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- 10 keys to Developing Your Child's Genius By Esther Andrews
Would you like your child to be the best that he can be - to
achieve his maximum potential? Imagine how successful your
child can be with a brilliant mind, lightening fast learning
skills, an accurate, lasting memory, creativity and problem
solving skills of a genius. Here are 10 keys to developing your
child's genius.1. When Should I Start?Start immediately. Do you have a newborn? Excellent time to
start. Do you have a teenager? It is not too late! There are
many things you can teach your t…
- Time, Stress, and a Baby By Christoph Puetz
The main thing we noticed since having a baby is that time is a more valuable good. We do not have enough time for many things or time is really tight to accomplish certain tasks before the next feeding time has come. Think about feeding. The little one needs to be fed every 3 hours. Take approx. 15 minutes for the preparation, diaper change, cuddling, etc. before the actual feeding. Now take 30 minutes for the actual feeding, burping, holding and interacting with the baby. This really leaves …
- Adoption: How to Defeat the "Waiting-for-Referral Syndrome" By Edi Sowers
"Why is it that as we get closer to referral, each day gets longer and longer?”Picture this scenario.Your Dossier has been sent. You’ve received notice that it’s been logged in at the country’s adoption office. You begin your wait.At first, there is a letdown. You’ve been so caught up in the paperchase 24/7 that you now feel a sense of purposelessness. What to do with all that free time?Next, you start communicating with your online adoption groups. You have 6, maybe 7 months to wait befor…
- The Hardest Job I Ever Had By Sharon Davis
I used to have a really challenging job. It was stressful and demanding, high pressure and large responsibilities.I was really good at it too. Really, I was.Then I became a parent.In my old job, I was really good at delegating, training, developing and managing people...and rationalizing.Oh, could I rationalize."I may have to work 60 or 70 hours a week, but I'm providing my girls with security, money for college, a comfortable life.""Yes, I have to be out of town for a week at a time several t…
- How to Silence Your Child's Inner Critic By Marie Roker
Children do what feels good to them and follow their natural instincts. Well meaning parents teach children that it is not socially acceptable to behave in certain ways, thus going against a child's natural inclinations. Children internalize the voices from their parents, teachers and other adults in their lives and start to criticize themselves. Although parents are being helpful, this often contributes to the birth of the inner critic.Who is the Inner Critic?The inner critic is the voice ins…
- Who's Your Daddy? How to be a Great Dad in 5 to 7 Minutes By Steve Brummet
I am a dad. I have been now for over 8 years. And I suppose I don’t know just everything there is to know about being a dad, good bad or otherwise.I have learned a couple of things though.My wife, Susan and I had been married for about 6 years before my daughter, my oldest child Andrea was born. I cut the umbilical cord and almost immediately began to wonder how I was going to teach her. How could I lead her. How was I going to be the all knowing FATHER figure, I was sure I was supposed to be.…
- Bath Time Fun By Jennifer Gove
Bath time can be fun or it can be a real hassle if your child is afraid or don’t like it. So we as mothers try to make it a fun time for our little ones! Then the problem will be getting them out!Color ItBubble bath can be irritating to little ones causing urinary track infections, yeast infections as well as skin irritation. A few drops of food coloring are a wonderful solution adding interest and fun to your child’s bath. You can also turn each bath into a learning experience drop one color …
- Beyond the Words, a Child's Voice By Patricia Gatto
Voices have a way of falling into a pattern, not unlike the sound of constant rain. At first, the rain is obvious as it dramatically announces its arrival, and for a brief moment, you acknowledge the intrusion. But slowly, the rhythmic sounds fade into the background, becoming nothing more than a distant drone.We are fortunate to have the ability to block out sounds like the pouring rain; otherwise, it would be impossible for us to concentrate. But what happens when the rain is actually the vo…
- Working Moms vs. Stay-at-Home Moms, Let's Stop Debating Each Other and Debate the System Instead! By Tina Frazer
I could nearly fund my children’s future education if I received money every time I've heard a woman say, "I wish I could afford to stay at home full time." Sometimes you can recognize a few working women making this statement to avoid judgment from the stay-at-home parenting world (and they shouldn’t feel this way). However, a majority of these women truly prefer to be at home, and are spending days trapped in a work “cell” and feeling committed for life.First and foremost, I would like to …
- Top Seven Tips for Back-to-School Success By John Bishop
Parents play a critical role in their child’s success. These seven tips from http://www.goalsettingforstudents.com explain how to help your child set and achieve goals for the new school year.
