Hands Up, Baby! - September 01, 2006 Hand washing can help to minimize the number of colds, flus, and other infections that pass through a family. So when and how do you get kids to get with the hand-washing program?
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The Brush Off: Encouraging Your Preschooler to Brush His Teeth - September 21, 2006 Your preschooler makes a breakaway whenever it's time to brush his teeth. So how can you safeguard his pearly whites? Here are a few tips...
The Shampoo Blues: When Your Child Refuses to Use Shampoo - October 11, 2006 For some kids, it's all about a fear of getting shampoo in their eyes; for others, it's a desire to cut precious seconds off of shower time (the most hated 2 minutes of the day for many kids). Whatever it is that's behind the shampoo strike, you're no doubt desperately seeking solutions. Here are a few ideas...
Strategy Central: Beating Head Lice at Their Own Game - November 01, 2006 Head lice may not be geniuses, but they know how to spot an opportunity to move from head to head when they see one. That's why it's so important to teach kids strategies for stopping the spread of head lice at home and at school. Here are some examples to discuss with your kids...
Dealing with Lousy Remarks - November 15, 2006 Some of the things people say when your child has been infected with head lice can be difficult to deal with—particularly if the people making those remarks haven't had any direct experience with head lice or aren't fully up to speed on the head lice facts of life. Here are some tips on coping with what can be a truly lousy situation at times...
Truth, Lice, and Videotape - December 01, 2006 If you hit the street with a camcorder and asked parents which of the following statements about head lice were facts and which ones were myths, they might find it difficult to know for sure. After all, these die-hard myths tend to get passed around a lot whenever people start talking head lice...
Team Head Lice - December 21, 2006 You and your child’s teacher are both members of Team Head Lice: a team whose function is gloriously simple—get rid of head lice at home and at school...
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All in the Family: Giving Siblings the Heads Up on Head Lice - April 23, 2007 You just spotted an uninvited guest hitching a ride on your ten-year-old's head. Naturally, his younger brother is intrigued by all the excitement—and maybe a little worried, too. Here's what you can say to help reassure him...
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Start Spreading the News: The Modern Parents’ Guide to Head Lice Etiquette - May 25, 2007 It's one of those phone calls no parent wants to make and even fewer parents want to receive: the dreaded head lice phone call. But given that nearly half of school-aged kids can expect to come into contact with head lice during any school year, there's no need to feel awkward or embarrassed if it's your turn to pick up the phone and dial...
Taming The Family Laundry Monster - June 25, 2007 Is the laundry monster threatening to take over your kids' bedrooms, the family bathroom, the laundry room, and pretty much every other room in your home? Here's how to encourage your kids to pitch in on laundry patrol...
What Picasso's Mother Knew - July 25, 2007 Behind every great artist there are grownups that have learned not to obsess about paint splatters or spills...
The Facts of Lice - August 24, 2007 Getting the facts about lice and nits—and steering clear of some all-too-common head lice myths—can make it easier to diagnose and treat head lice outbreaks when they happen...
Desperate Parents - September 27, 2007 Don't let your eagerness to get rid of your child's head lice once and for all drive you to resort to unproven or even dangerous remedies...
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It's a Wash: The do's and don't's of doing laundry when you're trying to rid your household of head lice - November 02, 2007 You've just finished treating your child's head for head lice. Now you want to prevent head lice from spreading to other family members while avoiding future re-infestations altogether. In addition to vacuuming the floor and furniture in those areas of your home where your child usually sits or plays, you'll want to wash your child's personal items thoroughly. Here's a step-by-step guide to laundering items to kill lice and nits...
There's a Fungus Among Us - January 17, 2008 Here are some tried-and-true solutions for dealing with those mysterious odors that tend build up in kids’ backpacks, running shoes, and bedroom closets...
My Messy Bedroom - February 26, 2008 Helping kids to tackle bedroom chaos requires a certain amount of parental finesse. You don't want to pressure them to keep their rooms so neat and clean that their bedrooms feel like the "after" shots for TV Clutter-Busting Shows, but, on the other hand, it would be nice to see their floor every now and again. Here are some parent-proven strategies for helping kids keep their rooms reasonably organized at least some of the time (We're dealing with real-world kids, not TV kids, after all).
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