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Parenting 201
Parenting for those who REALLY want to know about children. I offer information but you get to make the decisions about your children - because they...
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Thoughts On Education, ADHD, And Child Development
Parenting 201 ― I teach an online College course on Lifespan Human Development and posted this video for discussion about education and creativity. We all have our own biases about life – I certainly have mine and one... (more)
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Posted on Jan 8th, 2012
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Your Baby Does See!
Parenting 201 ― Yes! Your baby does see! Like this newborn, we are born being able to see – yet I still hear well-educated adults saying that their newborn "looks as if she is looking at me but I know she can't see me." Well the adult... (more)
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Posted on Jan 3rd, 2012
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Parents – An Alarming Obesity Related Statistic
Parenting 201 ― Recent obesity research shows that only about 22% of parents with overweight children said that their health care provider mentioned this fact to them. No one is sure why a health care provider would not mention let alone discuss a... (more)
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Posted on Jan 2nd, 2012
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IQ Scores: “It’s “déjà vu all over again.”
Parenting 201 ― As Yogi Berra said: "It's "déjà vu all over again." I've written about IQ testing on this blog and in my parenting book. I've lectured about the good and bad of IQ testing and have always said that IQ scores... (more)
Lynn Dorman PhD ―
Posted on Oct 20th, 2011
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TV Ads, Food and Parenting
Parenting 201 ― I've written about food in relation to families obesity and obesity. I've written about parenting and about TV. Here's a short post about all 3 topics. Parents! You and the TV have an impact on what your child chooses to eat. If you let... (more)
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Posted on Oct 12th, 2011
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Cook And Eat Together To End Childhood Obesity?
Parenting 201 ― What can be done about childhood obesity? First we must recognize that it is an epidemic – a major health problem. This is important because many people do not or will not see obesity, especially in children. But almost 1/3 of our... (more)
Lynn Dorman PhD ―
Posted on Oct 4th, 2011
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Maybe It’s Not ADD/ADHD?
Parenting 201 ― [I do love this photo! It's of my own non-linear child taken way back when.] Parents! Does your child march to his or her own drum? Is your child creative? Color on self with markers? Are you thinking of your child as having ADD or ADHD? ... (more)
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Posted on Jul 26th, 2011
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It Could Be Childhood Obesity! It’s Not Always Baby Fat!
Parenting 201 ― I finished and published an e-book on childhood obesity! The title of the book is: It's Not Always Baby Fat! Now that one-year-old I wrote about, and I, can go forth and get on with our other development I am not a... (more)
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Posted on Jul 7th, 2011
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Me and That One-Year-Old
Parenting 201 ― In my book You Can Totally Screw Up As A Mom And Still Raise Great Kids I say this: I had a conversation one day with the mother of a one-year-old who was saying that her daughter's language development had seemed to stall – but that she... (more)
Lynn Dorman PhD ―
Posted on Jun 1st, 2011
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Prenatal Nutrition: It’s Important For Your Baby
Parenting 201 ― As I write much about nutrition, I have been asked: In terms of healthier children, what is the best time for a female to start eating well? Answer: BEFORE you even consider getting pregnant! Preferably when still in your teens! So – BIG OOPS!!... (more)
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Posted on Apr 22nd, 2011
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Food Choices and Your Child’s Cognition: They Are Related
Parenting 201 ― I wrote a post about some of my concerns with IQ testing but I did not get into ALL the factors that influence IQ scores. Let me amend the concept of IQ testing to be the concept of cognitive testing – or for an IQ to be a measure of cognitive... (more)
Lynn Dorman PhD ―
Posted on Apr 14th, 2011
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IQ Testing: Some Concerns
Parenting 201 ― I used to do a lot of cognitive testing, which includes IQ tests. But over the years the IQ tests alone became the "be-all-end-all" of some school programs and are used in ways I felt were of concern, not fully addressed and not in the best... (more)
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Posted on Apr 5th, 2011
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Mood Disorders? In Childhood? Yes!!
Parenting 201 ― First a disclaimer: Although I have a Ph.D. in psychology, none of what I write here is meant to diagnose, evaluate or meant to be more than informational or educational. This issue most always comes up when I teach a class on human ... (more)
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Posted on Apr 4th, 2011
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Remembering An April Fool Day From the Past
Parenting 201 ― In Vermont you get a lot of snow – a real lot of snow! Schools rarely close unless it's really bad – or really unexpected – or both! For years, my son and I played April Fool tricks on each other – usually along the... (more)
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Posted on Apr 2nd, 2011
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Growing and friends – how kittens make it work!
Parenting 201 ― Snuggle time!! This bed is a one cat kind of thing…and they both easily fit into it when they were newly adopted and were 2 and 3 months old. But now that they are 5 and 6 months old – and like children – they... (more)
Lynn Dorman PhD ―
Posted on Mar 21st, 2011
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