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1001. How to Help Your Child be Successful in Kindergarten By Tina O'Block
      Your child’s first year of school should be a fun and exciting time. Children who are comfortable with and prepared for this first school experience are more likely to have rewarding and productive years, and therefore associate positive feelings with education. Since parents are children’s first and most important teachers, you can play a key role in preparing your children for a successful school experience by pre-exposing them to key concepts they will experience in school. This can…



1002. 10 Steps To Prepare You For Life With Children By Michael Grose
      It's hard to explain to the uninitiated the changes that a child will bring to your life - nothing is quite the same again. If you are an expectant father (or even mother) or just considering the prospect of parenthood, do the following 10-step program so you can learn what you're in for.1. Go to the nearest doctor's surgery, pharmacy, clothes store, shoe store or sports store and empty your wallet onto the counter. This will be a regular occurrence well into the next millennium. The method of…



1003. Parenting Secrets Revealed By Karen Montgomery
      So your little Susie wants to join a competitive gymnastic club? You conclude that this is going to be great fun! Maybe, you even think this is just the ticket your bouncy little girl needs to get rid of her pent-up energy while meeting other little friends. Initially, all seems well as you proudly watch your Susie happily striving to achieve equilibrium success. However, as the first competitive trial draws near, Susie is apprehensive and fearful. She doesn’t appear quite as secure as she …



1004. Parenting Your Teenager: How to Build Trust By Jeff Herring
      ``Mom, can I go to the mall with my friend Jenny?''``No, not after you came home late last night.''``Well, everyone else gets to.''``I don't care what everybody else gets to do; you can't.''``You just don't trust me.''``You've got to earn it.''``I have.''``No, you haven't.''``Have, too.''``Have not.''SLAM! Etc.If the above conversation sounds familiar, you're probably the parent of a teen-ager.I especially like the ``everybody else gets to do it'' line. My parents' response was, ``If everyone …



1005. Ease Bug Bites with Easy Herbs By Susun Weed
      Summertime means insect bites and stings. Ouch! Take a leaf from Susun S. Weed's storehouse of natural remedies: Soothe, heal, and prevent bites with safe herbal remedies that grow right where you live: north or south, east or west, city or country. The best natural remedies for insect bites are right underfoot.Plantain, also called ribwort, pig's ear, and the band-aid plant, is a common weed of lawns, driveways, parks and playgrounds. Identify it by the five parallel veins running the length…



1006. Picky Eaters - Successful Strategies Part 1 By Jason Katzenback
      What is in a name?The answer is everything!Jo J. of Victoria, Texas said that her son was a very picky eater between the ages of four and six and refused to eat many of the dishes she made, until she discovered the art of renaming recipes.“One evening I discovered that he would eat ANYTHING he thought might be on the diet of the characters of his favorite TV show at the time, ‘The Young Riders.’ Oh, yeah,” Jo says, “The Kid's Beans, Teaspoon's Favorite Casserole, Young Riders' Skillet, and ma…



1007. Building Teen Self Esteem: The Ultimate Investment in Your Child By Michael Robinson
      Growing up from a child to a teenager and beyond is a very difficult time in the lives of our children. Many parents take this precious period in their child's life totally for granted with work and life's chores always beckoning our call. Building teen self esteem is not only vital to nourish your child's self confidence but it is also important for their development into adult hood.Building teen self esteem should be a major priority in a functional family setting and it should not be perce…



1008. Removing the 'Step' Out of Fathering Your Wife's Children (Part II) By Mark Davis
      Recently, a friend approached me about “Removing the ‘Step’...” Part I, with a few choice words of criticism. She said that she enjoyed the article, but there were a few issues in which she took offense. Normally I would have told a critic that opinions are like socks, everybody has so many of them that they seem to get lost in the shuffle of life. But since the friend was my pastor’s wife, I thought that maybe I should find a good match for this instance. And because this particular publi…



