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As the holidays approach with gusto every year, I struggle with how to teach my children to climb down from Santa's lap and think about others for a change.

JULY 07: Jenni Rivera performs at 2010 Lilith Fair at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre on July 7, 2010 in San Diego, California.

Special to the Courier A CASA volunteer is needed for 15-year-old "Delia" and her 13-year-old brother, "Colby."

Parents worldwide often experience a range of emotions when their child is first diagnosed with autism , including shock, sadness and grief, anger, and loneliness.

As we discussed in the previous blog, one way of dealing with those who hurt us is to forgive them, and another way of dealing with them is murder.

He's the toddler who always bites. She's the 6-year-old drama queen prone to "it's mine" fits and hair-pulling.

My husband and I put off the kids' dog requests for years. The yard isn't fenced.

A psychotherapist recently wrote a column on Slate called " Why Millennials Can't Grow Up ."

Amy sat in my office and wiped her streaming tears on her sleeve, refusing the scratchy tissues I'd offered.

Parents no longer look at their children's elementary school principals and only wonder if they will hold teachers academically accountable or react swiftly to a bullying incident.

'The Stories of Frederick Busch'' deserves to place this "writer's writer" in the more widely read company of short-story masters like Raymond Carver and Richard Ford, with whom he is often compared.

Some people see conspiracies and media savvy while others wonder why an 11-year-old kid can't just sell her wares like everybody else trying to work hard for their money.

"Using the internet to conduct research and learn is one thing, but I am not convinced that the children have learned to be better at socializing through social media."

How many times have parents said to their children, 'Because I said so.' Contemporary parenting dictates rationalizing with your child, giving them explanations for everything, and of course being a buddy.

Eleven students at Forest Grove's Joseph Gale Elementary School were evaluated Dec. 4 after they ate ice-melting pellets that were on the ground around campus.

"Grandma" and "Grandpa" may be the staples of grandparenthood, but a new survey shows that some grandparents want to break with tradition.

Are you in favour of Elf on a Shelf, why or why not? Do you think that they're cheap attempts for parents to make kids behave for one month out of the year instead of trying to use proper parenting for the whole year to turn the kid into someone you don't want to smack upside the head? where is your secret blog where you dish on the sexy behind the ... (more)

REALTIME CLOSED CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY U.S. CAPTIONING COMPANY OFF THE TOP AT 6:00 NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE TEENAGER ACCUSED IN ROBBERY AND MURDER OF A LITTLE BOY AT A NAIL SALON.

Police say 2-year-old Destinee Massey died after her mother held her face down on a bed until the child stopped crying.

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