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Goodbye Diapers, Hello Underwear: Ideas for Successful Potty Training

Potty training doesn't have to be a struggle. Bright Horizons' early childhood development experts share tips for how parents can prepare and guide children towards potty learning success.
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Transition from Grandparent Care to Daycare

Making the Leap from Grandparent Care to an Early Education Program

You have enjoyed the luxury of your mom and/or dad caring for your child for the past stretch of time. And now, due to any one of a number of reasons, your child will be transitioning into an early education program. What are the advantages? How can you ease the transition for you and your child? An...
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Moving Up to Toddlers in Child Care: What to Expect

Just when you were feeling comfortable with your child’s teachers in the infant room, you find out it is time to think about moving up to toddlers. Toddlers transition at different ages in different centers and states depending on a variety of factors including local regulations, space availab...
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Children and Nature: A Winning Combination

We all want our children to be happy, healthy, and physically fit. As busy as we are, it’s important to find time to help children develop good habits that contribute to a lifelong focus on wellness. We may hope that feeding them nutritious foods or enrolling them in gymnastics or karate class...
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Anytime, Anyplace: Fun Family Learning Activities

Parents of young children know it best; there really are only so many hours in a day and often it’s just not enough. From carpools to bath time, our schedules are jam-packed full of errands, chores, and to-do list items. There never seems to be enough time to just sit and enjoy our children&rs...
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Co-Parenting: A unified approach to positive child guidance when divorced or separated

"We couldn’t agree on anything when we were married. How could we possibly agree on how to discipline our children now that we are divorced?" Many of us, married or otherwise committed, find it difficult to agree on the best approach to positive guidance for our children. It would seem, then, ...
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