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- Entering Their Imaginative World By Dan Edmunds
In dealing with children with autism spectrum disorders, its all about relationship. These children are within a realm where they feel and respond much differently than others. There has been much focus on trying to eliminate certain behaviors or to evoke particular responses in children which actually become rote and repetitive for them without context. One of the goals in aiding these children should be in helping them find meaning. In order to do this we must be willing to not look at the c…
- A Mother's Way By Teresa O'Neill
Dear MomOn this day set aside to honour “Mother’s” let me tell you a story about you and me and your granddaughter Shelby.“Hi Mom, I’m in a really bad space” so many things went through my mind in a flash. Was she pregnant? I was also impressed with her language because I understood the language of space. Yes, she is my daughter and we sometimes speak the same language. Shelby had been to a high school leadership camp on the weekend. How profound for her had it been? What did she want to …
- How to Raise Creative Kids By Susan Stump
“Where did he come up with that?” Kids often amaze us with their imaginative ideas, and we should give ourselves a pat on the back for playing a role in this development. Innovative thinking is essential for success in school and in life, and it’s our job as parents to nurture our kids’ innate desire to be creative. Inventive play fosters original thinking, an asset when children are confronted with new situations. By providing activities that use their creativity and imaginations, we are givi…
- Did You Get the Hidden Parenting Message in Finding Nemo? By Michelle Shelton
In the movie, Finding Nemo, Nemo's father, Marlyn asks the sea turtle, "Dude, how do you know when they are ready?"This is an interesting question that many parents would like to know. How DO you know when your children are ready to take on tasks for themselves? The only way to know if your children are ready for something is to test them. In the movie you may remember Nemo being in the fish tank and becoming stuck in the air tube, all of the other fish wanted to rescue Nemo from a certain dea…
- Navigating in the New World: Parents and Teenagers Growing Together By Douglas Cowan, Psy.D.
One of the most prevalent myths of our modern culture is the one that says, "Adolescence is a time of inevitable conflict." You will hear doctors say it, and teachers, and therapists, and pastors, and even parents. It seems that nearly everyone has bought into this myth. The thinking goes like this: 1. Teenage "rebellion" is normal; 2. Because teenage "rebellion" is normal it is to be accepted, perhaps even encouraged by those who work regularly with teenagers; 3. Because teenage "rebellion" i…
- Designing Relaxing Evenings for You and Your Children By Brook Noel
After a long day’s work many parents look forward to a relaxing evening at home. Yet a parent arrives home only to be bombarded with news broadcasts of their child’s events, demands for dinner, housework that needs to be done, homework that needs to be assisted with, baths and teeth to be brushed, laundry to be done, next day events to be organized—the beat goes on.Evenings can be the enjoyable time you would like for both your children and yourself. Preplanning and sticking to a regular sched…
- Let's Pretend By Susanne Myers
Children explore the world around them and learn through pretend play. With so many passive activities like watching TV and playing video games, we sometimes need to encourage our children to pretend play. Here are a few suggestions on how to get those creative juices flowing for both you and your child.Dress Up BoxPut a dress up box together with some of your old dresses, jackets, blouses, old Halloween costumes, etc. Don’t forget to throw in some fun accessories as well, such as purses, hats…
- Calming Tips for Hyperactive Children By Jeannine Virtue
Parents of hyperactive children know the "Would you please just settle down?!" phrase well, and likely use it on a regular basis.There are a number of tips to help parents settle their hyperactive child down. These quick tips and relaxation techniques take the same amount of time as yelling and scolding but produce incredibly different results in hyperactive children.Quick Calming Tips:Try quick tips to calm a hyperactive child down during temper outbursts or unusually rowdy days. These calmin…
- Are You Meeting ALL Your Child's Basic Needs? By Frank McGinty
This may come as a surprise, but many parents are unaware ofthe full extent of their child's basic needs.Do you remember the old song by Lennon and McCartney aboutthe girl leaving home after 'living alone for so manyyears'? The parents were desolate. They'd given hereverything money could buy - so how could she possibly havebeen lonely and unhappy?Clearly, there were some needs that just weren't being metat home, so the girl upped and left.What are these basic needs we must be aware of if we'r…
- For School Success, Don't Coddle Your Kids By Fran Santoro Hamilton
Parents want their children to succeed in school. However, sometimes their best intentions are misguided. Attempts to provide children with a wonderful life can, in fact, increase the stress of the entire family.One of parents’ most common mistakes is to want to make everything easy for their children. It’s painful for parents to see their children struggle. If children never do anything difficult, however, they never learn that they can successfully meet a challenge.Here are some things paren…
- A Guide To Help You Teach Your Children Positve Self-Image Through Fitness By Lynn Bode
Raising a pre-teen or teenage daughter (or son) is not easy and can cause any parent a lot of stress. There’s so much to worry about – dating, drugs, alcohol, sex, school grades, just to name a few. But one crucial element often gets overlooked until it manifests itself in extreme ways (like through an eating disorder). I’m talking about self-image. It’s extremely important that parents ensure that their children have a positive self-image, especially in relation to their body.The key to ens…
- Child Separation Anxiety: Does Your Child Have It? By D.Herren
If you are a parent, then more than likely you may face the common problem of separation anxiety in your child. What exactly is child separation anxiety? In a nutshell, this is the type of anxiety or stress your child may encounter when you leave him/her alone and they get upset or cry due to the separation involved. The reason they get upset or cry is because the child learns to remember objects or specific people, and when those objects or people become absent, anxiety sets in.The separat…
- Study Skills - How Can YOU Help Your Kids? By Frank McGinty
Some years ago when touring the Scottish Highlands, a man I
met said something that's stuck with me ever since.He was elderly, yet was still working away on his small
