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Choosing extra-curricular activities for your children
Extra-curricular activities give children the opportunity to develop their skills in various areas so children develop a number of interests and talents - but be care ful not to over-schedule.
10 signs you're over parenting your child
Over parenting is a new normal for today's mums and dads who, as dedicated as they may be, still succumb to overindulging, overprotecting and overscheduling their children.
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Do boys really have a testosterone spurt at age four?
The idea that four-year-old boys have a spurt of testosterone is often used to explain challenging behaviour at this age.
My 'old-fashioned kids' have never played on an iPad
Most modern parents are quite happy to hand over the iPad for a just a few minutes of peace. But there are so many other ways to make it happen.
The unexpected revelation of being a younger mum
It feels as though she has been a mother all her life, says Meg Mason, but will there ever be a time to let go?
7 reasons being left-handed is an advantage
My 7-year-old son is the only left-handed person in our family of six. As a righty myself, I never considered how differently a lefty approaches things, until I gave birth to my very own, but he's opened my eyes to the fact that there's a very big bias toward right-handed people. Scissors and spiral notebooks, can openers and measuring tapes, the computer keyboard and mouse, baseball gloves and video game controllers — all are made to accommodate righties. We shake with our right hands. Even cars are geared toward the right (think about the cupholder, the gear shift, the radio and climate controls).
My son is a man now but he'll always be my baby
My son went to bed a child and when he woke up the next morning he was an adult.
The family height chart that dates back to the 1920s
This family didn't want to lose the important piece of family history when they moved, so they "took the wall with them".
Mum photographs her son in the dresses he loves to wear
'This is my son Cian and he loves to wear dresses.'
Methods to improve sleep for those with ADHD could benefit all children
Every evening around the world, parents put their children to bed, hoping they'll go to sleep easily. For most parents that's exactly what happens. But for some kids, sleep does not come easily and evenings are a battle.
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Helping teen girls through the dark times
If a girl is going to struggle with her life, you will know it by the time she's 14.
Helping girls find 'happy sex'
It can be hard for mums and dads, but they need to talk to their kids about sex.
Girls need to feel connected to feminism
If your daughter knows she is part of a global fight, she'll feel strong not frightened.
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