Two Dogs at Odds How to Establish Pack Leadership
Lisa Hanna asks about two female dogs fighting when entering the home. Lilly advises obedience training, establishing leadership through sit and stay, feeding routines, and controlled entry with both dogs downed. Consistent practice over time should reduce dominance behaviors and improve harmony.
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Lilly
Lisa
Too sick for school? A working parent dilemma explained
Riverside parents balance work with sick children. The piece cites 350000 U.S. kids with ill days, 5 to 29 absences for mothers, and 1996 data on school days lost. It highlights parents often sending kids to school hoping nurses help, and notes the emergence of dedicated rooms for mildly ill children at child care centers.
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Courtnee
Bain
Richard
Ivonne
Krystal
Areas
Children’s Center of
Riverside
Calif
National Association For Sick Child Daycare
National Center For Health Statistics
Moreno Valley
Carl Rowe
Rowe
Integrated Care Communities
Jan Peterson
Riverside County Regional Medical Center
ABC
Temecula
Guidelines for when a child should stay home from school
The guidance advises keeping a child home for any condition that interferes with participation or risks others. Do not stay home for mild sniffles or fatigue alone. Stay home for fever 100F or higher with possible infection, persistent vomiting or diarrhea, undiagnosed rashes with fever or behavior change, pinkeye with discharge, strep throat, head lice, or chickenpox with blister onset and scabbing.
End date for sex education before puberty
The proper plan ends formal instruction as puberty begins, typically ages 10 to 13 for girls and 11 to 14 for boys. Teens resist direct parental talks once puberty starts, so let them invite guidance and stay available as a resource.
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