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

    May 13, 2019

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    Paula Spencer Scott

    You’ve heard about the cases that often make headlines, where a parent or caregiver forgets to drop off a child at day care before going to work. But look what’s happening in almost one-third of these heatstroke deaths: Kids gain access to the vehicle on their own.

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

    April 5, 2019

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    Paula Spencer Scott

    We all know there’s plenty going on in a kid’s brain. It simply doesn’t always pop out as quickly as we’d like, especially in some situations.

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

    March 5, 2019

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    Paula Spencer Scott

    Show up to practice and you get a juice-box-and-granola-bar reward at the end. Go to church and get a donut. Whine while mom is on the phone, and the goldfish crackers are yours. These aren’t exactly the messages we mean for our kids to come away with when playing a sp...

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    The country that invented kindergarten is doing something pretty great we should all pay attention to

    February 22, 2019

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    Paula Spencer Scott

    The German approach is about something radically simple that anyone can do anywhere: Just. Step. Back. (Even if it feels a little uncomfortable at first.)

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    The surprising connection between sleep and ADHD (that can start in infancy)

    January 31, 2019

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    Paula Spencer Scott

    Experts increasingly believe that sleep issues should be ruled out before ADHD is diagnosed. Chervin’s data suggest that 15 to 25 percent of hyperactivity is actually due to sleep apnea.

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    What to say (and not say) when your child asks, “Am I fat?”

    January 23, 2019

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    Paula Spencer Scott

    In the moment your daughter asks, Am I fat? she isn’t looking for verification of her size. She needs your emotional guidance.

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    This Barbie commercial captures everything that’s magical about kids and dolls

    January 18, 2019

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    Paula Spencer Scott

    That cute Barbie commercial hints at other reasons girls love dolls that they’re utterly unaware of but moms can appreciate. Doll play is fantastic “brain work.”

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    Researchers explain the simple thing you can teach a toddler to make behavior problems disappear

    January 17, 2019

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    Paula Spencer Scott

    Toddlers struggle with the same feelings as the rest of us: anger, sadness, jealousy, the whole cast of Inside Out. But they don’t yet have the language skills to describe them. They also lack the emotional maturity to know that everybody has a bad day sometimes and th...

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    Listen to these 3 moms talk to their toddlers. Guess who’s building the most brainpower.

    March 28, 2018

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    Paula Spencer Scott

    Especially between ages 3 to 5, there seems to be a “gigantic window of opportunity when kids are especially receptive to learning new words,” Enz says. They can learn up to 10 new words a day—if they’re exposed to them, she says.

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    For all the babies who hate tummy time…

    March 21, 2018

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    Paula Spencer Scott

    Time out! A closer look at what’s involved in tummy time actually offers some much-needed chill about what we’re talking about here.

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