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10 Things Not to Say in Front of Adoptive Parents. - Especially in front of their kids.

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Author Tracy Hahn-Burkett has a four-year-old daughter adopted from Korea and a seven-year-old biological son. Whether well-intentioned, curious or inappropriate, Hahn-Burkett has had many a question lobbied in her direction regarding her daughter and their family make-up. Hahn-Burkett offers you, the curious, some advice before you speak. Along with ten questions one should not ask an adoptive parent, she gives her blunt responses.

Interview: Marcia Gay Harden. The Tony and Oscar Winning Actress Talks Modern Parenting and Cruise Ships.

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Marcia Gay Harden has three children — daughter Eulala, eleven, and twins Hudson and Julitta, five — and now she’s adding an unlikely addition to her family: a cruise ship. The actress is the new godmother of

User post: Help! My 3-year-old is a cage fighter

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I am a single mom of an amazing 3 year old. That being said, she is a monster most of the time! At school she is hitting the other kids, (mind you she is with the 5 year olds for learning purposes) but really hitting and hurting them. The other day as soon as her teacher turned her head my daughter…

Beyond Divorced Parenting 101: Tips for Thoughtful Mamas

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As modern parents, we’ve absorbed the basic advice about what to do to help kids through a divorce. Bring them to therapy. Don’t badmouth the other parent. Keep your dating life out of their sight until you’ve become serious, and make sure you don’t get involved with…

Teen Pregnancy...Are the Parents to Blame?

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I've noticed that in this day and age self-respect is not as popular as a pair of Manolo shoes or a Louis bag. I've been inundated lately with emails from people sharing videos of what they consider to be the funniest things. Most of these videos are of parents taping their kids…

Keep Big Babies Safe In The Car

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Traveling with a newborn in the car might be stressful, but if he or she is riding in an infant car seat, they're safe & contained. Skip ahead a few years to traveling with your 'big' baby in a booster seat with a lap belt. Well, your little guy or gal might be able to unbuckle the…

What is so wrong with pacifiers?

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By Jaclyn Roth

OK -- here's my weekly admission: I (we) used a pacifier (or a

Confession: I Smacked My Son

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This mom lost her cool and now the guilt is a tough pill to swallow. By Alanna Stang, of Cookie's …

Parenting Advice: Ignorance Is Bliss

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In the chaotic day-to-day life we lead, time gets away from us. As children, time seemed like the one thing we always had to spare. Growing old was never a reality. There would always be plenty of time to do this or finish that or wait for something new.

It’s funny how becoming a parent…

Grandparents Gone Wild

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By Jaclyn Roth

This morning I woke up to find my daughter sitting at the kitchen table in her bikini, dipping mini marshmallows in maple syrup. No, she wasn't alone. She didn't get up…