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26. What's Mine Is Mine By Caitlyn Carrington
    You are at the grocery store with your daughter and she pulls out her hard-earned fifty cents and begins to buy a candy. Your son is at home with his soon to be step-Dad and fifty cents is jingling in your pocket... so you buy the same candy in a "boy" flavor to prevent any arguments when you get home.At the Carrington house, we work on the "you earn it... you get it" system. That goes for t.v., play and video game time. We supply the kids with a base $5.00 pay and then they earn extra money f…



27. What About Competition? Are Your Kids Ready? By Andrea Patten
    Life is full of competition -- even in childhood. Kids compete for good grades, the attention of their parents and teachers, and even to get picked for 'the right team' in gym class. There's nothing wrong with encouraging healthy competition in your children. It can teach kids to perform at their best while encouraging teamwork and fostering a strong work ethic. Competition can teach valuable lessons about discipline, preparation and sportsmanship. Best of all, it can help to prepare them fo…



28. Parenting Tips: Taking a Management Approach with Teenagers, Part 1 By Jeff Herring
    The first part of a management approach is that the parents are clearly in charge.Notice I am saying in charge, not in control.Now in no way am I saying that parents should let teens do whatever they want. There is way too much of that going around already.Actually I am saying just the opposite. A key sign of a strong and healthy family is when the parents are clearly in charge of the situation.Authoritarian vs. authoritativeThe key distinction here, the difference that makes the difference, i…



29. Assertiveness: Key to Better Parenting By Pat
    I have always been aware of my number one weakness: non-assertiveness. But I have come a long way from the time when I couldn't say 'no' to a child molester and not understanding the importance of telling my parents. At my first job after high school, I had the misfortune of working for someone who told me that I could have it all but with no questions asked. He said so clearly that there were women who slept their way up and I could do the same. He then started to hold me tightly and was alr…



30. Top Three Reasons To Get Involved At Your Child's School By Danielle Hollister
    You may think once your child has gone off to school full-time (officially a First-Grader) that he/she no longer needs you... You could not be more wrong... Just consider the following three benefits of being an active part of your child's new school life. 1) You get to see your child more than before and after school. Whether you feel that you need this interaction or not, your child will surely appreciate it. 2) You get to know your child's classmates. You can better identify with who an…



31. Water! Water Everywhere! By Judy H. Wright
    What one word best sums up summer fun? Water. I bet your favorite memories as a child involved getting wet, running through sprinklers on a sweltering afternoon, water fights in the backyard, wading at the beach, playing on the slip & slide, and skipping rocks across the river. Your kids will relish the same experiences if they share them with you.The real secret to having fun with kids is to be easy going enough to enjoy their company. Be sure to appreciate the little things like their sug…



32. What to Do if Your Newborn Has Jaundice? By Michelle Higgins
    Don't panic if your doctor tells you that your newborn baby has jaundice. Jaundice in a newborn baby is a common condition.Most newborns have normal physiological jaundice and in very rare cases is the jaundice due to serious liver disorders.Why my baby?The blood cells in your baby's body are broken up into a yellow pigment called bilirubin. The level of bilirubin needs to be kept normal by the liver and kidneys by excreting it in the baby's poop. But the liver of a newborn baby is not very m…



33. Tackle, Tackle By Marsha Maung
    I don’t know how people raise daughters because I have 2 sons. In my in-sanest moments, I have thought about having a daughter and have entertained thoughts about rushing into Toys’Rus straight to the Barbie doll section. My preoccupation with daughters is short-lived. Then I become sane all over again – I must be out of my mind thinking about having another child! No way, it’s totally, absolutely, positively, undoubtedly out of the question. I do love babies. Oh, how I do love them. Pinching …



34. Adolescence - Clues and Advice By Stuart Malkin
    Be sure to respect the intellectual changes that mark adolescence. Adolescent thinking can and should reflect: abstract notions, the relationships of things to each other and people to each other, multiple responses to the same condition or question and the idea of thinking itself.Too often, we are unwilling to recognize the leap from early childhood to adolescence, with its correspondingly complex growth. And another leap occurs between elementary school and middle school. Studies become s…



35. Paternity Test: Are You the One? By John Morris
    With the dawn of the new era of technology, everything seems to be possible under the sun. With high tech gadgets and innovative devices, you can detect a fingerprint, a person lying, and even determine the father of your baby through paternity test.Since the beginning of modern technology, paternity test has quite gained popularity since rape cases have escalated to greater height. Paternity tests, today, are one of the methods being used in solving cases that involve pregnancy, rape, child c…



36. Parenting, A Full Time Job By George Wilder
    When I first became a single dad of a two and a half-year-old energetic baby boy, I knew that it was not going to be a piece of cake. however, I did not think that I would lose two jobs and get fired from another because of him. But I did. I never ventured out to be a stay-at-home dad. But, being at home with my son was something I soon learned to appreciate. At first I was wondering, what would others think of me, a very healthy and strong mature man sitting around the house everday? However…



37. Enjoy Teaching Your Children To Cook By Anthony Stai
    If you're ready to teach your children how to cook, here are some simple tips for teaching them the basics, and giving them skills that will last them a lifetime!First of all, think safety. Any child that has to stand on a stool or chair in order to reach the stove is too young to cook. Start younger children off by letting them help set and clear the table, gathering ingredients, and stirring, mixing or adding ingredients.Next, set rules about handling knives and other sharp instruments and h…



38. Kid Party Idea By Lewis Lew
    Kid party idea is the creator of all kid parties. Brainstorming kid party idea and kid party theme will be the most crucial stage of kid party planning and thus do it right at first time will win you half the battle.Below are some tips for you to brain storm a kid party themeAsk your childIt is so easy to get carried away with planning a kid party and completely overlook the needs and wants of your very own child. Therefore, employ your child as your consultant and plan the kid party with you…



