Parenting
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You can't protect your kids from stress, but here are ways to teach them to cope
Aug 14, 2016 7:30 am - A young girl sits in my office, describing the "swishy" feeling that she gets in her stomach when she's at school. It tends to happen at drop-off, just after lunch and ...
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Soothe back-to-school jitters with these new books
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 am - August brings the start of school and if you have a preschooler or a kindergartner, you might be feeling anxious. Your kiddos, however, might be even more worried; they...
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My son with autism: Oh the places you, too, will go
Aug 13, 2016 1:00 pm - My son, TJ, is 16 and has autism. When he was little, my husband and I were in a fog of new terms, new therapies, new people - new everything. And we wanted to try every...
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Back-to-school 101 for kids with allergies and asthmaAug 13, 2016 1:00 pm - There are lots of things kids get excited about when they go back to school. From brand new lunchboxes loaded with pudding cups, to shiny 64-packs of crayons and catchin...
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Your health: Trampoline park injuries jump 12-fold
Aug 13, 2016 7:30 am - Trampoline park injuries jump 12-fold Trampoline park injuries have soared as the indoor jumping trend has spread, The Associated Press reports. A study shows annu...
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Packing lunches: Yes, your kids can and should pack their own
Aug 13, 2016 7:30 am - On a lengthy drive to the beach, while the kids listened to their music, I listened to an audiobook titled “How to Raise an Adult” by former Stanford University dean Jul...
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Are alternative healing treatments right for a student athlete?Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - Young athletes probably noticed the deep purple circles on Michael Phelps' shoulders and wondered if they somehow gave the Olympic gold medalist an upper edge in the poo...
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Can you survive a device-free dinner?
Aug 13, 2016 7:00 am - Sick of Snapchat popping up alongside your snap beans at dinner? Common Sense, an advocacy and education group for parents, has a suggestion: Persuade your family to try...
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The parents guide to insurance for college studentsAug 07, 2016 7:16 am - Saying the last goodbye in the dorm parking lot, you realize more than ever that you can't protect your child from every risk. It's time to let go. But back at home, you...
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Six things successful families have in commonAug 07, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: Ken Potts is taking some time off. In his absence, we are republishing a series of columns that first ran in 2003. This column is the third of 10 explorin...