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- Unilateral Disarmament - The First Step to Improving Communications with Your Teenagers By V. Michael Santoro
Many times, we are so conditioned in how we speak that we do not realize whether or not we are effectively communicating with our teens. This is especially true when they upset us.To ensure that you are fostering an environment that will encourage your teenager to talk to you, as opposed to fearing you, the first step is to evaluate your communication style. How you express yourself and what you say to your teens, especially when you are angry, can inhibit your relationship with them. Reacting…
- What You Should Know About Counseling for Attention Deficit Disorder By Douglas Cowan, Psy.D.
At the ADHD Information Library we are big believers that you should not just be giving a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder medication without also providing some sort of counseling or therapy. There are good, long-term studies that show that medication by itself over the long term is not a whole lot better than no treatment at all (Satterfield, et.al.). Medication for Attention Deficit Disorder is far more effective when it is combined with counseling of one type or another.…
- Top 10 Ways to Motivate Your Student By John Bishop
As the new school year begins, parents play a pivotal role in their child’s success. Here are 10 tips for motivating your student from GoalSettingforStudents.com.1. Stress "I’ll Make It Happen" words. Encourage your child to use positive, motivating words like yes, I can, and I will. 2. Minimize "Bummer Words." Avoid using negative or limiting language in discussions with your children. Some of the most common bummer words include no, can’t, won’t, never, maybe, and if. 3. Do the Basketball Sh…
- Of Kings and Youth Leadership By Daviyd Peterson
(Isaiah 11:6 KJV) The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.If ever there was a time for youth leadership development for our future, then that time is now. Homeschooling our children to give them a better education is the goal of every homeschooling parent and an additional goal should also underly your convictions - that your child be trained to lead other…
- Reclaiming Her Identity: A Mother's Diary By Ruth Garnes
After giving up my profession to become a wife, a mother of one, then suddenly seven made life very taxing for me. I soon came face to face with a challenging question. How did my identity become so obscure that I lost track of my hopes and dreams? Believing that I did not have any time left in my hectic schedule to accomplish my goals, I slowly began to lose perspective of whom and what I was about. My life became filled with doctor’s appointments, therapy sessions, counseling, grocery shoppi…
- What Causes Separation Anxiety in Children? By KC Smith
While it can be comical, heart-breaking or occasionally even maddening, there is a perfectly logical explanation for Separation Anxiety in children. As a new parent, you probably enjoyed watching your child progress through the recognizable stages of development. In fact, you and your friends probably got together and compared these stages. How old were the babies when they first recognized you? When they rolled over for the first time? (Of course, your baby probably did these things sign…
- Walk in the Clouds: Baby's Tenth Month Guide By Michelle Higgins
Haven't you been eyeing that handycam in the shop ever-since your bundle of joy came into existence? Well, if you haven't succumbed to that temptation yet, it's perhaps time to do so. Your baby's tenth month is the perfect time to enjoy and treasure his first solo-steps into freedom!Walking the mileYour ten month-old baby can crawl fast enough to make you breathless as you follow him. This is the time your sweetie will attempt to stand on his own two little feet! He can cruise along short dist…
- Mutants or Clones? By Jeffrey D. Murrah
In a single dose of children's television, I was bombarded with themes of mutants, cyborgs, evolving and the digital world. These words intimidated me at first, until I learned what the shows were talking about. I wondered how this prepares children for living in the 21st century. The answer hit me when I came across the saying, "Don't Clone...Mutate."For those not familiar with the new language, a few definitions are in order. A clone is an exact replica of the original source. Clones are tra…
- Selecting A Quality Day Care Center By A Valle
Many working families choose a commercial or individual day care center to care for their child during the workday. We’ve listed important aspects of a daycare center’s environment to evaluate when making your choice:
Staff to Child Ratio. This is the number of children each staff member is responsible for. Most states regulate the minimum number of staff to child ratio. This will vary based on your state and the ages of the children. An average guideline follows, but check with your stat…
- How To Win The School Game By Pat Wyman
You've done everything that you know how to do to help your child be successful in school. You provide support and encouragement at home, read to your child, play educational games, study all the right books and articles about education, and take an active interest in your child's classwork.You are certain that this year is going to be your child's best ever in school. Despite your best efforts however, did you know that the odds are against your child receiving good grades in school?Less than…
- Parenting Your Teenager: How to Say NO! By Jeff Herring
Q: Whenever we tell my daughter "no," she just bugs and pesters until we give in. I know it's wrong to give in, but she makes things so unpleasant that we give in just to make peace. How can we turn this situation around?A: You have a problem. Your daughter knows that your nos are not to be taken seriously. When you say "no" and then give in to the inevitable hassling and begging that follows, you teach your daughter that "no" does not mean "no."She has learned that no really means"I just have…
- The Recipe For The Making Of A Self-Assured Child: One Part Communication, Two Parts Love By Dr. Charles Sophy
Each child carries a unique picture of the self, shaped in part by the influence of parents. Your child is not born with a self-image or self-assurance. Both traits are learned through experiences beginning from birth.But who is the self-assured child? Simply put, it is the child who is confident of their self-worth, and their talents and abilities. A confident and outgoing child, who is not afraid to show the world all the unique ways in which he / she shines.The process of making a self-…
- Character Building with the Kind Discipline Stick By Jean Tracy
I remember one dad who made his 11-year old son dig his own grave in their backyard. No one remembers what wrong the son had done. Everyone remembers his dad's discipline. One mother beat and cursed her daughter shouting, "I wish you were never born."Do you ever wonder if your discipline crosses the line? To find out, let's imagine a Discipline Stick. It's shaped like a ruler. It's effective and it doesn't spank hands.One side of the Discipline Stick measures Kindness. It numbers from one to t…
- Blended Families Can Be Successful By Judy H. Wright
Many families today are blending members from past relationships. It would be easy to give up when faced with all the conflicting methods of parenting and discipline that come to a family who has joined forces together.As I was doing research for a recent book, I interviewed a young counselor at a youth camp. I was impressed with her sincerity, maturity, and gratitude that her “blended family" had made the effort and sacrifice to work together toward a common goal. She admitted that she was th…
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Personal Responsibility: What It Means and Whose Job is It? By Judy H. Wright
“How many times do I have to tell you to clean your room?”
