PARENTING
How to Use Positive Parenting
Positive parenting starts by creating a good relationship with your children so that he/she responds to gentile guidance rather than punishments and threats. The most effective discipline strategy i...
Posted on 5/6/13 at 11:51 AM
Garage Sales (+kids) Survival Guide
It is well-known that one of my favorite warm-weather activities is hitting a few garage sales. I am choosier now than in the past when I had babies outgrowing clothes every few months, but it is stil...
Posted on 5/1/13 at 10:55 AM
I Miss Daddy!
When Hubby started in the oilfield last year, our daughter wasn't really phased by his absence. I'm not sure if she just didn't notice it or if she was just used to Daddy being gone whenever the Arm...
Posted on 4/19/13 at 12:29 PM
10 Tips For Parenting Through Divorce
Parenting does not come with a handbook and divorce can make parenting even more difficult. Here are my favorite 10 tips to help parents co-parent and support children while separating or divorcing: ...
Posted on 4/17/13 at 2:00 AM
And so I linger in the Butterfly Ball photo gallery...
I must confess, even though I had no butterflies at the ball I have looked at Forum photographer Carrie Snyder's Butterfly Ball photo gallery over and over again. There is something about all those da...
Posted on 4/16/13 at 11:24 PM
8 principles of attachment parenting
So what is attachment parenting really about? Attachment Parenting International (API) identifies AP as guided by eight principles. The practical application varies greatly but it often looks something like this:By Simon & Schuster AUTHORity , June 26, 2012
Grand Forks parents discuss attachment parenting, how it works for them
By Pamela Knudson , June 26, 2012
Attachment parenting: Balance is key
While attachment parenting may be beneficial for some children and their families, it’s not for everyone, said Dr. Madaram Kondal, a child psychiatrist at Altru Health System in Grand Forks, in an email to the Herald.By Pamela Knudson , June 26, 2012
Have foster care experiences? We want to hear your story
By Herald Staff Report , June 22, 2012
Lawn games put a fresh start on summer
By Bill Daley , June 12, 2012
EX-ETIQUETTE: Taking on toddler bonuskids for more than a day is too long
Q. My husband has a son who is 7. We have been married for 5 years. The son’s mother (to whom my husband was never married) has gone on to have three more children. She and her current boyfriend want to send the younger kids to visit their older brother for a week or two while he spends the summer with us.By Jann Blackstone , June 12, 2012
Social media: A new mom’s new best friend
By Aimee Blanchette , June 05, 2012
EX-ETIQUETTE: Step-parents uphold the rules bioparents make 
It is important to note that there are vast differences in how bioparents and step-parents view discipline. Biological parent should have the last word when it comes to discipline.
By Jann Blackstone , May 29, 2012
THE PARENT ‘HOOD’: Do parents need to be in middle of kids’ fights?
Your spouse wants to break up every fight between your kids. You want them to work out their differences. Who’s right?By Heidi Stevens , May 29, 2012
Public debates whether parents should kiss kids on the lips
By Laurellee Loftsgard , May 29, 2012
Joy Pullmann, Chicago, letter: A word to the wise parent is, 'Marry'
Single parenthood is the single biggest indicator of poverty and one of the largest indicators of child abuse, neglect, and educational deficiencies.By Joy Pullmann , November 24, 2011
Study will help military parents deal with stress of parenting 
The five-year study at the University of Minnesota will teach parenting techniques to National Guard families with soldiers who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Researchers plan to recruit the first 100 families by summer. If successful, they hope to expand it to other military families in Minnesota and nationwide.
By Associated Press , April 29, 2011
FORGETFUL TEENS: Hey, Justin Bieber, your fly's open!
By Leanne Italie , February 15, 2011
Why do kids dress for June when it's January?
Among the great spectacles of winter, along with the northern lights and frozen lakes, are coatless kids.By Beth J. Harpaz , January 03, 2011
Parenting Perspectives: Adults can be bullies, too
In recent weeks, our community has been talking at length about bullying following the tragic suicide of a Cooperstown teen. We try to teach our children about the golden rule, treating others with respect and dignity. We give them handouts in school. Television networks run PSAs touting the way we want our children to behave. But look at the way some of us are behaving. Actions speak louder than words.By Tracy Briggs , November 30, 2010
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