1009. Use Encouragement Instead of Criticism to Help Children Improve By Judy H. Wright
      Criticism is punitiveOur children judge themselves on the opinions we have of them. When we use harsh words, demeaning adjectives or a sarcastic tone of voice, we literally strip a child’s core of self-confidence and make them less likely to try to please us.Studies have shown that verbal abuse is more likely than physical abuse to damage children’s self esteem.Not only does it damage their soul, it is counter productive to cooperation and lasting change.Encouragement is upliftingEncouragemen…



1010. Would You Know if Your Child Were Being Bullied? 4 Tips to Keep Them From Becoming a Victim By B. Williams
      The 21st Century Problem in Schools: Bullying, and How to Keep Your Kid From Being a VictimChildren bullying other children has been an issue since there were children, and though it has often been downplayed as "part of growing up," it has always had potentially serious implications from an emotional perspective.But these days, due to a host of factors such as our society's glorification of celebrity and being popular, violence in mass media, and easy access to deadly weapons, the implication…



1011. Sibling Rivalry: The Magic Trick That Stops It Instantly By Stephanie Gallagher
      It's a familiar scene: Kids screaming at each other, complaining that, "He got a bigger piece of pie," or "She got to stay up an hour later last night."When sibling rivalry rears its ugly head, what do you do?Try to reason with the kids? Scream, threaten or punish them? Ignore it and run for cover?None of these methods is very effective for very long.But I've discovered a tactic that works every time. It really is guaranteed to end sibling battles, almost instantaneously. The only downside…



1012. Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson Never Went To Public School By Joel Turtel
      Most of our Founding Fathers, including Ben Franklin, Sam Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, like most average colonial Americans, spent few years, if any, in formal grammar schools of the day, yet they knew how to read and write well.Most voluntary local grammar schools expected parents to teach their children to read and write before they started school. Most colonial parents apparently had no trouble teaching their children these skills.At least ten of our presid…



1013. Picky Eater - Fighting the Good Fight By Jason Katzenback
      Often, the struggle at dinnertime with your picky eater is not so much about food as it is about control. As children become more independent, conflicts can arise as they carefully scrutinize what goes into their mouths. The more you push, the more they resist with the outcome resulting in tears and frustration.During one of these scenarios, it is not surprising to see picky eater dissolve into hysterics when faced with a tiny lima bean or hear unpleasant gagging sounds after your seven-year…



1014. Parenting Your Teenager: How to End the Curfew Battle By Jeff Herring
      Q. Things have been relatively calm and OK with our 16-year-old son so far. Now all of a sudden, there is a huge battle about curfew. He wants to stay out later and later, and we don't think he is ready. How do we set appropriate curfew in our house?A. Here are a few basic principles on which you and your teen can build:*Curfew is for the convenience of the parents, not the teens. Parents want to know what time their teens will be home so the parents can sleep when they need to. Be careful not…



1015. Keeping Kids Safe on the Internet By Michelle Annese
      The biggest trick some child predators’ are using these days is to pretend to be a kid, in a kid site chat room.Child predators are talking the lingo, misspelling words, having simple conversations to gain trust with children on the internet.But do you really know just how fast they can find information about your child or your family?This is one website every parent must see:http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/ceos/index.htmlScroll down to the bottom and you will see a section calledInteractive Too…



1016. 6 Tried & True Fun Ways to Educate and Entertain Your Preschooler By Myranda Morgan
      1. New Word of the DayIntroduce your preschooler to a new word each morning at breakfast and define it for him. Keep it simple by using synonyms for words he already knows. Example: vehicle can be another word for car, truck, van, etc. Make a game of using the word as many times as possible each day. This is a fun way to build your child's vocabulary.2. Create a Reading Hide-AwayA large cardboard box can become anything your child wants it to be. Spend a fun-filled afternoon fashioning a readi…



