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Parenting Methods Feature Writer: Tamiko Nicholson

Parenting is a job like no other, offering everything from infectious giggles and heart-warming smiles to cheeky attitudes and angry tears. And I’m not just talking about the kids here! We go to school for years to prepare ourselves for the work world, but nothing quite prepares you for being a mom or dad.

Now is an exciting opportunity to embark on your own course of study to decide how you will raise your children. Here in the Parenting Methods section, you will find a great variety of articles to help you achieve your goals and learn about new parenting techniques and ideas.

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Feature Writer Articles in Parenting Methods

How to Get Toddlers to Brush Their Teeth
Looking for ways to get a toddler to open up for a toothbrush? Read on for tips and tricks to help parents brush the teeth of young children.
Single Parent Searching for New Job
Looking for a new job? Single parents have to weigh what the new job will offer when it comes to factors like salary, location and flexible hours.
How Can a Single Parent Work From Home?
Find out what a single mom or dad needs to be able to stay at home to work. Also, read about what kind of jobs can be done from home.
Teaching Kids to Give at Christmas
Make this Christmas about creating family traditions where kids learn the importance of and great feeling that comes with giving to others.
How to Reduce Sibling Rivalry
Bring some peace to the home by using these ideas to help encourage cooperation and cut down competition between brothers and sisters.


Contributing Articles in Parenting Methods

The Benefits of Babywearing
Babywearing may be a fairly new term, but the practice of carrying a baby in a sling or wrap is as old as time.
Spirituality for Children
Small things that can be done every day to teach important values to children and help them become spiritually stronger.
Gifts Ideas That Teach Responsibility
The media brings pictures of pretty things into virtually every home every day. Use gift-giving to develop responsibility and values in children and improve parenting.
How Parents Should Teach Responsibility
Responsibility is a favorite word in schools. Teachers fret over irresponsible students and reward responsible ones. How do children become responsible?
The Effects of Economic Outpatient Care (EOC)
There are times when financial help is exactly what a person needs, and there are others where it can be abused to a point of harming its recipient immeasurably.