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    A scientist discovers the hot-car danger even careful parents miss. It’s heartbreaking—and easily av

    A scientist discovers the hot-car danger even careful parents miss. It’s heartbreaking—and easily av

    This teachers’ “secret weapon” will raise your child’s confidence and cooperation in just 2 seconds.

    This teachers’ “secret weapon” will raise your child’s confidence and cooperation in just 2 seconds.

    These experts say it’s time to rethink “snacks gone wild.” Are they onto something?

    These experts say it’s time to rethink “snacks gone wild.” Are they onto something?

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    Is “mommy correctness” ruining kids’ fun on the playground?

    Is “mommy correctness” ruining kids’ fun on the playground?

    Have we really let mom-shaming ruin the very thing playgrounds are meant to promote: a place for kids to burn off energy, work those gross m
    Want your baby to sleep through the night—without crying it out? These researchers have very good ne

    Want your baby to sleep through the night—without crying it out? These researchers have very good ne

    Sleep problems are one of the biggest reasons for doctor visits in the first year. When babies don’t sleep well, everybody suffers.
    “My kid just got kicked out of preschool?!!” (Yes, it really happens. A lot.)

    “My kid just got kicked out of preschool?!!” (Yes, it really happens. A lot.)

    All these rigid programs do is create kids who don’t like school and act out to get the attention they’re craving. They develop behavioral p
    6 life-changing wows for handling tantrums from the guy who’s seen more of them than just about anyo

    6 life-changing wows for handling tantrums from the guy who’s seen more of them than just about anyo

    Stephen Camarata is that rare human who actually finds tantrums fun—at least, to talk about. He’s lived through his share of meltdowns as a
    Dear Mom-to-be: Knowing these 5 little gems about breastfeeding will make life a whole lot easier fo

    Dear Mom-to-be: Knowing these 5 little gems about breastfeeding will make life a whole lot easier fo

    When lactation consultant Julie Hawksley and her colleagues get together, this is what they can’t talk enough about: That the all-too-common
    Knowing how to say hello has become one of the lost skills of childhood. Here’s how to get it back.

    Knowing how to say hello has become one of the lost skills of childhood. Here’s how to get it back.

    Worryingly, research shows that kids’ screen-based culture means they’re losing the ability to read nonverbal communications, like what to d

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