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#219 - Re: Advise given on this page	Friday, February 03, 2012


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#218 - Creche or not?	Thursday, February 02, 2012


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#217 - "New bid to have spanking banned"	Sunday, January 29, 2012


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#216 - Managing Homework Stress	Monday, January 23, 2012


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#215 - Starting Nursery School/Kindergarten	Monday, January 23, 2012


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#214 - Development of play & social skills talk Feb 14th	Monday, January 23, 2012


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#213 - Dealing with anxiety at the start of a new school year	Friday, January 13, 2012


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#212 - ADHASA annual teacher's conference 25& 26 Feb 2012	Friday, January 13, 2012


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#211 - Parenting without punishment	Wednesday, January 11, 2012


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#210 - 3 year old doesnt want to go to nusery school	Friday, January 06, 2012


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#209 - 12 Parenting Resolutions for 2012	Thursday, January 05, 2012


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#207 - Travelling with babies and toddlers	Sunday, December 18, 2011


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#206 - You are your child's greatest teacher	Sunday, December 04, 2011


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#205 - Permission for Counselling	Friday, December 02, 2011


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#204 - A wonderful teacher	Thursday, December 01, 2011


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#203 - This is how it feels to be smacked as a child	Tuesday, November 29, 2011


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#202 - Son taking money	Sunday, November 27, 2011


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#201 - Toddler distracted easily	Tuesday, November 22, 2011


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#200 - Liana Lowenstein International Play Therapy Training. 10 - 13 January 2012	Tuesday, November 22, 2011


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#199 - Learning in a Second Language	Tuesday, November 15, 2011


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#198 - Son refuses to listen	Sunday, November 06, 2011


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#197 - Help for ADD/ADHD	Wednesday, November 02, 2011


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#196 - "You've got to find what you love," Amazing speech by Steve Jobs	Friday, October 28, 2011


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#195 - "Education experts highlight pitfalls to ensure anxiety doesn’t affect performance."	Wednesday, October 26, 2011


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#194 - 15 Ways to help your child do well in Exams/Tests	Wednesday, October 26, 2011


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#193 - Helping your child study	Monday, October 17, 2011


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#192 - Managing the end of the year 'blues'	Monday, October 17, 2011


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#191 - Son to be held back at school	Tuesday, October 04, 2011


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#190 - 10 Tips for helping our Matric Students	Saturday, October 01, 2011


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#189 - Dad away on business a lot	Thursday, September 22, 2011


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#188 - Where Are the Happy Babies?	Sunday, September 11, 2011


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#187 - Do you think your child is having problems at school?	Saturday, September 10, 2011


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#186 - Flipping the classroom	Thursday, September 08, 2011


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#185 - Some shocking stats on smacking	Thursday, September 01, 2011


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#184 - 3rd Birthday & Thank you	Thursday, September 01, 2011


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#183 - Concussing our kids one hit at a time	Tuesday, August 23, 2011


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#182 - Being "Nice"	Thursday, August 18, 2011


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#181 - The roots of violence are NOT unknown	Monday, July 18, 2011


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#180 - Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela -93 years today.	Monday, July 18, 2011


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#179 - Attachment Parenting- 'The still face experiment.'	Sunday, July 03, 2011


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#178 - Congratulations- Remedial Therapist	Friday, June 03, 2011


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#177 - Preschool bullying & a new sibling	Thursday, June 02, 2011


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#176 - Toddler stimulation guide	Thursday, May 12, 2011


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#175 - Son is loud and non compliant	Thursday, May 12, 2011


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#174 - Aspergers Syndrome	Tuesday, April 12, 2011


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#173 - Young/ Teen mom support group	Thursday, April 07, 2011


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#172 - Equitherapy	Thursday, April 07, 2011


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#171 - Cotlands Easter Egg Hunt	Sunday, April 03, 2011


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#170 - Smacking children	Sunday, March 13, 2011


