Today’s debate topic Is it ever okay to read your daughter’s diary? Trish weighs in I don’t believe it is ever okay to read someone’s diary -- even that of your own child. I have kept a journal since I have been able to write. A diary has always been a safe place
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You bring home this sweet little girl from the hospital and you are immediately enchanted with her. She’s just about the sweetest person you've ever known. She becomes a sweet toddler, preschooler and little girl. Sure, she has her moments of sass and all those typical foot-stomping, shouts of “No!”
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One of the hardest things for me as a parent is to do nothing when my kids have a conflict, either with each other or a friend. My natural inclination is to step in and smooth things over. Not only do I want them to get along, I don’t want
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Today’s debate topic Should your middle schooler be allowed to take public transportation alone or is it too dangerous? Trish weighs in Yes, I think middle school students should be allowed to ride public transportation alone. I think it is important for children this age to know how to get around their city
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Surely I am not the only mother who has children who will ignore her or worse yet tell her to shut up, and then display manners for their friends’ parents that would make Emily Post proud. Please tell me I’m not the only one. My darling daughters are not quite little
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