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Home alone: Is your child ready?

Here are ideas to determine if your child is ready, rules to consider and additional resources.

STAND UP FOR YOURSELF! (without stepping on others)

Here’s how to speak up assertively and successfully when you find yourself too often putting aside your own interests.

My Son Wants a Gecko

What does a mom do when her child asks for a pet lizard? Here's how blogger Jo-Lynn Shane handled it.

Are Gift Requests Polite?

A sampling of parents finds that requesting gifts is impolite — unless the giver asks for ideas.