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Parents Magazine
When Lorri Bengochea began looking into child care for her twins, she and her husband quickly picked au pair care. "I liked that my children would be safe at home," says Lorri, 33, a product manager for insurance policies. "They'd have undivided attention while getting to know someone from another country."
Top 9 Trends in Child Care
About.com
Child care is evolving, and most care providers and parents agree the changes are for the best. What are some of the latest trends in child care and what should parents be looking for when making an all-important child care decision?
Childcare Expert Advice Scenarios
Children WebMag
What should I do about my toddler's tantrums? How can I ensure my three year old learns to eat healthily? Should I be worried if my young child has an imaginary friend? These are just a few of the questions parents of young children may ask but often it is hard to find practical, non-judgmental advice.
Enriching Your Baby's Life without Pushing
The National Parenting Center
Every parent wants a baby to fulfill her potential and hopes, at least secretly, that the potential will turn out to be tremendous. But sensible parents want to avoid the kind of pressure that stresses babies and can turn neighbors into competitors instead of friends. Where's the line between enriching a baby's life and pressurizing her?
An MIT professor shares 10 tips to keep your child's creative juices flowing
iVillage.com
Although it might be hard to remember, kindergarten was a good time. We had afternoon naps, ate graham crackers, drew pictures of our pets and sat cross-legged in big circles with our classmates. And that was all before lunch! Sadly, we left that blessed in-between stage after preschool but before big-kid school long ago. But to Mitchel Resnick, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, kindergarten should - and can - last a lifetime.
16 Tools for Effective Parents
National Network for Childcare
Being the parent of a child between ages 10 and 14 is no easy task! Parents, as well as the children themselves, must get used to the youth's rapidly changing bodies, mood swings, growing independence, and challenges to authority. No one trick or technique will work for every parent or with every young person. This fact sheet offers ideas to (a) help build positive relations between parents and youth, and to (b) deal with problems when they arise.