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#169 - Tsunami in Japan	Sunday, March 13, 2011


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#168 - Recommended Self Help books	Tuesday, March 08, 2011


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#167 - "The Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua	Sunday, February 06, 2011


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#166 - Emerging Reader's Workshop	Wednesday, February 02, 2011


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#165 - Newborn feeding	Sunday, January 30, 2011


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#164 - we are all different	Friday, January 28, 2011


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#163 - How we need someone to help regulate our brains	Sunday, January 23, 2011


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#162 - Your baby shouldn't read	Friday, January 14, 2011


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#161 - Read a true story	Saturday, January 08, 2011


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#160 - Adjusting to a new school	Wednesday, December 29, 2010


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#159 - Follow these Facebook conversations	Tuesday, December 28, 2010


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#158 - Cotlands Xmas Party	Wednesday, December 22, 2010


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#157 - Parents say & do the darndest things	Sunday, December 19, 2010


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#156 - Feel the need to push your children?	Saturday, December 11, 2010


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#155 - You are your child's greatest teacher	Tuesday, November 30, 2010


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#154 - "Fix the fathers. Save the sons"	Tuesday, November 30, 2010


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#153 - "Tackle the monster in our midst..."	Monday, November 29, 2010


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#152 - "Swedish parents jailed for spanking kids"	Sunday, November 28, 2010


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#151 - 16 Days of Activism against Women & children abuse	Thursday, November 25, 2010


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#150 - Stand up against smacking & the corporal punishment of children	Sunday, November 21, 2010


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#149 - Creating your new life after your Divorce	Wednesday, November 17, 2010


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#148 - Disability information	Monday, November 15, 2010


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#147 - Pregnant Daughter and Schooling	Wednesday, November 10, 2010


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#146 - Nicholas 06-11-2001	Saturday, November 06, 2010


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#145 - Divergent collaborative problem solving	Saturday, October 30, 2010


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#144 - "Rebellious 3-year-old"	Thursday, October 21, 2010


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#143 - The signs that your child may be a victim of school bullying	Wednesday, October 20, 2010


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#142 - The Developmental, Individual Differences and Relationship Model (DIR®/Floortime™) Conference	Tuesday, October 19, 2010


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#141 - "Floortime" conference for children with developmental delays and autism	Sunday, October 17, 2010


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#140 - TO UNDO THE PAST	Friday, October 15, 2010


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#139 - 3 Steps that Transform Sibling Conflict into Sibling Camaraderie	Sunday, October 10, 2010


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#138 - Autism and Speech & Language Therapy	Wednesday, October 06, 2010


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#137 - Child ready for play school?	Monday, October 04, 2010


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#134 - Child ready for play school?	Thursday, September 30, 2010


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#133 - Respecting rules	Sunday, September 26, 2010


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#132 - When children steal	Sunday, September 26, 2010


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#131 - 'Foget what you know about good study habits'	Sunday, September 12, 2010


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#130 - Wakawomen	Monday, September 06, 2010


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#129 - Teaching children respect	Thursday, August 26, 2010


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#128 - Cuddle Inn(Mulbarton) & Montessori (Bassonia)	Thursday, August 26, 2010


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#127 - 4 year old constantly humming	Tuesday, August 24, 2010


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#125 - My child doesn't want to go to school	Wednesday, August 11, 2010


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#124 - Co sleeping & weaning	Sunday, August 01, 2010


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#123 - Vaccinations	Friday, July 30, 2010


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#122 - Son repeating himself	Thursday, July 29, 2010


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#121 - Downs nephew living in Mauritus	Tuesday, July 27, 2010


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#120 - 7-year-old still sleeping in our bed	Tuesday, July 27, 2010


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#119 - 4 Year Old unhappy in creche..	Wednesday, July 21, 2010


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#118 - Neurological assessment request from teacher	Wednesday, July 07, 2010