Why should a child keep his room neat? Many children say they don’t care whether it is neat or dirty, so why should it matter to anyone else? Unless it is a health or safety hazard, or things are getting lost and broken? Then comes the age old question, “What is neat?” The answer certainly differs with a ten year old child and a thirty five year old Mom. Who is setting the standard of how clean a room must be to be acceptable.What…
- Parenting Your Teenager: 3 Powerful Points By Jeff Herring
Point One: Raising teen-agers can be very toughAt no other time since birth are there so many abrupt and huge changes going on with both the child and the family. Going through the passage of adolescence is one of the most difficult tasks a family will ever undertake.What may be difficult for one family may be clear sailing for the next. I've known families who have struggled with a kid keeping curfew, and others who struggled with a son stealing the car and going to California. It may seem as…
- CPR: Why You Should Know It By Ronnie Kimball
I never dreamed that I would be in a position to
use CPR on someone. But I was wrong.It was a hot, summer Sunday morning. Some friends
and I camped out by the lake the night before. That
following Sunday morning we cooked our breakfast and
talked about what our plans would be for the day.We strolled down by a popular swimming hole as we
discussed what we would do. The water was low from
the drought we were experiencing.A group of people in their early 20's were having some
early morning …
- 10 Signs That Your Teen Is Using Drugs By Nicole Brownfield
Did you know that over 75% of teens aged 16-17 report that obtaining marijuana is “easy or fairly easy?” Or that 25% of youths between 12 and 17 say the same of crack?When children start using drugs they usually exhibit many different signs that parents need to watch out for. Unfortunately, many parents often write-off these signs as normal adolescent behavior and as a result they don't realize that their child is into drugs until it is too late. How can you as a parent know for sure whether …
- I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream, But Not For Ice Cream! By Beth Badore
We all scream for ice cream. Or, we don't, at least not anymore.Before moving to this sleepy suburb as kids, we lived in the city. We'd walk to the corner store for an italian ice. I barely kindergarten age when we moved south of Boston, but I remember the cool lemony goodness on a wooden stick like it was yesterday.When we moved to the 'burbs, we didn't have to go to the store anymore for a treat. The ice-cream truck would come to us, (though I seem to remember calling it the slush truck?) Of…
- Public-school Teachers Know Best --- They Send Their Kids To Private Schools By Joel Turtel
A study done by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that nationwide, public-school teachers are almost twice as likely as other parents to send their children to a private school. The study also found that more than one in five public-school teachers send their kids to private schools.In the biggest cities across America, the statistics get even more startling. In Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and 16 other big cities, more than 1 out of 4 public-school teacher's kids attend private schools. I…
- Girls Gone Mild By Stanley Leffew
Voices!So many voices crying out for adherence and so many people confused about values, virtues and life.What voices are calling out to you and what voices are you listening to?My daughter is just now enjoying her first year in life. As I listen to the voices calling out to young ladies these days, I can't help but wonder what the popular trend will be when she has to decide which voices she will lend an ear to.As she enters young adulthood, I hope this is what she finds.I hope the popular tr…
- How Your Kids Can Make Their Very Own Puppet Theater By Janice Wee
Your kids can create their puppet theater all by themselves.Here is what they would need though* a table,* a table cloth large enough to completely cover the front and sides of the table, leaving the back exposed* stiff white cardboard or colored paper* pencils and coloring materials* scissors* glue* time and creativityOk. I'll be the first to admit that this puppet theater is nowhere near these kids puppet theaters but this homemade puppet theater is cheap to make. Your kids would be occupied…
- Imaginations Soar By Debbie Long
Have you ever sat and watch a child struggle with a blank page? Have you ever wondered why some children just seem to detest anything to do with writing? Have you seem them just give up in frustration and walk away angry and distraught? Well you are not alone. Every one possesses the capability to write stories, plays, poems or journal writings. There is something that belongs to you and nobody else – something that you can always keep a secret. There is something so special that it is pricele…
- Let's Protect Our Children By Jane Fulton
There are software programs that you can purchase to keep your children from accessing undesirable websites. There are two good ones, Cyber Patrol and Net Nanny.There is also software that will create a log of all the sites that have been visited by your PC. It allows you to check on the sites your children are visiting.You can also use your History Button on your web browser.If you are running Windows 98, you can set-up a "Content Advisor" rating system to control how much of Web sites a per…
- Drinking and Driving: Will Your Child Become a Statistic? By C. Bailey-Lloyd
Just two days ago, another 15-year old child was added to the overwhelming statistics of drunk-driving, related deaths. One minute, he's full of vitality and attending our local high school, the next his unsuspecting parents are identifying him in a local morgue. The harsh reality of this brutal scenerio is sometimes very difficult to comprehend."Where did I go wrong?" "Didn't I talk enough with my child?" "I thought he knew better..." "I assumed he was just at a friend's house..."These, and v…
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