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When your child will only poop in a pull up, not the potty…

A parent brought up this common potty-training issue in the live parenting chat I do on STLToday: “My 3 1/2 ...

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Distracted Driving: Images and videos that could save a life

Texting is our newest addiction, a fatal addiction if we text while driving. More than 90% of text messages are ...

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Do natural bug repellents work?

It’s hard to feel good about putting synthetic bug repellents on your kids. They smell like chemicals and the bottles ...

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Mindful Parenting

Parenting is no easy task! Our lives can feel very hectic and parents are balancing busy schedules. E-mails, Facebook posts ...

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Can labor and delivery drugs cause your child to have ADHD?

Good news for moms and babies: pitocin didn’t cause your child’s ADHD. A large medical research study published this month ...

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Kindergarten cut-off dates; Should you “red shirt” your child or push her ahead?

My daughter was born a few days after our state’s August 1st kindergarten cut-off date. If we followed state regulations ...

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Raising ‘Vegetarian’ kids

I often talk to concerned parents who are worried that their kids have become or want to become ‘vegetarian’. They ...

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That Anal Itch: How to Diagnose and Permanently Get Rid of Pinworms

That mom’s face said it all — her expression changed from worried to grossed-out as I showed her the squiggling ...

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Cut your bills: 12 ways to save money on over-the-counter medications

There’s nothing like a sick kid to make a parent desperate, willing to spend a lot of money on any ...