1017. How To Be Your Child's Sex Educator By Kim Dziobak
      The debate in many towns continues throughout this country about who should hold the responsibility of educating young people about sex and sexuality. On one side of the spectrum there are those who believe that parents and only parents should be teaching such sensitive and value-fill information to kids. On the other side, there are those who say that not enough education is being done in the home and that the schools need to step up and do the right thing by kids.To further the debate and …



1018. Is My Child Lazy? By Judy H. Wright
      Is there a difference between lazy and unmotivated? Why do some children move as if in slow motion? Is this normal or are they just trying to irritate you? You may be surprised to learn that a great many factors come into play when a child appears to be lazy; stage of growth, hormones, hunger, motivation, lack of clear directions and maybe even sleep deprivation.I have never taught my workshop of “Kids, Chores & More” when there hasn’t been at least two parents of 11 year old boys lamenting…



1019. EEG Biofeedback Training as a Treatment Option for ADHD By Douglas Cowan, Psy.D.
      The popularity of EEG Biofeedback Training continues to grow both in the USA and around the world. Many parents are searching for treatment options for ADHD other than medications, and as a results are exploring this high tech approach to treatment. Here are some things that I think you should know about Neurofeedback or EEG Biofeedback training if you are considering it for your ADDer: First, I believe it to be a good option for treatment. This is based on my ten years of personal experienc…



1020. Mixed Feelings By Mario Campeau
      In my many years of involvement in sports, very often I noticed what I call 'mixed feelings' from parents. You know, the 'good news - bad news' feelings.Good news! Your boy made the cut for the elite soccer team. Bad news! He's going to play against teams from out of town and it will cost you a lot of money.Or this one that just happened to me a few days ago:Good news! Your daughter just classified herself for the Nationals in gymnastic. Bad news! You live in Montreal and the Nationals are in …



1021. 5 Ways to Zap "Mommy Guilt" By Lori Radun
      I remember, almost 14 years ago, bringing my son Kai home from the hospital. We had borrowed an old car seat from someone we knew. I placed all 6 lbs 14 oz. of him into the car seat and suddenly burst into tears. The car seat was way too big for him. I really felt I had failed him. I mean what kind of mother doesn't know he needed an infant car seat? The sudden awareness that I didn't know what I was doing hit me like a ton of bricks. The nurses were gone and I was on my own.From the mo…



1022. Parenting Styles - Overcoming Your Differences By Lori Radun
      If you spend any time in the parenting section of the library or your local bookstore, you will find hundreds of books on disciplining and raising your children. All the leading experts have their own ideas about what works and what doesn’t. As a parent, you have your philosophy that you bring to the table. Most of your thoughts come from what you learned as a child. You either liked the way your parents raised you, agreed with some of it and disagreed with the rest, or didn’t like any pa…



1023. Committed Parenting By Russell Turner
      When you think about it, probably the one thing that our children need most in order to grow up feeling loved, happy, and empowered enough to give of themselves to others is our commitment to them as parents. Our children must know that we have made a commitment to them and we must demonstrate that commitment constantly. When we decide to have a child we take on this commitment. It is the biggest commitment we will ever make. When one of our children is diagnosed with diabetes the commitment, …



1024. Quality Time? By Gary E. Anderson
      There's a phrase that’s become popular over the past few years that fills me with wonder. That phrase is "quality time." We've all heard it, and we all seem to accept it as a real concept. But to the average country person, that phrase is difficult to comprehend.Here's what I mean. Last summer, my 10-year-old son Cody and I spent an entire day walking the fields, checking fences. When we saw a post that needed straightening or a strand of wire that needed to be tightened, we set right to work.…



1025. What is Prenatal Intelligence? By Maria Gonzalez
      Prenatal intelligence, also known as fetal intelligence, has become a very hot topic among medical professionals and expecting parents because of the affects it might have on the fetus. Many studies have been done that show a link between fetal stimulation and intelligence as well as increased development of motor skills, language and social skills. This is important for expecting parents who want to give their child the most advanced opportunities to be as intelligent and well adjusted as pos…





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