Did you grow up with adults telling you to “clean your plate”? How about guilt tripping you into eating because there are children starving somewhere and you should appreciate what you have? While this may be true, it’s not a very effective strategy for getting kids to be good, healthy eaters. Is it frustrating for […]
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There are many reasons families avoid giving candy to their kids on Halloween. Some children have food allergies, special diets, or can’t eat at all by mouth. Some families avoid candy for health reasons. Some people are lactose intolerant. Some children have oral motor dysfunction and are only able to eat certain foods safely. Other
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Caring for kids can be exhausting and stressful. It’s easy to succumb to parental burnout. Whether you are a working parent or stay home with your kids, it is hard to juggle everything we have to do in a day. You are not failing if you feel tired. You are not a bad parent if
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Good baby? What does that even mean? I hear it all the time. Generally people are referring to temperament when they say this. Temperament is our nature, it is not something anyone has control over. So how could it be associated as “good” or “bad”? And if there is such as thing as “good babies”,
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