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Pregnancy & Baby Index: Experts and Columnists: Margaret Paul
Experts and Columnists/Margaret Paul
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About Margaret Paul
Meet columnist Margaret Paul, PhD, here!
Caretaking parents, entitled kids
Demanding children seem to be common these days. Like the obnoxious child, Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory , who was constantly demanding that her father get her whatever she wanted ("I want an Umpa
Is it okay to spoil your kids?
None of us want "spoiled" kids -- kids who are bratty, self-centered, demanding, inconsiderate. So, what spoils children and what doesn't? Margaret Paul, PhD, explains.
Is mothering wearing you out?
I always wanted to have children and I was completely thrilled when I had my first child. Nothing, however, prepares a mother for what it's like to be responsible for a child 24/7.
The challenges of single parenting
One of the greatest challenges for us as parents is to be loving role-models for our children, showing our children through our behavior how to take personal responsibility for their own feelings and needs. Our children
The courage to be a loving parent
It takes great courage to stay loving to ourselves and to others when we are faced with angry and closed behavior. It especially takes courage when the people we are dealing with are our own children. Margaret Paul, PhD
What kind of role model are you?
Are you being the person you want your children to be? Many parents today really try to be better parents than their parents were. They attempt to be there for their children -- to listen to them, support them, spend tim
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