Each month Baby University offers mothers a chance to share a personal story reflecting a parenting moment or lesson learned through life experience. Participants can enter for a chance to win a $25 cash equivalent prize! Who doesn’t need a little extra cash to spend on a cute new top or a manicure?

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No matter how much they may deny it, children prefer to have structure and rules in their lives. It gives them a sense of security to know that there are limits placed on them. Children of all ages can find the world chaotic and arbitrary, rules define the boundaries that they must not overstep without consequences. This, in turn, prevents them from muddling through situations that they may not have the maturity to handle. Read the rest of this entry »