Parents Success Libary

Home Away from Home

What to do when your child sleeps in different beds throughout the week.

For Crying Out Loud!

How to teach babies to sleep when neighbors are nearby.

It Worked for Us: Bedtime Rituals

Routines for getting little ones to sleep.

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, the Baby Is Snoring

In this Lessons Learned column from Start magazine, the author shares sleepytime tips she's picked up over the course of 9 years of parenthood.

KnowHow: Good Night, Sleep Tight

Sleep is crucial to growing bodies and minds. Help your child get the rest she needs at every age and stage.

Bedtime Stories: Dreaming of Sleep

One family struggles with sleepless nights. EduGuide asks two experts for advice.

Take Charge: Four Ways To Be More Than a Buddy

Four ways to be an attentive parent and to be in charge. When you put these practices in place, you'll help your child avoid risky behaviors and establish clear values for your family.

Positive Discipline Helps Kids Stand Up to Peer Pressure

Want your kids to feel confident and strong? Teach them through your example and they'll know how to handle tough decisions.

Winning the Whining War

Sooner or later, it starts. Your child begins to whine about everything. What can you do to stop it?

When Children Use Foul Language

It's hard for us to imagine our little ones using language from an R-rated movie. When it happens, use firm discipline -- but don't overreact.

What To Do When the School Says You Have a “Problem Child”

Negative labels don't help your child. What will help is figuring out how to solve the problem. These suggestions can help reverse that negative label.

Tricks of the Trade: Managing Five Children

Parents of more than two children have to give up their "man-to-man" defense techniques and go to the "zone." What strategies have you developed to keep your crew in check? A mom of five shares her tips.

Tips for Raising Polite, Kind, and Honest Kids

When children are polite, kind, and honest, they develop character--and make their parents look good. Plus, mannered children grow into mannered adults.

The Truth Behind Why Children Lie

Sometimes kids exaggerate and sometimes they don't tell the truth. How can you teach them the value of honesty?

Stressed-Out Survival Tips: How To Manage Stress Now and Later

All stressed out and nowhere to hide? Before you blow your top, pick a strategy you can try now and a couple you can use later.

Stay Connected with Your Middle-Schooler

Your middle-schooler is going through a lot of changes -- and he might not want you around. How can you stay connected?

Tame Temper Tantrums

If you're a parent, you've suffered the humiliation of your child throwing a tantrum in public at least once. How should you deal with that little monster? Get expert advice.

Setting Boundaries with Newborns

When you have a crying baby, it's hard to think of setting boundaries. But here are some things to keep in mind.

School Discipline: What Works and What Doesn't

Parents, teachers, and even students all agree: there has to be some discipline or school won’t work. Without clear, reasonable rules, consistently enforced, no teaching or learning can happen.

Say Goodbye to Bedtime Battles

Sometimes getting your child to settle in for sweet dreams is anything but sweet. Here's how to win the bedtime battle.

Raising Polite Children in Impolite Times

Want to raise a child who is polite, considerate and socially aware? Get five essential lessons to teach your child about manners and social graces.

Preventing Behavior Problems: Dare to Discipline

When your child acts out, do you know what to do? Set some clear rules and consequences for her action.

School Report Cards: What Parents Should Look For

The No Child Left Behind Law requires schools to give parents annual report cards on how well they measure up against national and state standards. Here are the things to look for.

Myth Buster: My Toddler Will Become a Bully if I Don't Tame the Aggressive Behavior

Is your toddler acting aggressive? Check out the right way to respond.

Party Etiquette for Children

While many of us believe we have a firm grasp on the social graces, the truth is that our collective manners need more than a little work.

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