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Toddler
Grandparents seem to be famous for spoiling their grandchildren. When it comes to food, generally this means feeding grandchildren too many sweet treats, junk food, and sugary beverages. According to a 2014 study appearing in Eating Behavior,...
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When you read the worst gifts grandparents could give their grandchildren, you were probably contemplating what kids should get instead. So it’s only fair to post our BEST gifts grandparents can give. If you want to avoid the doghouse your grown...
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The holidays are upon us and so are the days of receiving bad gifts gracefully. Nearly everyone I know has at least one holiday gift horror story. Usually it involves noise and size. Almost always, kids fall instantly in love with the gift their...
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Parenting
Many families are forced to deal with difficult questions sometimes, including death and divorce. As hard as it can be to deal with these as an adult, children face a set of issues that are unique to them, oftentimes including understanding what...
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Toddler
Children understand and react to death very differently than adults. In many households, the topic of death is not brought up until the loss of someone close to the child occurs — this might be a pet, grandparent, or other relative. When discussing...
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Toddler
Toilet training can be frustrating, for both you and your child. However, there are steps you can take to make it easier on your whole family (and perhaps cut down on the number of accidents!): Be consistent in your approach. As with many kinds of...
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One family wants to go gift-free this Christmas because of their bratty preschooler. Another mom needs a cure for her daughter’s excessive earwax. Dear Bundoo, Last year, my toddler embarrassed me when she opened presents from her relatives. She...
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The last six months have been difficult, sometimes nearly impossible to navigate. From pregnancy through the school years, parents have been forced into major changes that as recent as the new year we would have never deemed possible. We have asked...
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Every day in the news, there are articles, interviews, and new research findings showing just how bad sugar is for our health. As an ear, nose, and throat specialist (ENT) for kids, I see countless preschoolers with chronic runny noses, congestion,...
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Remember the Prince George memes and the million meme variations of Grumpy Cat and Frozen? What about Apparently Kid? Does “Linda! Honey!” ring a bell? From videos and memes to what can only be referred to as “phenomenons,” take a trip down memory...
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From a husband’s desire to add breast milk to his morning coffee to a grandmother who demands her granddaughter eat more—even if she is growing just fine! Dear Bundoo is where we answer your parenting and relationship questions anonymously....
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It seems these days that toddlers and young children everywhere suffer from TMTS, or Too Many Toys Syndrome. Between birthdays and holidays and grandparents who mean well and over-the-top party favors, your little ones may be drowning in excessive...
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Parenting
The millennial generation (those born between 1980 and the mid-2000s) face more economic challenges than parents even 10 or 20 years ago, according to an April 2015 research study released by the research firm Young Invincibles. The report, titled...
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Toddler
The first six months after your child’s first birthday is a time of rapid and remarkable emotional development. At this age, your toddler is beginning to experience a huge range of emotions in response to more specific events and thoughts. The...
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Parenting
You’ve done everything possible to babyproof your house: crawled around on the floor to look for dangers, plugged all the sockets, put cushions on sharp corners, and gated off dangerous areas. But when it comes to the bathroom—a room full of...
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Toddler
The first six months after your child’s first birthday is a time of rapid and remarkable emotional development. At this age, your toddler is beginning to experience a huge range of emotions in response to more specific events and thoughts. The...
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Toddler
“You need to finish your vegetables before you can go outside and play,” says the dad to his little boy. “I want you to take two more bites of your meat,” says Grandma to her preschooler granddaughter. The “clean plate club” has roots in the days...
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Health
The first time a new parent goes to trim their baby’s nails can be surprisingly nerve-racking. You are using a cutting tool extremely close to tiny, wiggly fingers with delicate skin. Just the thought of accidentally cutting those fingers can make...
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Pregnancy
When you hear that February is American Heart Month, it might make you think of your grandparents who have cardiovascular disease. But did you know that if you’ve ever had preeclampsia, it’s just as important for you to pay attention to what this...
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Health
Social distancing, is a new term to most people. Generally, it means limiting a person’s interactions with other people in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Individual states are making different, and often changing,...