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How to parent the sensitive child
Does your child worry about the simplest of things? Does he or she get upset easily? Do they seem to have empathy beyond their young years? Chances are you have a sensitive little soul on your hands.
Kimberley O'Brien
Positive advice for kids
Kimberley O'Brien tells you how you can help kids rule out the negatives life throws at them and find the positive influences they need to function better each day.
Justine Davies
How to engage bored kids in play
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My child's preference for sleeping naked is causing family tension
I have a four-year-old who loves to be naked. My parents, who live three hours away and have started to stay with us one weekend every month, are clearly freaked out by this.
Divorced mums struggle with spoiling their kids to compensate too
Turning back the clock after you've spoiled your kids on weekends when you don't have primary custody.
Morning struggle leaves my daughter in tears daily
My daughter will be 5 in June and has recently begun to cry every morning when it's time to get ready for the day's agenda.
Career advice
Why I encouraged my literature-loving daughter to be an engineer
I don't want my daughter to follow in my career footsteps, and it turns out that I am not alone.
Sobering truths about being a mother
One of the most significant changes over the last few decades in the mothering landscape seems to have been a weakening of the supportive sisterhood.
What life as a parent of girls is really like
As my daughters wrestled each other to the ground, eventually collapsing in laughter when one let out a bodily noise, I couldn't help but think: This isn't how people imagine our life as parents of girls.
Living next door to an ice-addict
I don't recall telling my children that he was an ice user, but one day my eight year-old son mentioned it and I realised that somehow he knew so much more than I ever did at his age about drug culture.
Help for introverted mum with extroverted children
Washington Post
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Parents are bursting with pride; kids aren't hearing it
The vast majority of parents say they're proud of their children, but their children may not be getting the message, according to a new survey.
Three simple steps to appreciating toddler genius
Often we see things through our adult eyes and we miss the innocent intention of our little ones. We need to celebrate their wonder, exploration and curiosity.
Childhood is easy to customise; parenthood should be about broadening horizons
Kids can easily go through large chunks of their lives without having their tastes challenged or broadened, which further narrows their worldview. But sometimes their worldviews need broadening.
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