1. Set 30, 60 and 90-day goals - with your child. What's most important for the first 30 days? Ask your child what they plan to accomplish and help them make a plan to get there. Creating a regular routine with time for homework, chores, outside activities and free time is critical. Help your child …
- Skip Generation Success Models By Lance Winslow
Have you ever noticed how many very successful men and women have such worthless off spring? Have you noticed how they fail to use those genes in their family to propel success in their every endeavor like their parents? Think about it, the successful businessperson whose son is a Drug Addict? Or the successful minister whose daughter is a complete; well you know?Do you believe in the generation-skipping success model? Perhaps you have noticed this yourself and thought how ironic indeed; wonde…
- I'm a Mom, She's a Mom: Being an Adult with Your Parents By Mimi Daniel
On one of her quarterly visits to see her grandson, my three-year-old
son, my mother ignores the available front seat of the car, crowds into
the back next to the car seat and promptly unwraps a lollipop. Feeling
the tension rising, I recall the numerous conversations where I so
proudly tell my mother how I keep sugar away from my son. “Mom, what
are you doing? Haven’t you heard a word I said?” And so it starts. The
struggle of being an adult with my parent.So much is written today …
- Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Blackmail By Jeffrey D. Murrah
Family decision-making is an intriguing phenomenon. Many factors become part of the decision-making process. Emotions play an important part in this activity.Parents and children each use emotions to steer decisions favorable way to themselves. Using emotions to influence decisions develops naturally.The use of emotions becomes harmful when they are used as threats to control or intimidate others. Emotionally charged threats and intimidation leaves their victims feeling helpless. Victims …
- Helping Your Child to Deal with Change By Barbara Desmarais
Fall marks the beginning of many new things both for our children and for us. Starting something new always means change and all of us respond to change differently. Many of us welcome it but many of us are filled with apprehension and fear. Many of your children will be starting elementary school for the very first time. Others will be starting preschool for the first time and others will be carrying on in elementary school but in a new grade with different expectations and more than like…
- The Quadfathers' Daily Devotional for Domestic Dads By Mike Poff
So much has changed in the Forty plus years I can account for. Things once unheard of are now the stuff of everyday life. TV’s have color and I have kids. They ride in an SUV watching DVDs on the LCD TV wearing wireless IF headphones while I listen to cable TV. Did I mention cable TV? Oh well, they watch as I listening to my favorite cable TV station on my satellite radio which doesn’t fade out as we blast about our family busyness down the backwoods and back roads of our Blue Ridge mountain h…
- Children's Allowance By Rexanne Mancini
When we consider that the word allowance means, “allowing for,” it puts that “A” word into better perspective.Children will need access to their own stash of cash when they reach a certain age. Kids develop this need around age 8 or 9 and it grows into the monster it will become by about age 15 or 16 ... they do get more expensive with age, don’t they?At age 8, we began giving our older daughter money for each A on her report card and for each 100% on tests. We receive flack from other parents…
- Benefits of Less TV for My Kids By Steven Wong
1. CHILDREN LEARN TO ENTERTAIN THEMSELVES
When we provide basic tools, our kids turn out some amazing creations.
Towers emerge from blocks and castles arise from sandbox.2. CHILDREN LEARN CRUCIAL THINKING SKILLS WHILE ENTERTAINING THEMSELVES
Some children's TV shows are educational but they are not truly interactive.
