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• ‘Tiger Mother’ offers author’s style of parenting

  January 17, 2011 in Features on Page C7 A new memoir of bad-ass parenting, Chinese style, from a self-proclaimed tiger mother has unleashed a ferocious roar. Fallout was swift for Yale University law professor Amy Chua after she …

• Parents face dilemma with kids and public restrooms

  July 26, 2010 in Features on Page C1 When you’re out of the house and a kid says he’s got to go, you can bet he means business. And after that panicked rush to find the bathroom – … 2

• Mr. Dad: Toddler needs to be reeled in

  May 24, 2010 in Features on Page C3 Dear Mr. Dad: My 21/2-year-old son has recently started running away from me whenever we leave the house. Sometimes I have to sprint to catch him. It’s really frightening, and …

• Mr. Dad: Grandpa must earn your trust

  April 26, 2010 in Features on Page C3 Dear Mr. Dad: My parents are divorced and my dad has been living in another state. He is now moving back home because he says he wants to develop a …

• Serious consequences when parents favor one child

  March 29, 2010 in Features on Page C1 As a young boy, Jesse Brown got a canvas-covered red wagon unlike anything else seen in the entire northeast Detroit neighborhood where he grew up. Clearly, he was special. Years …

• Plenty of warning signs when teens consider suicide

  March 29, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and it has lately been in the news. Cornell …

• Front porch: Parenting never comes to an end

  March 11, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 I recall a young woman some years ago who, having just outlined an ambitious list of things she wanted to do with her life, shrugged and said about her impending …

• Move beyond age differences

  February 22, 2010 in Features on Page C3 Dear Mr. Dad: My mom is 46 and has been divorced from our dad for two years. Recently she met Doug, who’s 33. He seems nice enough and mom says … 1

• Head Start roadblock

  February 15, 2010 in Features on Page C1 “Good job, Mama.” For Katelynn Capps – a single mom juggling the responsibilities of parenting while earning the equivalent of a high school diploma – these three simple words can … 9

• Party pullback

  February 8, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Ooopsy the Clown threw in a bubble machine for the monkey- themed party marking Nicholas Castillo’s first birthday. She usually charges extra, but what’s a clown to do in a … 2

• Keep an eye on toddler’s TV time

  February 8, 2010 in Features on Page C3 Dear Mr. Dad: My 18-month-old son is suddenly obsessed with TV. He watches at least three to four hours per day. My wife doesn’t see the problem since it allows …

• Man jailed after two stabbed during fight

  February 3, 2010 in City on Page A7 A man who told a judge two weeks ago that he planned to “make better decisions” and “be a parent” is back in Spokane County Jail after police say he …

• Man who pledged to ‘make better decisions’ is back in jail

  February 2, 2010 in News A man who told a judge two weeks ago that he planned to “make better decisions” and “be a parent” is back in Spokane County Jail after police say he …

• Mr. Dad: Make amends with mom

  January 25, 2010 in Features on Page C3 Dear Mr. Dad: I’ve always resented my mother and thought she was a lousy parent. I saw only her negative side and was extremely critical and judgmental. But now that …

• Mr. Dad: Avoid low road in divorce

  January 18, 2010 in Features on Page C3 Dear Mr. Dad: I’m getting divorced. My spouse is acting horribly and I have to admit that I haven’t been behaving much better. I’m angry and I find myself wanting … 1

• Dads-to-be are often anxious

  January 11, 2010 in Features on Page C3 Dear Mr. Dad: I’m a first time father-to-be, and the entire pregnancy has been going very well for me and my wife. But about two weeks ago, I started experiencing …

• Mr. Dad: Obesity a growing problem

  January 4, 2010 in Features on Page C3 Dear Mr. Dad: Our son is only 10, but he is already extremely overweight. He loves food and we don’t want to deny him his favorite dishes, but we’re starting …

• Mr. Dad: Plenty to do if you use imagination

  December 28, 2009 in Features on Page C3 Dear Mr. Dad: We can’t afford to send our two kids, 5 and 7, to winter camp, so it’s going to be just me and them for the next two …

• Mr. Dad: Show son importance of truth

  December 21, 2009 in Features on Page C3 Dear Mr. Dad: Our 9-year-old son is a habitual liar. He fibs even about the smallest, most insignificant things. But whenever we challenge him, he stands his ground and tries …

• Mr. Dad: New mom needs lots of support

  December 14, 2009 in Features on Page C3 Dear Mr. Dad: Our son is 3 weeks old and my wife is exhausted from breastfeeding. I have to be out of the house early in the morning to make …

• Handling conflict constructively gives kids sense of safety

  November 30, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Meals. Bedtime. Discipline. The reasons parents clash over the kids are endless, especially now that more unemployed dads are filling in for back-to-work moms as the bad economy grinds through …

• Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare

  November 23, 2009 in Features Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they …

• Parents look to jump-start their baby’s language development through signing

  October 12, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Even before she could speak, Aria Hancock could already communicate with her parents. When she was about 9 months old, the little girl from Coeur d’Alene would let her mom … 3

• Opinions differ on devices to help babies start learning before birth

  October 5, 2009 in Features on Page C1 For the first half of her pregnancy, Suzanne Ling played classical music for her unborn child whenever she drove her car. She had heard about “the Mozart effect” from a …

• Moms embrace technologies to help connect with kids

  September 28, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Sexting. Cyberbullying. Predators lurking on MySpace. The threats are scary enough to make a parent want to block text messaging on cell phones or even unplug the computer. But instead …

• Mr. Dad: Bratty grandson tricky proposition

  September 28, 2009 in Features on Page C3 Dear Mr. Dad: My daughter and son-in-law are raising their 4-year-old child with no discipline or boundaries. The boy is a brat, screaming and throwing temper tantrums whenever he doesn’t …

• Empty nesters must find ways to cope when kids move away

  September 21, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Peggy Nardini was so sad when her twins left for college last year that she kept the doors to their rooms closed. When she recently dropped them off for their …

• Consult your children when packing lunches

  September 2, 2009 in Food on Page C1 The night before my son started first grade, his foodie mother stayed up to lovingly prepare a sandwich of free-range turkey on homemade organic bread with a crisp organic apple, …

• Cindy Hval: School projects inspire creepy dreams, fewer sweets

  August 20, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S1 There’s a butterfly in my freezer. And a moth, a stink bug, an ant, a fly and something green with wings. I tend to forget they’re there, but when I …

• Carolyn Hax: Decide whom you want to please

  July 29, 2009 in Features on Page C2 Dear Carolyn: A woman who works very closely with my father pays uncommon attention to him – fussing over his being thirsty or hungry, putting pictures of him on her …

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