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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

2010 Preparation for Parenting Updates

Earlier this year we set our sights on scripting, writing and taping the GIFT series (a contemporary DVD presentation focusing on parenting children between the ages of three to eight years). However, in late January we took what we thought would be a short detour to update the Preparation for Parenting curriculum. That detour turned into a major [...]

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Monday, August 16th, 2010

Consistency

Parents are really no different than most of the other humans on the planet. We struggle with the same things. We can be selfish and tired and busy. We prefer to do the work that is easy and hope the hard stuff goes away. We’d still rather eat the dessert than the veggies. That’s the [...]

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Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Breastfeeding and Caffeine: You are what you eat!

Nursing mothers know to be careful with their diet.  That extra spicy meal may be wonderful now, but you are likely to pay for it later when your 5 month old is up half the night fussing.  But some food culprits can be less obvious.  That decaf mocha frappachino might seem like a harmless treat [...]

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