Parents won't or parents can't?
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LauraPosted
Tue 07 Dec 2010 7:13am
Here's a sad truth: not all parents WANT to be in charge of re-feeding or monitoring eating disorder behavior at home. For some families it is a relief to be told... have encountered this phenomenon.
I always wonder whether parents really understand their options. If they knew how long and difficult recovery is, that a few weeks or months
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Why You Can't Parent Your Parents
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Carol Bradley BursackPosted
Thu 14 May 2009 4:32pm
What: "In Our Family: Portraits of All Kinds of Families"
Carol Bradley Bursack speaks about "Why You Can't Parent Your Parents"
Where: Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive... be there to greet me as I speak on "Why You Can’t Parent a Parent." Even if you are metro resident, given that it may be 28 degrees below - yes, below - zero, tomorrow evening, I certainly
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Don’t parent your parents
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Sharon K. Brothers, MSWPosted
Tue 04 Aug 2009 6:02pm
Remember your teen years? Most of us cringe when we think of the relationship (or lack thereof) we had with our parents during those years. Some of us (not me, of course... to a relationship with our own parents that echoes those years? Why has our culture assumed that as our roles shift in our later years – as they do throughout life – we’re moving to a “role
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PlayPennies: Because Kids Aren't Cheap and Parenting Isn't Easy!
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BreastFeedingMums ..Posted
Wed 24 Mar 2010 12:00am
London UK, March 2010 – Kids aren’t cheap and parenting isn’t easy. But PlayPennies ( www.playpennies.com ) - a brand new UK blog for penny-wise parents... to be.
Our team of writers – who are all parents and also write for national newspapers and magazines – work tirelessly to bring you the best of the money-saving deals from across
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Joint Custody: When a parent doesn't show up for visitation
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Karen ..Posted
Sat 31 Jul 2010 10:55am
My four year old son gets so upset when his dad doesn't show up for his scheduled parenting time/visitation. What should I do?This one is pretty straightforward. It's a rare four-year-old who maintains an internal clock and calendar in his mind. It's up to you to remind him what happens when. So simply don't mention that his dad is supposed
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Why Most Parents "Don't Care"
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maeflyePosted
Thu 07 Feb 2008 12:00am
Tonight I listened to part 327 of why other parents "don't care" about who their kids hang out with, who their kids talk to on the phone, where there kids are, or what they are doing.
And I simply responded, "It's our job to care. And if your friends parents really truly do not care, then maybe you are hanging out with the wrong kind of people
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Most parents won't have kids get H1N1 flu shots, study finds/LA Times
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Meryl NassPosted
Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:04pm
From the LATime s:
In a poll of 1,678 U.S. parents conducted by the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 40% said they would get their children immunized against the H1N1 virus -- even as 54% indicated they would get their kids vaccinated against regular seasonal flu.
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Caring for Parents Who Didn't Care for You
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Carol Bradley BursackPosted
Thu 14 May 2009 4:31pm
Last week, a journalist (we’ll call her Nancy) wanted to interview me about some caregiving issues. We chatted a bit about the article she was writing and she got some quotes. During the talk, we bonded. As Nancy talked, she described the turmoil she is facing as her parents age. I was able to assure her that she is not alone in her feelings. She
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