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PCs and Parenting: Tips for Making Them Perfect Together

You helped her learn to walk. He's totally potty trained at last. Just when it seems you've conquered the most angst-ridden issues faced by parents of toddlers, here comes another source of concern: In a world increasingly dominated by technology, familiarizing your child with a computer and online tools is more important than ever.

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Parenting Failures Enable Teen Substance Abuse, Report Says

Bad parenting plays a role in teenage substance abuse, according to a report released Thursday by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.

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Looking for Parents of Special Children

Personal Journal writing encourages us to identify the essential ideas, make connections between our own ideas, and other people's knowledge. The discipline of writing helps us to make explicit the struggle to understand new ideas, and assists us in clarifying and refining what we think we know. The journal also serves as a record of how our perceptions, beliefs and attitudes evolve over time.

How about sharing your experiences and thoughts on parenting? Keep track of your feelings and progress. Simply fill out this short online application and send us your picture and we'll set up your own online journal here at HealthyPlace.com.

It's not only good for you, but it also helps the visitors who come by and read your journal.

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Conference Transcripts

Special Education Law:
What Every Parent Needs to Know

Schools are like production lines and when something disrupts the flow, all hell breaks loose, and the slowdown in production is blamed on the part and the worker, i.e., the student and the teacher. Find out how you can help your child with Special Law Issues when you click here to read the transcript.

Child Development Institute

Establishing a Parent-Teacher Relationship

The first contact with your child's teacher, in many ways, is the most important, This is the time you are building rapport and developing a relationship of trust. Therefore, an appropriate time and setting is important for the first brief encounter. A phone call, a note, or, best of all, an initial face-to-face meeting is best.

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From our Bookstore

The Kid-Friendly ADHD and Autism Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide to the Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet

The uniqueness of this book is that it not only provides gluten-free milk-free substitutes and recipes, it provides successful suggestions for feeding the picky eater. The authors share details about just how and why the diet works. The specialty ingredients are explained and extensive sources provided. There are also testimonials from the parents and from the children themselves.

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Radio Show Archives

"Dealing with Traumatic Events in Your Life"

A job loss, a relationship breakup, a friend's suicide, having your house burn down. These "everyday" events can just rock your foundation; making you depressed, anxious, even suicidal. Guests and callers shared their personal traumatic experiences and how they've been impacted.

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Have you visited our new mental health forums - bulletin boards area. It's a place where people with psychiatric conditions or their family members and friends can post questions regarding the mental health issues that confront them today. We encourage you to post your questions and to offer your advice and experience. Sharing is helpful to everyone.

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