The Doctor and The Dad

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Baby massage: a touching way to control temper tantrums

September 26, 2014Research For 'Rentssleep, tantrums, touchThe Doctor and The Dad

How does a nice, relaxing massage sound right about now?

Oh sorry, not for you. For your kid.

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Raising kids can be joyous, inspiring...and soul crushingly difficult. But with a steady dose of advice from a developmental psychology expert (The Doctor) and her never-too-proud-to-make-fun-of-a-toddler husband (The Dad), you can learn to make your job a little bit easier – and a whole lot more fun.

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