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A Letter to Parents. . .

Parenting a teenager today looks vastly different from previous generations, but some things remain the...
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Interviewing a Babysitter: Questions You Need to Ask

Hiring a babysitter is an important decision for any parent. To ensure your child's safety...
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How to Prepare Your Child to be a Babysitter

How to Prepare Your Child to be a Babysitter

Babysitting has become a right of passage for so many teens, and with it comes...
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Can I leave my 10-year old home alone?

Can I leave my 10-year old home alone?

If you’re the parent of a 10-year-old and you’re wondering whether when it will be...
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Parenting In Theory And Practice … Or Guess What? Practice Will Never Make Perfect!

Guess What? Practice Will Never Make Perfect!

As a child-free young person, you probably had a vision of what kind of parent...
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12 Ways To Be A Great Parent

12 Ways To Be A Great Parent

Parenting is tough. Here are 12 ways you can make a real difference with your...
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Hair Growing Where

“You’ve got hair growing where?”

“You’ve got hair growing where?” and other things not to say to your teenager.
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My child wants to babysit. What do I do?

My child wants to babysit. What do I do?

My child wants to babysit. What do I do? Here’s what you need to know...
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Weary Mothers

Dear Fellow Weary Mothers of Teenagers

So your child is a teenager. If this is your first time as a parent...
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5 Ways to Help your Children Develop Self-Esteem

5 Ways to Help your Children Develop Self-Esteem

Fostering positive self-esteem in children encourages them to try new things, take healthy risks, and...
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Digital Footprints: What Do Your Footprints Say?

There are safety hazards online. Supervise your children’s online activities and teach them to practice...
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From Tween to Teen: Understanding their Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Growth

Understanding the social, emotional, and cognitive changes your preteen is experiencing can help you through...
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9 Lessons to Teach Children About Digital Citizenship

Utilize this guide to have conversations about digital citizenship and check out some of the...
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How to Say Thank You to Your Babysitter

If you’ve found a dependable babysitter that your kids like and that you trust, you...
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Picking the Best Babysitter for the Job

There’s more to babysitting than showing up on time and hanging out with your kids....
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The BEST Answer To “I’m Bored” This Summer

No matter how excited your kids were that school was out, it won’t be long...
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The Makings Of The Best Babysitter [Infographic]

Good babysitters do exist! It's no surprise that the most qualified are highly sought-after. They...
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10 Tips When Hiring a Summer Sitter

Although parents may want to use young teens, especially siblings, to babysit during long summer...
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Managing Behavior: A Parent’s Guide [Infographic]

Managing behavior is often the hardest part of child care. That's what we teach teens...
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4 Things Parents Should Make Sure Their Teens Know About Choking

Choking rescue skills are a vital part of Safe Sitter’s curriculum. So far, nearly 200...
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5 Things You Should Do to Keep Kids and Sitters Safe

It’s natural to feel a certain level of anxiety when entrusting a babysitter with your...
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