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Slow to warm up children need a little understanding and gentle guidance. Over the summer break, my daughter Grace told me she figured out that she has a slow-to-warm-up personality. When I looked up the definition, I kind of differed with her. I don’t see her as shy or bashful …

Every child has unique gifts and challenges. But any and all differences can make a child more susceptible to bullying. About 49 percent of children in grades four through 12 — or half — reported being bullied by other students at school at least once during the past month, according …

My husband, Keith, and I doubled our kid count and birthed a business in the space of a couple years. No pregnancy necessary. We are a blended family, with four kids, ages 10 to 15, run a communications consulting business that’s maturing out of toddlerhood and are parents to a …

Max and Tatum first met as babies, in that drunk-seal way babies meet. They benignly ignored one another. Then, if one happened to heave themselves into the other’s personal space, they’d silently assess one another while drooling. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. In infancy, Max drooled half …