drive a child away: negating feelings and mistaking sympathy for empathy.

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How Our Reactions to Kids' Misbehavior Steers Their Future Outbursts

by ParentCo.

The way in which we react to this irritating behavior can influence how our kids learn to regulate their own emotions and behavior in the future.

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What a Hostage Negotiator Can Teach Us About Parenting

by ParentCo.

Most of us will never be in a situation where someone's life is on the line, but knowing how to apply negotiation skills can make daily interactions easier.

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My Dog Is Potty Training My Daughter

by ParentCo.

My daughter has been much more interested in the bathroom use of our Boston Terrier, Judith Weiland, than anyone else in our home.

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8 Parenting Lessons From the Dutch on Raising Happy and Resilient Kids

by ParentCo.

Each culture has its own unique strengths and beautiful ways of living life, and parenting is no exception.

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Could Attention Seeking Be Connection Seeking?

by ParentCo.

The term "attention seeking" generally refers to unwanted and demanding behaviors. When children seek attention, they are seeking connection and validation.

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Want to Raise a Capable, Independent Kid? Say Yes to the Mess

by ParentCo.

Giving your kid free reign of the kitchen may mean spilled milk, dropped eggs and a few mini-catastrophes. But it's well worth the mess.

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How Janet Lansbury Made Me a Confident Father

by Clay Pearn

From Janet Lansbury's books, to blogs, to podcasts, I've found her to be my best parenting resource.

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Why My Son’s Fear of Failure Terrifies Me, and What I’m Doing About It

by ParentCo.

This is what I want for my kids: that they believe in themselves, push past their fears, and never feel afraid of making mistakes (if that’s even possible).

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The Real Reason My Biracial Son Has Long Hair

by ParentCo.

Not because I want to control him, but because it’s the one thing to which I’ve hitched the illusion that I can control the way people see him.

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Santa Cares: A Holiday Life Saver for Parents of Kids With Special Needs

by ParentCo.

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5 Kid Behaviors Adults Could Learn to Do Better

by Cheryl Maguire

Adults are always telling kids how to behave. But there are times when kids do things way better than we can.

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Kids Waiting to be Adopted Don’t Need Super Heroes

by ParentCo.

Adoption is special but it is not unreachable. It takes real, everyday people.

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These 5 Words Help Me Be a Better Parent

by ParentCo.

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Generations of Tea Remembrances

by ParentCo.

As I watch my daughter drink tea with her daughter, I’m grateful that this tea ritual I learned from my mother is passed on to my daughter to make her own.

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