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- What Do You Do When Your Child is Smarter than You? By John Anderson
We adopted our first child when he was three months old. When we went to the agency to get him, he promptly stood up on my wife's lap and looked out the window. He was robust and happy, sleeping through the night from the beginning. In fact he was such an easy baby that we really wondered why parenting was considered to be such an ordeal. We found out later. In fact he was such an ideal baby that we assumed all were the same. Not so. Our second had colic and didn't sleep through the night fo…
- Top 50 Mom Quotations By Danielle Hollister
"All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother."-- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life."-- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)"A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path."-- Agatha Christie"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.…
- Hearing Our Seriously Distressed Adolescents By Dan Edmunds
The distressed adolescent often has feelings of abandonment, emotional detachment, withdrawal, and isolation. These children begin to develop an intense anger directed towards an adult society that they feel has hurt them and does not understand them. Parents need to to learn how to build relationships with these children and this can be accomplished through a process of emotional coaching, of allowing the child to express their feelings without judgment while providing clear guidance, limits,…
- Bird Flu Pandemic By Lance Winslow
What are the easiest things citizens can do to prevent spreading in an epidemic outbreak in America of a virus. There are many things you can do and warn your kids not to do; for instance tell your children; Do not touch handrails in public places and buses. Whenever possible; do not sit on and stay off park benches. You should wipe of gym equipment after each use when working out. Do not go to a movie and sit on theater seats with shorts on or bare skin touching.At work you should be sure t…
- “I’M OVERWHELMED” -- 5 Tips On How Parents Can Take Control Of Their Lives By Linda Milo
Are you feeling overwhelmed being a parent? Do you want to feel more relaxed and empowered raising your child? Working parents, stay-at-home parents, visiting parents – it doesn’t matter which one you are because these days almost every parent feels overwhelmed by their daily day. Parents every day experience anxiety, stress and despondency because they feel as if they are losing control of their natural balance. The natural balance that once allowed them to walk, talk and chew gum slowly …
- Children are People, Not Machines By Jeffrey D. Murrah
When growing up, my father frequently reminded me to "pay attention to the details." That saying became very real to me in the area of parenting. While raising children, the details make great differences in development.Being that children are people and not machines, the kind of detailing needed is different. Focusing on the externals of name brand clothing, perfect hair and having the most extensive collection of expensive toys are not the kind of attention needed. Such efforts will res…
- Every Mom Worries By Shelley Borle
Sitterphobe “I never have a second to myself,” this mother tells you (and tells you and tells you). You agree, judging by her slightly frazzled demeanor, that she could use a break. Maybe a trip to the gym. A date with her husband. Time to herself. So you recommend the great babysitter you’ve found. She responds with one of those “but-I-love-my-children” looks. And says something like: “Nobody can care for a child as well as her own mother.”Reality check: “A lot of mothers suffer incredible g…
- Why Creativity and Self-Expression are Important to Little Kids By Sherry Frewerd
Can you draw a straight line? Most adults don’t consider themselves artistic. Parents do, however, worry about their toddler’s art abilities. As a child care provider for the past 10 years, I’ve had many discussions with parents about ‘how their toddler is doing’ as far as getting ready for preschool or kindergarten. They worry a lot about the final product of their toddler’s art projects. I try to explain to them that art is not just knowing how to draw a flower or a puppy, or whether or not …
- Home And School Education - Your Kids Can Benefit From Both! By Frank McGinty
Once, as a Learning Support Teacher, I made my way down to
the annexe that housed the school's History Department.The annexe was about 100 metres from the main school
building, down an attractive, leafy hill.On the way I was irked by two girls in front of me
complaining about the
hill, the wind ruffling their hair, the
distance from one classroom to another, and so on.I joined the History class with the moans and groans still
ringing in my ears. However, the topic of the lesson
soon gripp…
- Encouraging Your Child to Write By Nicole Dean
How in the world do you get your child to write? This is the battle cry of many parents. A lot of imagination, with a little bribery (or praise) is all you need to get your child writing. We'll supply the imagination. The praise and bribery is all up to you.Grocery List: Enlist your child's help in making the grocery list. Walk around the kitchen, naming things you need from the store. Ask your child to write everything down. Your child can also suggest foods you might need from the store and …
- Parenting After Divorce By Nathan Dawson
Once you have finished gathering all your divorce information, sought all the divorce advice that was out there, found divorce help by hiring an attorney and financial planner… after you have learned everything there is to know about how to get a divorce there is one decision that has no fast, cut-and-dried answers: how to raise your children in two households.Custody of the children can be a major talking point when negotiating a divorce settlement. Depending on how near or far from one anoth…
- Wholism and Materialism By Robert Baird
Perhaps I could make a lot of money by founding a Thinker’s Anonymous organization. It surely is the rage to eschew thinking.Helping people achieve great things is worthwhile to your SELF.If you do not know your SELF you will hurt those you try to make do what you want them to. This macho control mechanism built into materialistic society is exemplified by professionals and experts who are giving drugs to manage 'money-trees' (students and Ritalin, or old people and ECT especially) and managin…
- Parenting Your Teenager: The Teenager and the Gorilla By Jeff Herring
Q: A parent writes in to ask, "You write a lot about the difference between controlling and managing teenagers. What's the difference........., and how do we do it in our family?"A: In the counseling and seminars that I do, I have found that many parents are confused about the difference between controlling and managing their teenagers. In my experience, there is not only a huge difference, it's "the difference that makes a difference" when it comes to successfully dealing with the teen year…
