Parenting

• Depleted Mother Syndrome

  As tough as all this is for fathers, it is usually even harder for mothers. As a generalization with some exceptions, women typically bear the greater brunt of childcare and housework plus often end up working a “second shift” after coming home from their job.

• Coping with Your Separation Anxiety

  By the time your child is six, she’s probably already had some experiences with preschool or day care, and she’s spent some pretty good chunks of time away from the house. But there’s something about starting the first gradethat’s “real” school, after allthat’s different.

• Winning the Whining Wars

  Every parent finds whining annoying, but is unsure what to do about it. In each case, the parent and the child could be helped by the following guidelines.

• Talking With Your Teen

  You probably know other parents with teenage sons and daughters who don’t talk to them about anything. But are you confident that your teen would talk to you if anything was wrong?

• Checklist of Protective and Risk Factors for Children of Divorce

  People often ask, “How will this divorce effect my kids.” Instead of looking at just the divorce itself, the research is clear that there are a number of factors which can increase or decrease the chances that kids will have problems.

• Steps to Help your Child Succeed in College

  How do you help your child prepare for college successfully? How do you give him or her a firm foundation that they can stand on when they are away from home at college?

• Tips for Biting

  Elizabeth Verdick, author of Teeth Are Not for Biting, offers practical tips for biting

• Tips for Teething

  Elizabeth Verdick, author of Teeth Are Not for Biting, offers practical tips for teething