97.3 The Dawg » Parents http://973thedawg.com Acadiana's Best Country Sat, 25 May 2013 21:00:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Great Moments In Parenting [Video] http://973thedawg.com/great-moments-in-parenting-video/ http://973thedawg.com/great-moments-in-parenting-video/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:56:32 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=98914 Monsters under the bed, how do you teach your kid to be brave? Well this Mom need not worry about her three year old. She is quite brave and has a distinct plan on how to handle any monsters that might dare to enter her bedroo

]]> http://973thedawg.com/great-moments-in-parenting-video/feed/ 0 Woman's Foundation Offers Lafayette Area Classes For Kids This Summer http://973thedawg.com/womans-foundation-offers-lafayette-area-classes-for-kids-this-summer/ http://973thedawg.com/womans-foundation-offers-lafayette-area-classes-for-kids-this-summer/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 18:59:51 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=78985 How does one learn to be a good baby sitter? What kind of addictions are your kids facing that you might not even be aware of? How do you teach your adolescent child about the changes their body is going through during puberty? These are all difficult question for parents to answer but thankfully the Woman's Foundation of Acadiana is here to help with a great selection of Summer activities for your youngsters.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/womans-foundation-offers-lafayette-area-classes-for-kids-this-summer/feed/ 0 facebook One Good Reason To Censor The Internet [Video] http://973thedawg.com/one-good-reason-to-censor-the-internet-video/ http://973thedawg.com/one-good-reason-to-censor-the-internet-video/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:27:38 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=61933 Think of this as Rebecca Black meets the Fresh Prince on Facebook and then they are both in a horrific accident and we the listeners are the ones who suffer the pain.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/one-good-reason-to-censor-the-internet-video/feed/ 0 Parents Say They're Too Tired or Too Busy To Read To Their Children http://973thedawg.com/parents-say-theyre-too-tired-or-too-busy-to-read-to-their-children/ http://973thedawg.com/parents-say-theyre-too-tired-or-too-busy-to-read-to-their-children/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:35:24 +0000 Jude Walker http://973thedawg.com/?p=59819 This should not happen but it does -- we're too busy for our kids! Many parents who are struggling to balance family and work are often too busy or too tired to read to their kids. That's one of the findings of a recent survey of 2,000 parents of children ages 2 to 5.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/parents-say-theyre-too-tired-or-too-busy-to-read-to-their-children/feed/ 0 Michael Buckner, Getty Images To Spy Or Not To Spy – A Parent's Dilemma http://973thedawg.com/to-spy-or-not-to-spy-a-parents-dilemma/ http://973thedawg.com/to-spy-or-not-to-spy-a-parents-dilemma/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:00:17 +0000 Stephanie Crist http://973thedawg.com/?p=22024 Baby monitors, GPS systems, Spyware on computers....necessary devices or just plain paranoid? In this day and age, it's hard not to be scared every time your kid walks out of the house...or turns on their computer

]]> http://973thedawg.com/to-spy-or-not-to-spy-a-parents-dilemma/feed/ 0 Richard Kendall/Getty Images Homework Is No Fun For Parents Too http://973thedawg.com/homework-is-no-fun-for-parents-too/ http://973thedawg.com/homework-is-no-fun-for-parents-too/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:58:32 +0000 973 The Dawg http://973thedawg.com/?p=19926 With school comes homework and almost every kid out there is probably groaning in agony over that fact. Homework may be a necessity for students, but it isn't just the students that feel the burden of the daily assignments. Parents, too, dislike homework; maybe just as much as the students themselves.

TV 3's Tracy Wirtz describes why she as a parent is looking forward to the school year but NOT to the homework.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/homework-is-no-fun-for-parents-too/feed/ 0 Understanding Your Teen http://973thedawg.com/understanding-your-teen/ http://973thedawg.com/understanding-your-teen/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:13:30 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=1533 I just got my second teenager in the house. My daughter just turned thirteen to go along with my son who is now fifteen. Parenting seemed a lot easier when they were younger, but there is hope and help.

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