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Adoption
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An HIV Adoption Story
When one couple started exploring adoption, they had no idea that an around-the-world journey would lead them to the love of their life: a tiny girl with HIV
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Sharing Rebecca
Thanks to open adoption, this mom gained a beloved daughter -- and the girl's birth mother. Why she wouldn't change a thing
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Ask Dr. Sears: Attachment Parenting an Adopted Child
Ask Dr. Sears: Attachment Parenting an Adopted Child
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"Is He Really Yours?"
Quick answers to the most annoying questions that every adoptive family faces
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Cognitive
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Can Your Child Have Autistic Traits Without Being Autistic?
7 signs of autism, and when to talk to your pediatrician
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5 Ways to Encourage Your Child's Curiosity
Why your kid asks so many questions -- and how encouraging curiosity can make her smarter
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How To Handle A Racist Relative
I have a relative who tells racist jokes -- how do I teach my kid that's wrong?
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5 Skills Every Kid Needs
Essential skills that help children relate to others, respond to their own feelings, and negotiate conflict to help build lasting personal relationships and succeed in school.
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Emotional - Social
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Teaching Spirituality to Kids
Learn ways how to teach kids about spirituality, faith, hope, and morality, even if you're a religious free agent
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Common Halloween Anxieties
From creepy costumes to scary decor, here's how to help calm your child's fears
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Handling Elementary School Social Struggles
How to help bully-proof your child from mean kids, bullies and drama
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Is It Quitting Time?
How to Tell When Your Child is Ready to Quit an Activity
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Language Skills
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Fun Ways to Teach the Alphabet
6 games to help your preschooler learn the ABCs
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5 Ways to Make Reading Fun
Help your child develop a love of reading with these easy tips
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Raise an Eager Reader
How to teach your child to love books
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Stop Saying "Um"
4 tips to help your child cut down on saying "um", "like", and "you know"
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Making Friends
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Handling Elementary School Social Struggles
How to help bully-proof your child from mean kids, bullies and drama
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The Sleepover Survival Guide
Everything you need to know about hosting a sleepover or slumber party -- and if your kid's ready for one
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5 Skills Every Kid Needs
Essential skills that help children relate to others, respond to their own feelings, and negotiate conflict to help build lasting personal relationships and succeed in school.
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When Your Kid's Friend Moves Away
4 tips to help your child cope when a close friend moves away
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Manners
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When You Can't Stand Your Kid's Friend
How to deal with your child's pals that you don't like, whether they're scary-naughty, annoying, or mean
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No More Whining!
Age by age, why kids do it -- and how to make it stop
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Learning Cooperation
Getting your toddler from "no" to "yes"
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Learning to Say Thanks
Teach your youngster to write thank-you notes
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Milestones
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A Safety Guide to Baby's Milestones
Doctors give important safety about your baby's sleeping, eating and playing habits
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Baby to Big Kid Transitions
From giving up bottles to learning to sleep in his own bed, here's how to make each transition a little easier on you both
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Is My Child Ready to Dive?
How to help your little swimmer take the plunge
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Shopping for Her First Bra
3 things to know before buying your daughter's first real bra
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Physical
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Shopping for Her First Bra
3 things to know before buying your daughter's first real bra
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3 Easy Balance and Coordination Exercises for Preschoolers
3 Easy Balance and Coordination Exercises for Preschoolers
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3 Ways to Get Your Tween Up in the Mornings
How to get your tween up and going in the mornings without a struggle
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Questionnaire: Is Your Early Years Child Active Enough?
Get a good idea of whether your child is getting enough exercise by answering these questions, part of our 3-part Fit Generation program to fight childhood obesity.
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Potty Training
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Potty Pooping Problems
Why a toilet-trained child starts pooping in her pants again
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Clever Solutions for Bad Habits
Moms' ingenious ways to handle picky eaters, paci junkies, potty slackers, and more
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On Call: Potty-training Tricks
My 3-year-old refuses to poop on the potty. How can I get him to give up the diapers for good?
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Ditch the Diapers!
Ditch the Diapers!
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Speech Delays
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Kids Health QA: Speech Problems
Does my child have a speech problem?
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Late Talkers
Toddlers that struggle with language
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Speech Delays
What to expect with your child's speech development, and how to know if there's a problem
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Does He Have a Speech Problem?
Speech delay: Boys vs. girls
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