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How Do Children Learn Perseverance, Resourcefulness and Problem-solving?
Posted by Joshua Sparrow, M.D.
For more information about parenting and your child’s development: www.brazeltontouchpoints.org Questions or comments may be addressed to Dr. Joshua Sparrow, care of The New York Times Syndicate, 620 Eighth Ave., 5th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10018. Questions may also be … Read more →

Midnight Wakeups
Posted by Armin Brott
If your baby wakes up at 2 a.m. hungry, and you get out of bed, bring the baby to your partner, burp him when she’s done, do a quick diaper change, and slip him back into his  rib, every single … Read more →

Interviewing and Hiring a Nanny
Posted by Barbara Siegel
So you decided to hire a nanny and have gone through an agency, an online listing (having considered all the downsides of this option in my last blog), posted your own listing, or got a referral from your best friend’s … Read more →

Is Infertility Finally Out of the Closet?
Posted by Alice Domar
Betty Ford, the wife of former president Gerald Ford, is widely known for her openness about her alcohol addiction, the success of her treatment, and the opening of the Betty Ford Center. I don’t mean to detract from the importance … Read more →

Fall is Here! New Starts, New Expectations, New Rules
Posted by Kathleen Trainor, Psy.D.
With Fall and back to school, everything changes. New schedules, new routines. This is a great time to look at what you expect of your child and how to work together to make family life run smoothly. Now is a … Read more →