http://parentingadviceblog.com Parenting Advice Blog Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:36:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My two boys were wild the other night, laughing uncontrollably at absolutely everything, chasing each other around the house and entirely unable to settle down. http://parentingadviceblog.com/11064/parenting-how-to-calm-your-rowdy-kids-and-make-dinner-a-pleasure-for-all/ A South Canterbury principal is calling on the Government to acknowledge that good parenting is vital to childhood development. http://parentingadviceblog.com/11065/callout-to-govt-over-value-of-parenting/ Dear Carolyn: We have a wonderful 26-year-old cousin who just announced she is pregnant. My wife and I are very happy and have expressed our joy and support in multiple ways. http://parentingadviceblog.com/11059/carolyn-hax-pregnancy-a-parenting-dilemma/ Parenting Blogs: 02-21-12 'Can I Eat it?' App & Fighting the Flu Fast Cars, Big Money and Bored Daughter & Review: Phineas & Ferb Live Vanilla Almond Blueberry Crumb Bars & Fun Ways to Patch Jeans http://parentingadviceblog.com/11056/parenting-blogs-02-21-12/ I knew it was playdate suicide immediately after offering a cookie to a new friend's organic-only, no-TV son. I was trying to bribe the boys to clean up, but by the look on her face I felt as though I was pushing drugs. http://parentingadviceblog.com/11051/can-parenting-styles-determine-friendships/ Researchers have found that parents of young children who anger easily and overreact are more likely to have toddlers who act out and become upset easily. http://parentingadviceblog.com/11052/over-reactive-parenting-linked-to-negative-emotions-and-problem-behavior-in-toddlers-2/ ( Oregon State University ) Researchers have found that parents of young children who anger easily and overreact are more likely to have toddlers who act out and become upset easily. http://parentingadviceblog.com/11048/over-reactive-parenting-linked-to-negative-emotions-and-problem-behavior-in-toddlers/ As Whatcom Community College prepares for another round of state budget cuts that could total $1.8 m http://parentingadviceblog.com/11049/whatcom-community-college-parenting-education-program-under-budget-threat/ Parents tell me their daughter is intelligent and did well in school up until the seventh grade, at which time she stopped doing the required work and her grades, consequently, went down the proverbial tube. http://parentingadviceblog.com/11044/parenting-who-cares-not-the-right-people/ Teens are like toddlers on hormones who want and need to separate from you. Parenting them under any circumstances can be tough, but co-parenting teens who move between two households presents particular challenges. http://parentingadviceblog.com/11045/tara-fass-7-tips-for-co-parenting-teens/