http://boston.parenthood.com Boston Parents Paper - Guide Behavior http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/content_files/img_logo_rss.png http://boston.parenthood.com http://boston.parenthood.com/article/making-sense-of-your-childs-dreams.html Everyone dreams. Ever wonder what your children dream or how they dream, given that they have limited life experience? Here's a closer look at children's dreams and how to handle night terrors and nightmares. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/making-sense-of-your-childs-dreams.html Mon, 20 May 2013 12:12:17 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-not-picking-up-on-the-signs.html Infant sign language is one of the many skills out there for new parents to learn. Here's a humorous look at whether it's necessary, from Boston Parents Paper columnist Steve Calechman. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-not-picking-up-on-the-signs.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:01:24 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/how-to-talk-to-a-coach-about-playing-time.html Your child is on a youth sports team and you don't think he's getting enough playing time. You want to approach the coach but you don't want to come across as an aggressive parent. Here's what you need to know and how to communicate effectively. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/how-to-talk-to-a-coach-about-playing-time.html Thu, 02 May 2013 16:45:51 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/spring-cleaning-get-your-kids-to-help.html Looking forward to spring cleaning? If you're not because it seems like you're the only one in your home doing the actual chores, enlist your kids to help! Check out these ways to make cleaning more fun for children and easier for you. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/spring-cleaning-get-your-kids-to-help.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:22:31 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/op-ed-local-moms-on-a-mission-to-keep-kids-healthy-and-fit.html This opinion / editorial piece details a Massachusetts-born initiative to get kids moving and physical active at school in the hour before classes begin. Dubbed BOKS, the initiative now has the support of Reebok and First Lady Michelle Obama. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/op-ed-local-moms-on-a-mission-to-keep-kids-healthy-and-fit.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:20:31 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-nourishing-the-super-baby.html Avocados are not easy to eat when you're a baby. Here, first-time dad and humor columnist Steve Calechman details his efforts to get enough of this super food into his son. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-nourishing-the-super-baby.html Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:59:09 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/challenges-for-parents-of-special-needs-kids.html We asked Massachusetts parents of kids with special needs about their day-to-day challenges and how they work around them to focus more on enjoying their children. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/challenges-for-parents-of-special-needs-kids.html Thu, 02 May 2013 17:12:32 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/spotting-a-speech-problem-and-helping-your-child.html About 10 percent of children nationwide have some kind of communication disorder, including speech and language problems. Here's a look at some common speech problems and what to look for in your child. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/spotting-a-speech-problem-and-helping-your-child.html Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:58:29 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/when-is-a-toddler-ready-for-a-bed.html Wondering about moving your little one from a crib to a bed? Here's how to delay the move if you think your child isn't quite ready, and how to make the transition if he is. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/when-is-a-toddler-ready-for-a-bed.html Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:22:42 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/article/how-to-handle-arguments-with-your-spouse-or-partner.html The occasional couple’s spat is inevitable. But if you don’t handle it well, it can impact your whole family. Here’s how to manage conflict in a healthy way. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/how-to-handle-arguments-with-your-spouse-or-partner.html Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:10:13 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/article/what-to-do-about-stressed-kids.html Today's adolescents are more anxious and stressed than ever. Hovering parents, and a culture that prizes giving kids a leg up, may be to blame. Here, psychologist and author Madeline Levine talks about the problem and what to do. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/what-to-do-about-stressed-kids.html Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:22:28 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/article/helping-kids-cope-with-sandy-hook.html Pediatricians and psychologists advise parents to continue monitoring their children's reactions in the weeks and months after the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/helping-kids-cope-with-sandy-hook.html Thu, 02 May 2013 17:18:36 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/help-kids-cope-after-a-school-shooting.html Here are some excellent resources for helping children cope after horrific violence like the elementary school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut http://boston.parenthood.com/article/help-kids-cope-after-a-school-shooting.html Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:08:28 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/article/autisms-new-definition-what-it-means-for-families.html A proposed overhaul of the way autism is defined has some parents worried that their children's diagnoses and services are in jeopardy. But health providers say most kids will retain the diagnosis under the proposed guidelines. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/autisms-new-definition-what-it-means-for-families.html Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:55:35 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/article/study-on-victimized-teens-and-suicide.html New research finds that adolescents victimized by peers, sexual assault or maltreatment have an increased risk of suicidal thoughts not long after the incidents occur http://boston.parenthood.com/article/study-on-victimized-teens-and-suicide.html Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:23:06 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/article/social-bullying-on-kids-tv-shows.html While there's plenty of research on the effects of television violence on children, a new study reveals that social bullying – portrayed in many popular children's TV programs – doesn't get as much notice, but likely has similar effects. