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Potty Training: Get Ready, Get Set, Go!

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Are you and your family starting the process of potty training with your little one and you are quite sure where to start? Elizabeth Pantley has the answers for you, straight from her new book The No-Cry Potty Training Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Child Say Good-Bye to Diapers.

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Home Alone: Is Your Teen Ready?

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As summertime approaches and parents pack the last lunches and await the final report cards, they face a familiar worry: What to do with the kids during the summer? Finding quality childcare is time consuming and expensive, but leaving teens home for the whole day can be worrisome for parents. How do you know when it's time to let your teenagers and preteens stay by themselves while you're at work?

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10 Secrets to Parenting Twins

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On the day your twins turn one year old -- possibly even at the stroke of midnight -- you will fall back on your bed and breathe a huge sigh of relief. After all, no year could be as challenging as the first, right? That's the good news. Here are ten products and mind-sets that will guarantee your success.

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The Best Ways to Raise a Reader

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Reading is the fundamental skill at the base of all learning, and students with strong reading skills tend to do better in school than those without the same skill set.

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A Crisis of Confidence: Teenage Girls and the Risky Years

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Find out how mentors can help teenage girls survive the risky years and how you can find a mentor for your teenage daughter or become a mentor yourself.

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Friendsickness Affects Freshman Female College Students

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Realizing that they can maintain their pre-college relationships and still make new friends can help first-year female students overcome "friendsickness," a major stressor during their freshman year.

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A Crisis of Confidence: Teenage Girls and the Risky Years (Part 2)

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In part two of this article, read how girls entering puberty often face a "crisis in confidence" which makes them vulnerable to risky behavior, and these bad choices can have devastating lifelong consequences.

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Rites of Passage in Adolescence

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Every day, it seems, someone says teenagers are so different than they used to be. We hear about drug and alcohol use, violence, disrespect, and a myriad of other ills that are affecting our adolescents, including low self-esteem, anger, depression, and family problems. But it seems that little is said about how to create a positive transition from adolescence to adulthood. Here are some ideas for parents.

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The Potty Training Readiness Quiz

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Are you and your family starting the process of potty training with your little one and you are quite sure where to start? Elizabeth Pantley has the answers for you, straight from her new book The No-Cry Potty Training Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Child Say Good-Bye to Diapers.

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Bumps, No Boulders

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Mention being the parent of a young adolescent and other adults may roll their eyes and express their sympathy.

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