39. The Value of Play By Rae Pica
    Isn’t it ironic that a country whose constitution allows for the pursuit of happiness now feels a collective guilt about the very idea of anything fun? How did this happen? When did we begin placing so much priority on productivity and so little on leisure or on having a good time? Even given the Puritan work ethic, life in America has become so unbalanced that one side of the seesaw is pretty much grounded.But why must we insist that our children, who by their very nature are playful, shar…



40. What the Matter Is By Skye Thomas
    When my oldest boy was really young, he tickled my mother with that phrase. I would ask him, "What's the matter?" and he would answer me, "Well, what the matter is..." followed by whatever it was that he needed to discuss with me. He would say it with that very serious face that children get when they are expecting to be taken very seriously. We all loved the cute way he prefaced his concerns.I overheard my daughter talking to my two year old the other day and it caused me to remember t…



41. Parenting with Emotional Intelligence - 10 Tips to Nurture Self-Pride in Your Child By Ellen Mossman-Glazer
    Imagine that we each arrive into the world with a golden ball that is our life companion, bouncing and shimmering its way along side us throughout our lives. As we grow up, the glow of our golden ball grows brighter as our self-esteem blossoms. Through the messages we give our children, we make choices in how strong their golden balls glow. They may fade or grow ever more radiant as our loved ones develop pride in their competence. A wonderful consequence of nurturing pride is strong self-wor…



42. Swing Sets and Outdoor Play Equipment- 5 Essential Tips Before You Buy By Nicole O'Reilly
    For first time parents choosing a swing set or outdoor play equipment can be a daunting task. There are so many different materials to choose from and prices can vary from around a hundred dollars up to a couple of thousand for a larger solid timber unit. Outdoor swing sets can be as simple as an individual swing right up to a swing, slide, ropes and bars along with sandpit, cubby or fort.Before you make any firm decisions there are a couple of main considerations...1. Consult with your Kids- …



43. How Public Schools Assault Parents' Values By Joel Turtel
    Is there anything wrong with lying, cheating, stealing, shop-lifting, taking drugs, premarital sex, insulting your parents, pornography, irresponsibility, or getting pregnant in junior high school? Not according to the values taught to children in many public schools today.From the earliest times in America, teachers have believed that schools should teach moral values. What good is a child who knows when Columbus discovered America but can't tell right from wrong? The most popular reading ins…



44. Parenting Your Teenager: The Law of Management By Jeff Herring
    "Trying to control a teenager is like trying to put pants on a gorilla. It's just going to frustrate you and make the gorilla really mad."The difference between trying to control a teenager and manage a teenager is the difference that makes the difference.A managment approach contains these six criteria:1) The parents are clearly in charge - not necesarily in control but in charge:2) The teen, over time, learns and earns the ability to be more in charge of himself or herself;3) There is a clea…



45. Ten Ways to Become Best Friends with Your Teenagers By V. Michael Santoro
    Best friends! It may seem impossible to believe, but today’s teens do want to consider their parents as friends, even though they think we could never understand the realities of their world. They are also interested in what it was like being a teenager during the Stone Age. Life without cell phones or the Internet must have been unimaginable!So even with this interest, can parents and teens really become best friends when competing with busy schedules, and raging hormones? The answer is a res…



46. Twelve Tips To Connect With Teachers At Conference Time By Marilyn Suttle
    It’s that time again! Parent-teacher conferences are coming. Are you nervous? Excited? Confused? It takes teamwork to raise kids. Teachers are part of the team, but sometimes it feels like you’re on opposite sides of the fence. Connecting with teachers can help bring out the best in your kids. Here are twelve tips to make conference time a productive, team building experience.1. Talk with your child before conferences. Ask: “What’s the best thing and worst thing about school for you right now?…



47. Help Your Kids Learn More About Managing Their Personal Economy By Sandra N. Salter
    Remember when cash was a tangible commodity in all of our personal economies? As kids, we went to the bank, shopped with our parents and frequently watched them pay with cash. Now with cash on the endangered species list, today’s kids see their personal economic situation much differently. As we enjoy the convenience of charge cards, stored value cards, debit cards and ATM cards, the challenge of teaching kids about an invisible commodity like money is magnified. If you’re searching for ways t…



48. Parenting---Roots and Wings By Kim Olver
    I’m sure many of you have heard that old Hallmark card adage that goes something like this: Parents give their children two great gifts---one is roots, the other is wings. This is what I address in this article.As parents, we pray for our children’s safety, health and happiness. We do everything we know to help make these things happen for them.At some point in our lives, we developed the principles and values that guide our life decisions. Our parents and/or caregivers certainly had influence…



49. Promoting Your Child's Motor Development By Rae Pica
    Assuming there are no serious motor problems present, what can you, as an involved parent, do to help promote your child’s motor development? To help ensure she becomes a competent, confident mover who enjoys and therefore takes part in physical activity? The answer is: Plenty!Practice is one of the most important factors involved in achieving higher levels of skill performance. But one of the most important factors involved in practice is that it not feel like practice!It’s simple, really:…



50. Coping with the Stress of Moving Home and Childrens Concerns By Jason Hill
    Moving house can be an emotional experience for adults, so imagine how much more unsettling it can be for children who don't really understand what's going on.There are many things to consider when relocating, none more important than the impact of moving on your children.REMAIN POSITIVE:The secret is to remain positive.Most often the reason for moving is a happy one, such as a new home or job promotion, which generates excitement and compensates for the inconvenience of packing up and relocat…





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