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/social-bullying-on-kids-tv-shows.html Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:37:42 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/article/more-sleep-could-help-prevent-diabetes-in-teens.html New research finds that enough sleep at night for teens can actually reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/more-sleep-could-help-prevent-diabetes-in-teens.html Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:11:07 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/parents-not-talking-to-kids-enough-about-politics.html A new national survey reveals that while voters think that parents should be educating their kids about politics, most parents really aren't doing it. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/parents-not-talking-to-kids-enough-about-politics.html Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:19:25 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/article/study-on-kids-excluding-others.html New research reveals that children's reasons for excluding peers from games, parties and cliques are more complicated than previously thought. The study's findings could help adults guide kids to find alternatives. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/study-on-kids-excluding-others.html Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:37:32 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/boy-brain-girl-brain-is-there-a-difference.html Two Boston gender experts are challenging beliefs that boys and girls learn and behave differently because of brain structure, and must therefore be taught differently. They argue that our culture creates stereotypes that lead to these differences. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/boy-brain-girl-brain-is-there-a-difference.html Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:02:16 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/how-to-identify-and-deal-with-your-childs-problem-anxiety.html 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. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/how-to-identify-and-deal-with-your-childs-problem-anxiety.html Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:32:57 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3044312.jpg 81 86 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-panic-in-aisle-3.html 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. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-panic-in-aisle-3.html Fri, 25 May 2012 13:18:07 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3040972.jpg 68 86 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/why-yelling-at-your-kids-never-works.html 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. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/why-yelling-at-your-kids-never-works.html Fri, 25 May 2012 11:27:01 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3040912.jpg 59 86 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/shattering-the-mamas-boy-myth.html 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. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/shattering-the-mamas-boy-myth.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:50:38 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3039252.jpg 64 86 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/simplicity-parenting-what-it-is-and-why-more-parents-are-changing-the-way-they-raise-their-kids.html Fast-paced lives, too many clothes, toys and gadgets, over-scheduled days – Kim John Payne, the founder of the Simplicity Parenting movement, says all of these have contributed to kids under too much pressure. Here's a look at his recipe for change. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/simplicity-parenting-what-it-is-and-why-more-parents-are-changing-the-way-they-raise-their-kids.html Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:54:15 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3037532.jpg 100 80 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/how-to-handle-unsolicited-advice.html It can come from family members, friends or complete strangers, and it can occur no matter what the age of your children. Here's how to handle unsolicited advice about your parenting. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/how-to-handle-unsolicited-advice.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:48:05 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3033012.jpg 88 83 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/how-to-survive-holiday-letdown.html Kids – and their parents – can sometimes feel disappointed once the hype of the holidays is over. Glean some valuable advice on how to manage expectations, and keep the season of joy alive. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/how-to-survive-holiday-letdown.html Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:43:44 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3028452.jpg 55 83 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/5-questions-for-the-author-of-a-bullying-anthology.html Angered by the Phoebe Prince bullying case, Swampscott resident Megan Kelley Hall reached out to fellow young adult fiction authors to ask them to share experiences with bullying, either as a victim, an aggressor, or a person silent on the sidelines. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/5-questions-for-the-author-of-a-bullying-anthology.html Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:20:38 EST http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3028352.jpg 86 83 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/support-groups-for-parents-families-in-the-boston-area.html Need a shoulder to lean on? A helping hand? Check out the numerous support groups and organizations available to parents, kids and whole families in Eastern Massachusetts. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/support-groups-for-parents-families-in-the-boston-area.html Mon, 14 May 2012 19:57:21 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/household-word-columnist-carol-band-signs-off.html Longtime humor columnist Carol Band has penned her last "A Household Word" column for the Boston Parents Paper. As she prepares to move on to new stages in her life, read her take on parenting "lasts" and why they're much trickier than "firsts. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/household-word-columnist-carol-band-signs-off.html Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:02:26 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3020132.jpg 100 75 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/get-to-know-your-childs-imaginary-friends.html You might be aggravated – or amused – by your child's imaginary friends. But researchers say these "playmates" help kids sort through feelings, socialize, understand others and more. Here's how to understand the invisible pals in your child's life. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/get-to-know-your-childs-imaginary-friends.html Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:42:30 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3019992.jpg 54 83 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/local-doctor-helps-parents-understand-their-babies.html Kevin Nugent, Ph.D, director of the Brazelton Institute at Children's Hospital, Boston, has become an expert in interpreting the language of babies. He has written a new book to help parents decode and understand the behavior of their infants. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/local-doctor-helps-parents-understand-their-babies.html Thu, 26 May 2011 13:12:03 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3018772.jpg 59 83