farm. He had no intention of retiring, and when asked if he
felt the pace of the years he said no, he really enjoyed his
work but - and this is what stuck with me! - "It's a day's
work getting started."In other words every day he had to gather up his strength
and resolve, get out there and get going.And this doesn't apply only t…
- Breaking the Silence of Struggling Children By Jeffrey Nicely
Growing up as the oldest of two children in a small town in the mountains of Virginia, everything appeared normal on the surface, but inside, I struggled silently and alone. I wasn’t into sports but I was a very motivated, creative, and hardworking young boy. Doing my best to win the favor of my parents through accomplishments and hard work, I felt different and alone. I was sensitive, neat, clean, somewhat of a perfectionist, yet always ready to help others in times of need. This was my li…
- Valuable Parenting Tip By K. Perry
Very often, new parents rely on a parenting tip or two which is passed to them by their own folks, who are now grandparents and usually have plenty of reliable advice to share. If this sort of parenting tip and advice is not available however, new parents could run into all sorts of problems while trying to raise a healthy baby.Attending a few lessons at a parenting class where valuable knowledge and all kinds of parenting tips are passed along and shared could rectify this lack of basic skill…
- Normal and Logical Consequences By Judy H. Wright
Successful parents have learned to be both firm and kind at the same time. They set boundaries and work with their children to help them understand that they will follow through with appropriate action if inappropriate behavior continues. Don’t think when I say firmness that I really mean strictness. Strictness deals with the child; firmness is more an extension of our resolve toward our decisions.AN EXAMPLE OF KIND, BUT FIRM CONSEQUENCES“Yes, you may play in the sprinkler, but you must dry…
- End Homework Battles By Katie Basson
Ask parents what their biggest school year challenge is, and you’ll likely hear that it is the difficulty they face in getting their kids to do homework. With so many other attractive ways for kids to spend their time, getting them to buckle down and complete that extra bit of schoolwork can be like pulling teeth. As with any chore, though, there are strategies you can use to get it done and make it more fun.
1. Make Time for HomeworkFitness gurus have known this for years: you are more li…
- How to Handle Teenage Behavior Problems By Kelly Nault
The teenage years are perhaps the most difficult years for parents and kids. As with any relationship, your relationship with your kids goes through different cycles and stages. While you were their “hero” in the toddler years, by the teen years you may become just an “advisor to the board” — someone you hope they will consult on crucial decisions!Add teenage behavior problems to the parenting mix and things can be downright
tough. How you, as a parent, handle these potentially tumultuous yea…
- Internet Dangers - Protecting Children from Internet Jeopardy By Stuart Malkin
Parents are in a unique position to “monitor” their children’s internet activities and to observe their behavior with respect to any actions generated by the child’s internet use. If children are hiding something from a parent, usually an astute parent will sense that something is askew... in these times it may well be internet associated. This is a delicate balance of empowerment and trust. And it is a wise parent that verbalizes this balance and discusses it openly with the child, especiall…
- 5 Ways To Tell If A Preschooler Is Living In Your House By Deborah Shelton
1. You reheated the same cup of coffee three times this morning.2. There is always one more person in your bed in the morning, than there was the night before.3. You can’t imagine life without the Cartoon Network.4. The lock on your bathroom door is purely for decoration… After all, no locked door could withstand, “Mom? What are you doing? Mom? Can I come in? Mom? Can I show you something? Mom? Can I give you a hug? Mom? Can you hear me? Mom?5. You have started —or signed— a petition to banish…
- Child Abuse: History, Laws and the A.S.P.C.A By Darlene Barriere
From a historical perspective, child abuse has plagued society since the beginning of time. Two rights have been at the core of child abuse: the right to own property, and the right to own children.In ancient Rome, fathers had absolute authority over their children. They alone decided which of their children lived or died. Children born deformed, disabled, or in any way outside of what was considered normal, children born of the 'wrong' gender, namely girls when boys were far more desirable, w…
- To Clean or Not To Clean By Heather Cooper
Before my daughter was born my house was so tidy and immaculate that you could eat off the floor! Dishes were done immediately (no dishwasher here!), the toilet was cleaned every morning and the house was dusted and vacuumed quite frequently. Today? The dishes sit on the counter till the next day when I tip-toe to the kitchen before the baby wakes so I can get it cleaned and put away, the house is vacuumed just when it looks like it needs it and the dust sits even now several inches thick upo…
- Talk to Your Kids About Marijuana By Harriet Hodgson
There are more than 200 names for marijuana, including pot, grass, reefer, and weed. No matter what you call it, marijuana is dangerous, "far more dangerous than most users realize," according to the American Council for Drug Education.Users may try to pressure your kids into using marijuana. Your kids may already be experimenting with it. But experimentation can become frequent use and abuse. Share these marijuana facts with your kids. Remind them of these facts again and again.* Today's…
- Tips for Parents of Teenagers: Don't Just Survive - Thrive! By Sue Blaney
What makes parenting so challenging at times? One widespread research study reports that feeling “unprepared” tops the list for many parents’ causes of dissatisfaction. And parents of teenagers, in particular, may feel this acutely as so many changes converge at once: adolescents are changing in every conceivable way while they often push parents away in their search for individuality. That this often happens during parents’ own mid-life changes only adds to the poignancy of this period in a f…
- You Want Whaaat??? By Douglas G. Burkland
Not too long ago my teenage daughter approached me with a very special request... one that not every father gets from his loving daughter. I was sitting in front of the TV after a hard day at work and while I was fidgeting with the defective cable company-provided remote (the one the kids only know how to operate) trying to find a movie I hadn't yet seen ten times already on cable, she blurts out, "Dad, can I have a breast reduction?"Now, if you're a parent then you know there exists a certain…
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