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Author Steve Breakstone Offers Insight Into Bullying And How To Handle It If Your Child Gets Bullied

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It's something that no parent ever wants to go through — your child being bullied. But it's estimated that 20% of students ages 12-18 have experienced bullying nationwide, according to StopBullying.gov. That's why it's important to understand the signs of bullying in case it ever happens to your child...or worse, your kid is the one doing the bullying. A[...]

Here's How Teachers Can Do What They Love Professionally And Have Financial Freedom, Too

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Name the number one lament of any schoolteacher, and it is not the workload, the students, or even the overbearing parents. The biggest complaint: the low salary. Fortunately, teacher (and author!) Danny Kofke penned a fab book called How To Survive (and Perhaps Thrive) On A Teacher’s Salary, which teaches (no pun intended) teachers how to cont[...]

The View’s Joy Behar Explains Why Her Latest Book Is An Homage To President Barack Obama

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As one of the co-hosts of The View, Joy Behar is known for her acerbic wit and biting humor. But Joy is also an accomplished children’s author, having penned two books in honor of her beloved dog, Max. Joy spoke exclusively with Celebrity Parents Magazine about her new children’s book, Sheetzucacapoopoo: Max Goes To The Dogs (Penguin: $16.99), Presid[...]

Dr. Carole Lieberman Explains How Good Girls Can Be Bad, Too (And Why It's A Good Thing)

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Sometimes being a bad girl can be a very good thing indeed. At least that's what Dr. Carole Lieberman believes. The author of Bad Girls: Why Men Love Them & How Good Girls Can Learn Their Secrets spoke to Celebrity Parents Magazine about what it takes to be a bad girl, and how even the best of good girls can (and should) sometimes be a bad [...]

Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents Book Review

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As parents, we all want our children to grow into happy adults. But sometimes we feel as though their personalities are already set in genetic stone. New scientific research reveals that happiness is a learned skill, and that parenting styles and practices have a tremendous effect on children’s emotional outlook on life. In Raising Happiness: 10 Simple S[...]

Mommy Calls by Dr. Tanya Remer Altmann

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Picture it: It’s 2:00 a.m. and your newborn is crying her head off. You’ve fed, burped, changed and swaddled her, but nothing seems to be working. Something is wrong, but you’re too sleep-deprived and anxious to know what it is. Enter Mommy Calls (AAP, $12.95). Written by Dr. Tanya Remer Altmann, a pediatrican (and mom of two!), Mommy Calls is a handy[...]

Frank DeCaro Is Whipping Up Dishes From Dearly Departed Celebrities — With Delicious Results

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Frank DeCaro loves cooking. He also loves celebrities—dead or alive. So he combined his two passions and whipped up The Dead Celebrity Cookbook: A Resurrection of Recipes From More Than 145 Stars of Stage and Screen, a cool compendium of dead celebrity recipes seasoned with Frank’s acerbically witty commentary. The result: A delicious masterpiece that [...]

Brooklyn Story Is A Love Letter To The Beloved NYC Borough

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Whether you’re from Brooklyn or Bayonne, you mustmustmust read Suzanne Corso’s debut novel, Brooklyn Story. Set in the mean streets of Bensonhurst in the late 70’s, Brooklyn Story tells the tale of young Italian/Jewish Samantha Bonti, an aspiring writer with dreams of crossing the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan. She lives with her mother, Joan (who has m[...]

10 Children’s Books Featuring Black Characters That Your Kid Should Read

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There's nothing sweeter than climbing into bed with your child after bath time to read a book together. After all, reading helps boost their literacy as well as their language skills. And it also helps them to discover new worlds and cultures beyond their own. That's why you should look for books that offer diversity so that your child develops a sense of em[...]

10 Children’s Books To Read For Pride Month

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There’s nothing like snuggling with your child in bed at night and breaking out a book to read together. Reading, after all, helps them to expand their language skills and makes their imaginations soar. But instead of turning to the same old books on the bookshelf, why not take some pride as a parent and read a book that could have a very positive impact on [...]

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