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Deborah Song

Deborah Song

 

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Learning to Embrace my Highly Sensitive Child

She is very hard on herself and can't stand losing. If she can't get something right the first time, she gets upset, walks away and doesn't want to continue, usually with tear-filled eyes. She's a perfectionist. Above all, she feels things deeply. Read on for more on parenting highly sensitive children.

Top 8 Air Travel Must-Haves

A flying experience for any family with young children involves enough mishaps and hiccups to make a drama-filled, knee-slapping scene worthy to be featured in the next Look Who's Talking (it could only be funny in hindsight, of course).

To Redshirt or Not: 10 Things to Consider

Do you have a child born close to the kindergarten cut-off date? You may be one of many parents in the throes of deciding whether or not to hold your child back from kindergarten until he reaches 6 years of age. Rest assured, you're not alone. But redshirting, as this practice has been popularly dubbed, is a personal decision that involves careful consideration of many factors. Here are ten parenting tips to consider.

Parenting: 8 Ways to Get Ready for Kindergarten

Is your child ready to take the first step on his academic ladder? While it's true that many kindergartens have become more academically rigorous than previous generations, the good news is that the skills he will need to acclimate and thrive haven't changed much. Kindergarten readiness is about balance, both academic and social, behavioral and mental. Here are eight parenting tips to get your little one ready.

Parenting: Can't Get Your Kid To Eat? Make Mealtime a Fun Activity

If it feels like your kids are on a perpetual eating strike (no matter what you make), try luring them in with this 3-step parenting & kids activity: whet appetites with a story, give veggies silly names, and put them in the chef's seat. They may just bite.

6 Ways to Prevent Stroller Theft From Happening to You

We returned to our stroller 10 minutes later to change diapers, when I noticed the 3-foot minion doll we just won lying on the ground with the mommy hook still attached to it. I knew in that instant someone didn't mistakenly take our stroller. It had been stolen.

Relational Bullying - How to Handle Mean Girls

While the term relational bullying may not be familiar to most, many parents have had to experience a time when their child got bullied. Relational Bullying happens mostly with girls, but it can occur in many forms. Read on for some great parenting tips on how to deal with mean girls.

15 Tips to a Smoother Flight with a Baby

Few things in life are more stressful than flying with a baby. Nothing ever goes as planned (an important expectation to have), but there are things you can do to make the flying experience better. 

Parenting: Three Simple Steps to Healthy Eating

Figuring out what to feed kids can be complicated and stressful. We are bombarded with advertisements and a plethora of food choices, not to mention the long and esoteric list of ingredients in packaged foods. It seems impossible to decipher the good from the bad. And not least of all, children between the ages of 18 to 24 months become extremely picky eaters. But healthy eating, argues food writer Michael Pollan in his book "Food Rules", can be made simple: Eat real foods. Mostly plants. Not too much. Follow these parenting tips for helping your children eat healthfully.
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