Welcome to the February 28, 2009 edition of good parenting.

Dr. Alan Singer presents FamilyThinking.com: Parents Find Time to Spend with Kids Despite Work Pressures by Dr. Alan Singer posted at FamilyThinking.com, saying, "Parents are spending as much and perhaps more time interacting with their children today than parents in 1965, the heyday of the stay-at-home mother"

Kevin Heath presents Helping Kids Make Friends posted at More4kids.

Jacquelyn presents Is It Right to Criticize Your Child? posted at WParent.com - Wise Parenting Guide, saying, "Is it alright to criticize your child? How would a wise parent do it differently?"

Matthew Paulson presents 8 Money Saving Ideas for Family Fun Night posted at American Consumer News.

Pregnant Woman presents Identical Triplets - Three Bundles Of Joy posted at Pregnancy, saying, "Triplets occur in one of every eight thousand live births"

Fiona Lohrenz presents Encouraging Diversity At Day Care posted at Child Care Only.

Ian Peatey presents How hard should you smack your children? posted at Quantum Learning - nonviolent living.

jim presents Teaching Kids About Money: Tessy & Tab Money Manager Kit posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

Emma presents What makes a good (or a bad) hairdresser for your toddler posted at Baby-Log.

Homemaker Barbi (Danelle Ice) presents Teaching Our Kids that Being Happy Comes From Inside | Homemaker Barbi posted at Homemaker Barbi, saying, "By teaching our children to find their true happiness inside, we are helping them grow into capable, powerful adults who can master their emotions, who are resilient and can handle life’s ups and downs!"

Lisa Mitchell presents Teaching Your Children About Money posted at Let's Talk Babies.

Kelly presents Fall Fairy House or What to do on a Saturday Afternoon in a Small Town when there is nothing to do posted at I'll tell you later Betty....

Adam presents Parenting Teenagers - Blog posted at Successful Parenting of Teenagers.

:: Suzanne :: presents older child adoption issues: lying posted at :: adventures in daily living ::.

OurBlogs presents Truthfulness posted at A Guide to Raising Great Kids.

OurBlogs presents Leadership - Key Competences posted at A Guide to Raising Great Kids.

Amanda CMJ presents Monday Morning Memo #12: 17 Things to Think About When You Are At Your Wits’ End posted at Extra (Hour)dinary Parenting, saying, "Some tips on how to handle stressful situations!"

Vee presents Thought of the day posted at Tom Zirpoli's Blog, saying, "Dr. Thomas Zirpoli is the author of "Cures for Parental Wimp Syndrome: Top Ten List for Effective Parenting." He is the author of seven books, numerous scholarly papers, holds a Ph.D. in Special Education, degrees in psychology and education. His most prestigious degree is the title of "dad" to Julia and Christopher."

Kakie presents Is your home a soft place to land? posted at Bur Bur & Friends: Community Park, saying, "Here, a mom created a teachable moment for her 13 year old daughter that she will take with her for a lifetime."

Becca Glouzstein presents 5 Things to Tell Yourself when Angry with the Kids posted at Inspiration for Mothers . Com.

Rich Bordner presents Mad at Dad? « The Pugnacious Irishman posted at The Pugnacious Irishman, saying, "In this post I comment on a recent Parenting.com article about mothers who are angry with their husbands. The article gave me a good "kick in the rear" and motivated me to shed my "batchelor" habits for my future wife (example: not cleaning up after myself)."

Amanda CMJ presents Monday Morning Memo #1: Tips for Soothing Babies & Toddlers posted at Extra (Hour)dinary Parenting, saying, "Thanks for the chance to participate!"

Aparna presents Swimming in over-chlorinated pools can have adverse effects on your skin, hair and teeth posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming, saying, "If wading in the cool waters of a swimming pool during weekends is your idea of breaking from the monotony and humdrum of daily activities, then you are indeed a wise fitness freak, who combines leisure, hobby and exercise in an amazing way. And why not - swimming is one of the best aerobic exercises around with tremendous health benefits. children in the swimming poolHowever there are certain tribulations that have to be faced. Most swimming pools, especially in the third world countries use chlorine as it is the cheapest and one of the most efficient ways of disinfecting the waters."

Aparna presents Some quick tips for your eyes only posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming, saying, "Leave your eyebrow pencil in the refrigerator overnight and it will sharpen easily. 2) For scanty eyebrows add a few drops of glycerine to a little castor oil and apply I it on the eyebrows. Leave it overnight. It will take about 6 weeks for improvement. 3) Apply a little Vaseline on your eyelids to obtain a luminous look. The oil will also prevent eyelids from drying and will help lashes to grow. 4) Amla (gooseberries) lends brightness to the eyes. Soak amla overnight in water and use this water next morning to wash the eyes."

Dianne M. Buxton presents Children's Bedding and Flame Retardants In Bedding - Baby Boomers Too posted at Baby Boomers and Menopause, saying, "An article alerting to the dangers of flame retardants in bedding."

Kathryn presents 17 Tips for Helping a Picky Toddler Eat Healthy Foods posted at Kathryn Vercillo on HubPages, saying, "Firm but fair advice for convincing toddlers to eat nutritious foods."

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