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brain 101 by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting this is sort of a user's manual for your brain, written by a self-proclaimed 'grumpy' scientist who is scrupulous about his research and sources. I think you'll find it illum ... Read on »

a sweet story for mother's day by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting You might want to have some tissues handy when you read it. It's about a Boulder woman who offers to give birth to her best friend's child.http://www.boulderweekly.com/200905 ... Read on »

consequences vs. collaboration by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting How many parents have ever heard their young children issuing ultimatums? Playmates may hear If you won't play Barbies, I am leaving. Toys and dolls are ordered to Stop crying ... Read on »

my beef with tough love and logical consequences by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Huge disclaimer: I am feeling tender and sentimental today. This will affect what I write, for sure! Okay, so here's what got me started on this. As I headed down to the ki ... Read on »

My child is stealing things ... by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Two similar requests for advice came in recently: My teenage daughter has occasionally "borrowed" secretly from her older sister for the past 10 years. When confronted and f ... Read on »

a free resource for parents of teens by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting My colleague Sue Blaney , a highly respected source of grounded and practical information for parents of teenagers, has just released a new free e-book: Secrets to Success in ... Read on »

Joint Custody: Should I force my kids to go with their other parent even when they are crying and... by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I'm a stepmom of two wonderful kids, age 9 and 12. Their mom has "episodes" because of her bipolar condition. She will yell and scream at them, and say ugly things about their ... Read on »

natural birth control by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Just read an article in our local weekly paper about the dilemma some families are facing as the economic conditions intensify: having to choose between buying food or birth c ... Read on »

graphic goody by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting just heard about this today, and thought it was really neat:http://www.wordle.net/You type in a bunch of words and this program turns them into colorful word clouds, which you ... Read on »

Helping children deal with frightening memories by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting My 6-year-old son has been recently traumatized by viewing a video clip of an extremely scary scene. My older daughter showed him this clip. My son is now extremely upset at n ... Read on »

stroller or sling? by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I'm not one to put a lot of stock in research or studies, because in my opinion there are truly too many variables to take into account and it's impossible to delineate a pure ... Read on »

Should I join Facebook or MySpace to monitor my teen? by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I read an article recently suggesting that parents who did not have a Facebook or MySpace profile were missing the boat. It even went so far as to say that conscientious pare ... Read on »

Linking In by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I'm buffing up my LinkedIn profile. Come visit me there if you'd like! I'm open to expanding my contact list ...http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?last=alonge&first=karenFor mo ... Read on »

Parental Alienation Q&A continued by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting My daughter hates and despises me... says she will run away and hide or fight if I try to pick her up at her dad's for my parenting time. I am devastated. What should I do?- ... Read on »

Parental Alienation Q&A by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I read your article, Defending Against Parental Alienation. I seem to be already doing all of these things, but my 2 kids (9 and 12) are not speaking to me. They live out of s ... Read on »

my daughter complains about her dad's girlfriend by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting My daughter comes home upset about lots of things that happen at her dad's. Lately, the biggest problem is that she does not like his new girlfriend. How do I handle this? ... Read on »

my ex calls too much when our kids are with me by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting My ex just can't seem to leave our six year daughter alone while she is with me. He calls my cell phone several times a day, and if we don't pick up, he'll call back five or ... Read on »

my ex talks negatively about me to our kids by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I read your article about parental alienation. I have been dealing with my son’s father for several years now. All along, I've stood my ground, been open to allowing our son ... Read on »

free parenting articles - very helpful strategies!!! by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting stumbled upon this site today, and spent hours reading free articles about an approach to parenting that is very similar to what Robin and I teach in our Inspiring Connections ... Read on »

a different kind of parenting by Karen .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting My daughter has a very different kind of mother than most of her friends. It's sort of ironic ... she is the most conservative, level-headed, and responsible member of her gr ... Read on »

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