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As pregnancy brings many normal changes for your body, it can be challenging to identify red flags that may point to premature labor, even if you are far from your due date. So how can you know if you are experiencing preterm labor? Here are the symptoms you may be able to recognize at home.

How to Teach Kids Respect in 3 Simple Steps! The Parenting Junkie teaches how to teach kids respect. With peaceful parenting it can seem like if we don’t demand respect from our children they will never learn how to respect us as parents. A parent wrote to me recently and said, “I totally believe in

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The following is excerpted from A Gelato A Day, a collection of family travel stories edited by Claudia Laroye © 2022. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, Guernica Editions.  I’ve cage dived with crocodiles, hung off the side of holy mountains in China, and raced horses in Mongolia. But here’s the truth: The thought of travelling for

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How to Wean a Toddler // 8 Tips for Peaceful and Gentle Weaning The Parenting Junkie talks about how to wean a toddler. If you decide along your nursing journey you are done this video will help you learn how to wean a toddler from nursing. Tips in this video also will help with how

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Join the Play Pandemic Challenge → https://theparentingjunkie.com/challenge And ❤ share this video with 10 friends (https://youtu.be/NQKMDOhe4mc) The Parenting Junkie shares how to stay positive in stressful situations by learning to cope with stress when our world is flipped upside-down, teaching ways to find optimism and the silver lining, and how to reframe our dialogue. Don’t

How do different parenting styles affect the way you handle discipline as a parent? In this video, Dr. Katherine Rivera discusses the 4 parenting styles. Also, she explains why the American Mental Health Association says the authoritative style of parenting is the most effective. And you’ll find out what it means to be an authoritative

There’s tons to do in Hawaii with kids, like play at a water park, swim with dolphins, ride ponies at a ranch and visit an active volcano. You can even have breakfast with Disney characters! For families, Hawaii is nothing short of a child’s playground, brimming with a slew of activities and experiences that reimagine

Morning sickness is the cliche horrible symptom for pregnant women. Despite the name, it’s not always designated to just the morning, and it can be very difficult to deal with. Fortunately, morning sickness doesn’t usually last past the first trimester, but surely there must be some sort of relief before you hit second trimester. Dr.

If your child appeared to have a seizure, it would be quite terrifying. But what appears to be a seizure but isn’t is a phenomenon called breath-holding spells. Dr. Jamie Kondis, Pediatrician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, discusses everything breath-holding spells. From what it looks like to how to manage them, Dr. Kondis is here

Have bedtime routines slipped over the summer? Here’s how to get your kids back on track before the new school year. Created for It’s been a long summer of unstructured days, late nights and lazy mornings for many Canadian families. With a return to reading, writing and arithmetic just around the corner, it’s time to

Mariah, a 2022 Children’s Miracle Network patient ambassador, is a cheerful 11-year-old with a contagious smile who loves making Tik Tok videos, dancing and singing along to her favorite songs. After almost weekly trips to the emergency room due to spiking fevers, at 4 months old Mariah was given the official diagnosis of sickle cell

It’s 7:54 a.m., and we have six minutes to leave the house before we’re doomed to be late for school—again. My eight-year-old son, Pierce, is lying on the floor, his pants soaked with the orange juice he knocked over while stealing his sister’s waffle. Ten-year-old Marley is still wearing pyjamas, and her hair looks like