Games that actively involve a child stimulate cognitive abilities and develop crucial thinking skills.3. PLAY ENCOURAGES PROBLEM SOLVING AND CAN LENGTHEN A CHILD'S ATTENTION SPAN
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- Now, They’re Bullying My Daughter in Our Home: Welcome to Cyber-bullying By Derek Randel
Last night Tom’s daughter, Sue, came out of her room to see her dad and said, “I got another one of those instant messages. It says, ‘tomorrow you had better not show up at school or else‘.” She has been getting messages like this now for weeks. The result of this is that she no longer likes to turn her computer on.Sue is now 14 years-old and in the 8th grade. She has been bullied at school for a number of years and they have had a difficult time getting the Principal and teachers to put a sto…
- Spanked Kids’ Bottom As Punishment, And Now Mom Feels Guilty By Kelly Nault
Parenting Question"I always swore that a spanked kids’ bottom as punishment is something I
wouldn’t ever do. Yet this morning, I did! My daughter just wouldn’t do anything
… brush her teeth, eat her breakfast, put on her shoes … nothing. I was so
frustrated that I just spanked her bottom, then felt terribly guilty when she
wouldn’t stop crying. How I got her to school I don’t know. Funny thing is that
I heard you on the radio talking about your book When You're About to Go Off
The Deep E…
- Adoptive Parents Abusing Their Children By Janet Alston Jackson
The recent headlines of children found locked in cages at their home in Wakeman, Ohio by adoptive parents, and the 4-year-old girl in Utah killed by her adoptive parents is shocking. But those of us parents who have lived with children diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), like the victimized children in the headlines, are not surprised by the parents extreme frustration and hopelessness--- although their abuse cannot be forgiven.RAD is a condition that keeps children detached and…
- Avoid Weight Problems In Children By Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD
Although, not a well publicized statistic, childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past two decades—15% of American children are obese according to the U.S. Obesity Task Force.With TV commercials bombarding children’s minds with ‘junk food’ options and fast food restaurants enticing parents to ‘take a break’ from tedious cooking by offering toys or a play room, staying on a healthy eating plan is difficult. In addition, playing outside is a distant thought if children are accustomed to…
- Keep the Little Ones Safe, Follow Pool Safety Guidelines By Beverly Hlavka
Pool safety should be on the minds of every parent out there. If you are lucky enough to own an above ground pool or inground pool, you know there are certain safety precautions you must take to protect your children and the children of your friends and neighbors. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 300 children under age 5 die and 2000 more children under age 5 visit hospital emergency rooms for submersion injuries every year. That’s staggering. Some of the Sun Belt s…
- Baby Strollers - On A Budget By Martin Smith
Since you got the news, you have begun gather the things your new bundle of joy will be needing. If this is your first baby you may be overwhelmed by all the decisions at first. The type of stroller you will use for your baby is one of the biggest decisions you will need to make.Your budget is the first thing to consider when you are choosing from among the many different types of strollers. Stroller costs can range from $10 to $400 and higher. The lower end strollers are generally the light w…
- Friends Are A Gift You Give Yourself By Skye Thomas
My oldest boy is fifteen and was a real jerk about a month ago. He had gotten pretty full of himself and acted like he was too cool for the rest of the family. Pretty typical teenager behavior, but I didn't like it. I had gotten to the end of my patience with him and laid into him about how lousy it felt to be treated that way. We ended up in a huge fight. He argued that he wasn't acting any different than normal and that I was just choosing to see things negatively. So, I laid out numer…
- A Chart for Everything By Kayla Fay
For every season, check, check, check,
There is a chart, check, check, check,
And a chart can replace some of your nagging.
A chart for chores,
A chart for grades.
A chart for homework,
A chart for hygiene.
A chart for tracking tv.
A chart for everything....
I used to spend all of my seasons nagging. The song at our home used to sound like this:
"Ron, did you brush your teeth? Joe, is your snack in your bookbag? Mike, are your gymclothes ready? Ash, have you done your reading log? Ron, did…
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