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What do You Feed a Sick Kid?
1/29/2010 11:49:00 AM Parent Power Blog
What to feed a sicky? Our pediatrician recommends the B.R.A.T diet for kids that are sick to their stomachs or having diahrrea: bananas, rice, applesauce and toast. You need to make sure that the fluids they are able to keep down are as helpful as possible, and electrolytes are very important. Once they're able to hold food down and are feeling a bit better, there's always the tried and true sicky food: chicken noodle soup. I recommend you avoid what I consider to be junk they sell in the cans--especially the kind with MSG-- it's easy to make your own. It's fast, healthier, and tastes yummy, even if you're not sick (we often have it for dinner with fresh baked whole wheat dinner rolls and a salad). Here's my favorite recipe. More...

Family Workouts or Family Wimpouts?

1/26/2010 10:15:00 AM Parent Power Blog

My daughter is a book worm, and is naturally very sedentary. My son tends to be more active, but revolts against organized exercise. He'd rather get it in the course of play. So when it's time to go for a walk, my son instantly develops extreme ankle and foot pain and my daughter switches into full tween pout and whine mode.

So what's the deal? How can I motivate my string-bean-armed son and my floppy daughter to not just do their exercises, but to enjoy them?

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Screens Blocking Fire Exits
1/22/2010 12:37:00 PM Parent Power Blog
The kids know they have two exits from their rooms: their door and their window. But the other day, I was washing windows and screens and one of the windows was frozen shut! On top of that, I realized that screens are often quite difficult to remove--especially for kids. More...

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Girls Face New Issues

Preteen/tween and teenage girls today face many issues previous generations never had to deal with. Some issues are familiar in part, but have become much larger problems for our girls. They affect their bodies, minds, education and friendships and shouldn’t be ignored. In this series of Tips for Parents, you’ll learn more about the issues, and get ideas and resources for communicating about them with your daughter.

Tips for Parents: Girls Face New Issues

Tips for Parents: Sexism and Stereotypes at School

Tips for Parents: Girls' Body Image

Tips for Parents: Girl Cyberbullying

Tips for Parents: Girl on Girl Fighting

Tips for Parents: Puberty Begins Earlier in Girls

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