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Supernanny Rules

June 21st, 2008

Does Strict Parenting Really=Overweight Kids?

According to Disney Family Parenting, “Your parenting style affects your child’s weight and whether she will be overweight by first grade, a new study found.
“Children of authoritarian parents had five times the risk of being overweight compared to children of authoritative [a more diplomatic style] mothers,” said Dr. Kyung Rhee, a clinical instructor and research [...]

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June 18th, 2008

Trying It On For Size

As some of you know, I have recently taken my son off of his ADHD medication. Many factors contributed to this decision, too many to get into now. However, we are doing other things to combat his ADHD symptoms. We are no longer bandaging the problem, rather, searching for answers as to the cause of [...]

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June 11th, 2008

Something Stinks (and it’s not Jr’s dirty diaper!)

Potty training. Like taxes and death, it is an inevitable part of life, for parents. I cannot tell you how many blogs I’ve read, discussing personal potty training methods and nightmares. Parents, all over the country, have tales of frustration and repeated failures to get their tykes to use the potty. Desperation is no stranger [...]

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