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#117 - Privacy	Monday, June 28, 2010


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#116 - 2 Year old won't listen and hits	Wednesday, June 23, 2010


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#115 - Bullying or not?	Wednesday, June 23, 2010


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#114 - So you think online/mobile chatrooms are safe?	Thursday, June 03, 2010


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#113 - 7 YEAR OLD TALK BACK, CHATTERBOX,INTERRUPTING	Friday, May 28, 2010


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#112 - Meticulous Child Not finishing work in class	Wednesday, May 12, 2010


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#110 - Matthew- (Our miracle )	Wednesday, May 05, 2010


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#109 - Bored and fustrated toddler	Tuesday, May 04, 2010


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#108 - Please stop animal abuse	Monday, May 03, 2010


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#107 - Children & money	Friday, April 30, 2010


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#106 - The Role of Dads	Tuesday, April 20, 2010


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#105 - Bully	Saturday, April 17, 2010


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#104 - My daughter is putting on weight	Monday, April 12, 2010


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#103 - I can't help being a pushy parent	Thursday, April 08, 2010


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#102 - The Middle child	Thursday, April 08, 2010


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#101 - Fine Motor Skills	Tuesday, March 30, 2010


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#99 - Talking to boys about sex	Monday, March 15, 2010


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#98 - New Moom article... Hmmmm	Wednesday, March 10, 2010


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#97 - 5 month old son only does 30 min naps during day	Monday, March 08, 2010


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#95 - Low muscle tone	Thursday, March 04, 2010


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#94 - Losing my hubby	Friday, February 26, 2010


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#92 - Positive Parenting	Saturday, February 20, 2010


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#91 - 5-year-old hand shaking when writing	Sunday, February 14, 2010


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#90 - Grade 1, homework & working mom	Thursday, January 28, 2010


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#89 - What a star!	Friday, January 22, 2010


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#88 - HOMEWORK OR NOT?	Wednesday, January 13, 2010


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#87 - Dealing with anxiety at the start of a new school year	Wednesday, January 13, 2010


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#86 - Pedantic / very "particular" 3-year old	Monday, January 04, 2010


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#85 - 1ST YEAR AT SCHOOL	Monday, December 21, 2009


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#84 - Fun family activities to do without spending tons of money	Thursday, December 17, 2009


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#83 - Are labels such as ADHD beneficial or detrimental to children?	Thursday, December 17, 2009


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#82 - 1st Symphony Concert	Monday, December 07, 2009


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#81 - Should 17yr Son work partime?	Wednesday, December 02, 2009


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#79 - MALL TRAWLING	Monday, November 30, 2009


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#77 - Death	Thursday, November 19, 2009


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#76 - PEACEFUL BEDTIME	Tuesday, November 17, 2009


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#75 - ADHD / ADD / AID and Visual Preception	Tuesday, November 10, 2009


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#74 - FINDING A CRECHE	Monday, November 09, 2009


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#73 - HELPING YOUR CHILD STUDY	Tuesday, November 03, 2009


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#72 - GOING BACK TO WORK	Wednesday, October 14, 2009


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#71 - 16 Month and Tantrums	Wednesday, September 30, 2009


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#70 - CHILDREN & DIVORCE	Sunday, September 27, 2009


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#69 - Blended Families	Monday, September 21, 2009


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#67 - My 3 year old is having problems in Nursery	Friday, September 18, 2009


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#66 - 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER & DATING	Sunday, September 13, 2009


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#65 - Out of the mouths of babes	Thursday, September 10, 2009


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#64 - Baby co-sleeping or in own room?	Monday, August 31, 2009


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#63 - 3-YEAR-OLD IS A BRAT	Tuesday, August 25, 2009


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#62 - SLEEP OVERS	Tuesday, August 25, 2009


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#61 - TEENAGE BOYS & SEX	Monday, August 10, 2009


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#60 - Adoption	Wednesday, August 05, 2009


