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How to Identify and Deal with Your Child's Problem Anxiety

Published: 07/20/2012 by Janine DeFao in Behavior

Feeling anxious or worried is a normal part of childhood. But some kids have trouble getting beyond that worry and develop an anxiety disorder, in which worry and fear become persistent and disruptive. Here's how to spot it and what to do.

My Turn: Getting into the Swing of Things

Published: 06/24/2012 by Rochelle Goldin in Family Relationships

A Needham mother shares how she barely survived the seemingly simple setup of a swing set.

Home birthday parties require games and activities to keep your party guests happy and engaged. Here, from some experts in the field of keeping kids busy – camp directors – are some great new ideas for games, art activities and even quieter pursuits.

Pure Guesswork: The ’70s Almost Hurt My Baby

Published: 06/21/2012 by Steve Calechman in Child Care

In the latest Boston Parents Paper installment of our Pure Guesswork column, writer-dad Steve Calechman struggles with how to prevent flying objects from interrupting a stroller ride for his infant son.

A Dad's Case for Living Vicariously

Published: 05/25/2012 by Bill Levine in Family Relationships

In our My Turn column, Belmont dad Bil Levine talks about the thrills he gets reliving his own basketball career through his son.

Pure Guesswork: Panic Attack in Aisle Three

Published: 05/25/2012 by Steve Calechman in Behavior

The first installment of our new humor column chronicling the adventures of a new dad follows our intrepid hero into a grocery store with his infant son for the first time.

5 Questions for Financial Advisor John Spooner

Published: 05/25/2012 by Susan Flynn in Family Finances

Author and Boston-based financial adviser John Spooner pens a new common-sense advice book told through a series of letters to his grandchildren.

Why Yelling at Your Kids Never Works

Published: 05/25/2012 by Janine DeFao in Behavior

All parents lose their cool at one time or another with their kids. Here's a look at why yelling just doesn't work and what to do instead when your children are misbehaving and you're losing your cool.

Boston Parents Paper's 2012 Mother's Day Contest honors three local moms who've dealt with some of life's hardships in an upbeat, tireless way – all the while remaining dedicated and committed to their children and families.

Shattering the Myth of the Mama's Boy

Published: 04/18/2012 by Jean Sheff in Behavior

Kate Stone Lombardi's experience raising a son in a culture that views a close mother-son relationship as somehow troubling and wrong has written a new book to fight this perception and shatter The Mama's Boy Myth.