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Stay Close to Your Tween/Teen by Being Direct

Even though no one here is officially an adolescent, Hubby and I are already seeing some of the emotional storms that are common to that age. I’ll be the first to say that I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing here…I think “winging it”...

Fun For Your Friday

Sorry I’m a little late getting this one posted, but better late than never! Here’s my giggle for the day. This morning Keely (the puppy) was up at 5:30 with diarrhea, poor baby. And poor TechnoBoy and me, who were the lucky pair cleaning it up. After...

What Venus and Mars Have to Do With Reading

Gillian fromLearning to Read: Boys are from Mars, Girls are from Venus points out the vast differences between boys’ and girls’ development. Teaching my first two boys to read was quite challenging, and I’ve often thought readiness was part of the...

Thrive, a Children’s Hospital Blog

Editor’s note: Please welcome our latest author, Kristin Cantu. Kristin is here today to tell us about Thrive, a blog written by the fine folks over at Children’s Hospital in Boston. I knew you’d appreciate knowing about another fine resource online....

Merry Christmas, Friends

It’s late in the night here at Earnest Parenting. The gifts are wrapped and under the tree, stockings are stuffed, and I’ve even got half the laundry finished. The boys are all sound asleep, although I bet they wake us up bright and early. The level of...