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- worries you'll laugh about later. // Parenting School Years;Apr2009, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p108
The article cites the top 10 parenting worries that will make parents laugh about later in life. They include the influence of not nursing children for the standard year on obesity, stupidity and maladjustment, the link between toy preferences and the child's future career, and the effect of not...
- The Devil Is Her Only Friend. Slater, Lauren // New York;9/20/2004, Vol. 37 Issue 32, p46
Discusses the problems of a mother when her child finds a play mate who bosses her around. Importance of childhood friendships in a person's development; Friendships as the one area where otherwise powerless children have the chance to make choices, even if they choose not to choose.
- All By Myself. Sparrow, Joshua // Scholastic Parent & Child;Jun/Jul2010, Vol. 17 Issue 8, p50
The article discusses how to help toddlers to be independent with their own exploration of new skills and things. It suggests that a parent can assist a child by letting him or her do what he or she can do. Pick him or her up and love him or her when he or she tries, fails and falls apart. It...
- Here's looking at you. Warnick, Melody // Parenting;Nov2008, Vol. 22 Issue 10, p139
The article presents the development of a child from birth to one year old. Babies at this stage loves to look at the mirror even though he knows that the face their belongs to them. They love to play some get-to-know-myself games that will amuse them. They include make faces in front of the...
- Theories and Research Designs Linking Family Behavior and Child Development: A Critical Overview. Hill, Reuben // Journal of Comparative Family Studies;Winter81, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1
A critique of research and theory, linking family behavior and child development, is offered. The critique faults child psychology as essentially personological, still uni-directional, parent molding child, missing the influence of father and siblings, and the child's part in shaping his own...
- The Child's Job: Talking to Parents About Child Development. Greenman, Jim // Exchange (19460406);Mar/Apr2007, Issue 174, p66
The author focuses on the concept of the child's job in child development. The goal of the child's job is to communicate the fundamentals of child development to parents. He states that through physical expression and oral language, children and adults learn to communicate their thoughts and...
- "Stop-or I'll throw it out!". Rubiner, Betsy // Parenting;Nov2003, Vol. 17 Issue 9, p180
Presents an article on child rearing and discipline. Factors that parents should consider after making a mistake in child rearing; Need for parents to be humble. INSET: When you're not the parent who goofs.
- Bumps in the Road. Thompson, Michael // Scholastic Parent & Child;May2009, Vol. 16 Issue 8, p74
The article offers tips on how to talk about sad or serious family events to a 7 or 8 year old child. The article states that parents should discuss the problem realistically and inform the child of how they intend to deal with the issue. The article suggests emphasizing that the problem has not...