- How Children Can Read Faster and Better By Alvin Poh Hee Kwang
For most children, it is easy to learn to read faster. Their reading rate is often a matter of habit. But to begin, you may need to help them change some of their existing habits.Here're some tips which you can help your children:Get them to pay attention when they read. Many children read while they are doing other things or they are reading in an environment where there are many distracting activities going on.For example, some children read while the TV is turned on loudly or where there a…
- What is Incest? By Judy H. Wright
Incest is sexual activity, ranging from fondling to intercourse, between family members who aren’t married to one another. State laws vary regarding the type of sexual activity and also on what constitutes the type of kinship that indicates incest rather than just sexual abuse.Some definitions include teachers, neighbors, step families, baby sitters, ministers/priests and others who are in the circle of influence of a child and have established an emotional bond. That is why it is so hard to…
- No Invitation Needed: Sacred Children Series - 3 of 3 By Skye Thomas
I had my first two children on either side of my twenty-third and twenty-fifth birthdays. I had always assumed that by the time I was forty, I'd have a ton of freedom to finally push forward with my dreams of becoming a motivational writer and speaker. It really looked like that was the way my life was going to go too.I fell in love with a man when I was in my mid-thirties and he was in his mid-forties. We were very much in love and planning to get married. I actually found myself wishing I co…
- What a Parent Must Do to Stop Online Predators By Alexandra Gamanenko
Teens can freely access the Internet from computers at school, at their friends' homes and in public places such as libraries and even from cell phones and video game consoles. Internet is everywhere, that is why kids and teenagers (and their parents, too) should be well aware of its dangers to avoid them.Here are some figures from the telephone survey made by the Pew Internet and American Life Project:65% of all parents and 64% of all teens say that teens do things online that they wouldn’t w…
- Do You Want Your Children to Be Like You? By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
There is an old saying regarding children: “Do as I say, not as I do.”
Whoever coined this phrase didn’t know much about children. Children
often do not “do as we say.” We are the role models regarding how our
children learn to treat themselves and others. We are the role models
regarding whether or not our children learn to take personal
responsibility for themselves – physically, emotionally, financially,
relationally, spiritually, and organizationally.Do you avoid responsibility for …
- Benefits of Quality People Mixing With Other Quality People - Who Are Your Children Mixing With? By Gary Simpson
Have you heard the expressions: "talking the talk" and "walking the talk?" What about: "do as I say and not as I do?" Or: "your actions speak so loudly that I cannot hear what you are saying?"All these expressions pretty much convey the same message. There are those who prefer to give advice that they themselves do not take. Worse, some will lead others down a very dangerous path. The power of association is indeed strong.Quality people are consistent in their quality beliefs and quality actio…
- Bedtime and Sleep Habits By Michael Grose
Bedtime and children’s sleep habits can cause nightmares - for parents, that is! Often at the end of a long day all you want is a little peace and time for yourself. After all, you have probably devoted the entire to the service of children in some form.Whether it is putting bread on the table or being gainfully employed in an unpaid position as housekeeper and cook, you deserve a break.Come on, kids, be reasonable!But children do not always see bed-time from a parent’s perspective. They often…
- Why Working Mums (and Dads) Sometimes Have to be Selfish By Annett Tate
Deadlines. Pressure. A teenage daughter. And a Golden Labrador. Just now, I need to spend a lot of lot of time writing. Another manual for one of my “Subtle Energy” courses is gradually taking shape. So what’s the problem?I got up early this morning, got started and before I knew it, got stuck...I was writing about improving visualisation skills and creating a powerful 'vision'. Something I have been teaching for years - so, why was it so difficult to write it all down in a harmonious, flowing…
- Labor of Love By Jackie McGinnis
The small, lilac colored hexagonal box, with Winnie the Pooh on the lid, brings to mind healthy babies and happy times. But not all babies are born healthy and not all deliveries are happy occasions. This box, and it’s matching clothe folder, contains mementos of a child that the parents could only spend hours, not years, with. It will be the only mementos the parents will ever have.Putting together these “memory boxes” of children that have been miscarried, stillborn, or died shortly after…
- Baby Names - Naming Techniques By Ian Byrd
How do you even begin the process of naming your baby? Where do you start? Do you crack open a book with tens of thousands of names? Just pick a name out of the air? This article will provide you with some popular techniques for naming your child and hopefully save you a ton of stress.First, there is the classic tradition of naming your child after a relative. If you're planning on going down this route, you probably already have a specific name in mind. If you're going with a junior, be sure …
- Develop Your Child's Genius: Improving Concentration and Focus By Esther Andrews
Some people can concentrate on an assignment, to the exclusion of all distractions around them. My husband, who is an avid reader, can sit at a public place and read, no matter how much noise exists around him. Some people can play at a chess tournament, and focus on their game, no matter how many people are standing around them, watching the game. Others, however, cannot concentrate on their reading in a coffee house, because "too much is going on around them", and some people's chess game is…
- Consistent Boundaries Makes Discipline Easier By Judy H. Wright
Homes should be run by parents, not children. So many times, however, either the children are in charge or the parents are so eager to be liked, that whatever rules and standards are talked about, few are enforced, especially on a consistent basis.Children, whether they are two or 18, feel more confident when they know
that you, the adults, are in charge and that their environment is predictable and safe. They need to be taught what is right and wrong, what is acceptable and what is unacceptab…
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