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Let’s face it: Raising a 1-year-old is a constant challenge. Your child is old enough to start doing things on his own. But a lot of what he wants to do is dangerous, messy, hurtful, or downright maddening. And he’s really not old enough to know better. The truth is, kids this age aren’t being willfully defiant — they simply need to hear a command numerous times before it sinks in. But you can also use these difficult moments as an opportunity to teach and discipline him.

Discipline? At this age? Yes, that’s right. While it’s much too early to start taking away privileges, this is the perfect time to lay the foundation for better behavior. “Your toddler is constantly testing what’s acceptable and what’s not,” says Cheryl Erwin, coauthor of Positive Discipline: The First Three Years. “By setting basic rules and following through, you’re helping him learn.” The key is to use the right discipline method. Check out these smart ways to correct four common toddler transgressions.

Too bad when baby pops out, the waistline doesn’t snap back to pre-pregnacy shape. For others, Yummie Tummies are here to help. Started by Heather Thomson who worked for J. Lo, Sean, and Beyonce Knowles the designing mother of two created Yummie Tummies .Fighting the battle of the bulge after two children, the entrepreneurial mother began sewing the nifty torso tighteners in her NYC apartment. Before she knew it, she had a hit.

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Children of perfect parents (if there were such a thing!) would still need to go through the developmental phase your son is going through. Ideal children do NOT always agree with their parents. Ideal parenting does not prevent the “Terrible Twos” — it helps children navigate them.Although children are each born with a unique personality, their early experiences are profoundly influenced by their physical states and by their environments (primarily their parents). Thus, early on, your son’s desires tended to be either responses to physical needs (he was hungry and wanted to eat, he was sleepy and wanted to sleep, or he had a soiled diaper and wanted you to change it) or reflections of your desires. He wanted things that made you happy, that engaged your attention. When you smiled, he smiled. When you became tense, he became emotionally agitated. Through that first year a wonderful dance between parent and child developed as your son mirrored your moods. Because his moods were usually in synch with yours, he seemed like a “good boy.”

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 According to a new British study, there is no link between the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine and autism as many have speculated.

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