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#59 - PEACEFUL BEDTIME	Tuesday, August 04, 2009


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#58 - BOYFRIEND WON'T ACCEPT SON	Thursday, July 23, 2009


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#57 - ANGRY SONS	Tuesday, July 14, 2009


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#56 - TOILET READINESS INSTEAD OF TOILET TRAINING	Saturday, July 11, 2009


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#55 - Parenting Plan / Parental Plans	Friday, July 10, 2009


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#54 - Succesful weaning and putting toddlers to sleep	Monday, June 29, 2009


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#53 - 2-3 year old clingy	Friday, June 26, 2009


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#52 - TEMPER & BACK CHATTING	Saturday, June 13, 2009


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#51 - Son only plays with girls	Wednesday, June 10, 2009


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#50 - Eating supper a problem for toddler	Wednesday, June 10, 2009


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#49 - How to prepare 3 year old for new baby	Wednesday, June 10, 2009


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#48 - Son only plays with girls	Wednesday, June 10, 2009


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#47 - Parents smoking at school	Wednesday, June 10, 2009


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#46 - 4 Year old and new teachers	Tuesday, June 09, 2009


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#45 - ATTENTION SPAN	Thursday, May 21, 2009


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#44 - Youngsters & Private Parts	Thursday, May 21, 2009


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#43 - DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES	Wednesday, May 20, 2009


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#42 - new site of maths for kids	Saturday, May 16, 2009


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#41 - ADDICTION & PARENTING	Friday, May 15, 2009


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#40 - Awesome Website	Friday, May 08, 2009


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#39 - Crowd Control This Summer	Friday, May 01, 2009


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#38 - SPOILING CHILDREN	Thursday, April 30, 2009


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#37 - 'SHOW SOME RESPECT'	Wednesday, April 15, 2009


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#36 - BULLYING	Tuesday, April 14, 2009


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#35 - Helping someone whose just lost their baby	Monday, April 13, 2009


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#34 - Separation Anxiety - Sensitive Child	Wednesday, April 08, 2009


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#33 - Gay Child	Tuesday, April 07, 2009


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#32 - VOTE "NO" TO HOMEWORK	Friday, April 03, 2009


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#31 - HIDING THE TRUTH ABOUT DAD	Friday, April 03, 2009


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#30 - Self Confidence	Friday, March 27, 2009


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#28 - ADULT SON needs help. Mom & Dad disagree	Thursday, March 19, 2009


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#27 - Being Consciously Present article	Monday, March 09, 2009


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#26 - divorce & shared parenting	Sunday, February 22, 2009


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#25 - 3 year old - what a temper!!!!	Thursday, February 19, 2009


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#24 - MAN OR MOUSE	Thursday, February 19, 2009


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#23 - Please assist this little girl	Wednesday, February 11, 2009


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#22 - BED WETTING	Monday, February 02, 2009


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#19 - Step Mom at wits end.	Tuesday, January 27, 2009


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#18 - Extra murals	Tuesday, January 27, 2009


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#17 - Father is Leaving - How do I ease this?	Friday, January 23, 2009


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#16 - Should dads read parenting magazines	Friday, January 23, 2009


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#15 - Getting ready for school	Saturday, January 17, 2009


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#14 - New Born Baby Advice	Wednesday, January 14, 2009


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#13 - First school day	Wednesday, January 14, 2009


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#12 - Discipline!	Monday, January 12, 2009


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#11 - Single parenting & back to school	Monday, January 12, 2009


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#10 - Good parenting books	Sunday, January 11, 2009


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#9 - Slapping children	Thursday, January 08, 2009


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#8 - 4 months	Thursday, January 08, 2009


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#7 - Lying and exaggerating	Sunday, January 04, 2009


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#6 - TV and Kids	Tuesday, December 30, 2008


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#5 - HAPPY HOLIDAYS	Friday, December 19, 2008


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