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    Milla and her family get their beauty co-sleep

    QANDAKIDS COMMENT Recently, famous model-actress, Milla Jovovich, received wide media exposure for her views on co-sleeping. Co-sleeping is code for parent-child bed-sharing. She and her British film producer husband sleep in the same bed as…

    September 7, 2015
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    Are kids leopards? Or hydrangeas?

    Linda plonked herself down with a weight of dejected sadness.  “A leopard can’t change its spots! Do you really think a child can change his spots? To be honest, I’m not sure why I’m…

    August 8, 2015
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    Why hurried teens crack

    QANDAKIDS CONSULTATION Sixteen year old Jessica is ‘hurried‘ to the point of cracking. She was originally referred to me by a general physician for an assessment and treatment of her anxiety and Oppositional Defiance…

    July 30, 2015
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    Millennial David Is Too Hurried To Sleep

    QANDAKIDS CONSULT Kate, David’s mother, was one of many parents who inspired the section on ‘hurriedness’ in my book, BUT I’M NOT TIRED! The nature of sleep and how to nurture it in children…

    July 30, 2015
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    6 things you need to know about Minion madness.

    QANDAKIDS QUESTION : “My quite aggro alpha male four-year-old is obsessed with the Minions, but I worry that they aren’t a good role model for him?  QANDAKIDS REPLY: I totally get your concern. For…

    July 29, 2015
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    Children’s temper tantrums: time-in or time-out?

    Children’s temper tantrums: time-in or time-out? A response to Dr. Siegel QANDAKIDS QUESTION: “My 7-year-old, Zoe, is an absolute angel at school.  We know she’s smart but our jaws drop when her teacher tells…

    July 23, 2015
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    From toddlers to teens, just ask Jennifer

    Whether you ask about your teens, toddlers or anyone in between, I’ll draw on my wide experience and continuous years of academic study to answer your questions. Just click on the ASK JENNIFER button,…

    July 15, 2015
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    Why some kids learn to swim faster than others.

    Is it normal that younger kids are progressing at swimming faster than my four-year-old son? Should I stop the lessons? QANDAKIDS ANSWER The good news is that your son’s probably doing just fine. And,…

    May 28, 2015
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    Why does my seven-year-old still wet the bed?

    QANDAKIDS Question: My son is seven and still wets the bed. It is so severe that he has to wear a night time nappy each night and in the morning it is saturated. He’s…

    April 14, 2015
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    Politically correct policemen are quick to lip-cuff

    Lip-cuffing I use the term lip-cuff to describe the lip equivalent of handcuff. Lip-cuffing is used by the Political Correctness Police Force (PCPF) to silence people when the crime is a statement that the…

    August 1, 2014
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