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- COMMITMENT: Teaching Children the Lessons of a Lifetime By Jeffrey Miller
It's been said, time and again, that for a child to learn what is most important, he must be shown the lessons through example, not through words. And, if we are to nurture certain traits within our children, we must first develop those traits in ourselves.I've been teaching martial arts to children for a decade and a half and I've discovered something amazing about children - they want to learn what is expected of them. For all of the 'button-pushing,' resistance to your wishes and what-not…
- Child Behavior (2-6 year olds): How To Avoid Raising A Spoiled Brat! By Kelly Nault
Studies tell us that child behavior between 2 - 6 years of age impacts their future personality more than at any other stage. Talk about pressure for parents! A toddler’s increased mobility and expanding vocabulary mark the dawn of a new stage in life—one in which preschoolers want to explore more of their world, long to play with others, and look to experience greater independence from their parents. Although the preschool years can be exciting, they can also signal a time of many parenting c…
- Parents: You Can Do Something About Professional Sports Ethics By Paul Jerard
Most of us can agree that there is a lack of ethics standards within professional sports today. The fact that many of today’s sports heroes are ethical is a stroke of luck. The fact is - many sports superstars are good people, but what about the “bad apples” that shame their sport, teammates, communities, fans, and team owners?Many children look up to professional players as role models. They copy the actions of their “super heroes,” even down to drug abuse, trash talking, steroid use, bad …
- Kids: Channeling Mania Towards Productivity By Kate Hufstetler
More and more kids these days are diagnosed ADD, ADHD, or Bipolar. There are biological reasons for this, and there are environmental elements which can soothe or aggravate the symptoms. It becomes increasingly easy to “react” to each mood swing rather than to develop a plan for different positions on the pendulum swing. Yet, preplanning is the best chance at teaching our children coping skills that will serve them throughout life. A child will learn better during a manic or hyper stat…
- Tech-Savvy Kids: The M Generation at Home By Dawn Miller
If you’ve wondered how your teenager can “do homework” while talking on the phone, instant messaging and watching TV all at the same time – you’re not alone. Lots of parents and stepparents are asking how to handle a generation that is media-saturated.A new study of 8-18 year olds by the Kaiser Foundation portrays "Generation M" as always wired to media. Four hours a day are spent with television and nearly 2 hours with music. Nearly seventy per cent of all kids have a television in their bedr…
- Character Building: What Are We Teaching Our Kids? By Beth Rimstidt
Have you ever wondered why you were blessed with your child? With all the different temperaments in the world to be put together, God has placed you and your child together. Sometimes it's almost funny to see how similar or contrasting a parent and child's personalities are. There are times that I have thought "What in the world were you thinking, God?" Do you really think this child with this personality can live under a roof with me for 18 years? Is this some kind of joke? But I always …
- Busy, Working Parents --- 22 Ways To Homeschool Your Kids By Joel Turtel
If you’re a single parent or a married couple on a tight budget so that both parents have to work, you may worry about finding the time and energy to homeschool your children, but it can be done. It comes down to planning and scheduling your time.Most home-schooling parents teach their children about two to four hours a day and turn out well-educated kids. So the problem is how to squeeze in about ten to twenty hours a week for home-schooling. Here are some suggestions:1. Can you change your w…
- The Old and the New By HPriya Sivan
During one "generation gap" quarrel with his parents young Michael cried, "I want excitement, adventure, money, and beautiful women. I'll never find it here at home, so I'm leaving. Don't try and stop me!"
With that he headed toward the door. His father rose and followed close behind. "Didn't you hear what I said? I don't want you to try and stop me."
"Who's trying to stop you?" replied his father. "If you wait a minute, I'll go with you."This is a joke doing its rounds on how the new genera…
- Are You Reading to Your Kids? By Nicole O'Reilly
Over a number of years there have been issues raised concerning the literacy levels of eight year old children in schools. The number not meeting minimum literacy levels was almost at 30% only a few years ago. It has since improved but is still a concern to teachers and parents alike.It seems the desire for consumer goods and pressure for both parents to maintain employment is robbing our next generation of the precious time spent nuturing them with stories and preparing them for school. Readi…
- Puberty - Get Ready to Play the Puberty Game By Michael Grose
Puberty can be a difficult time for children. Not quite kids anymore and not really adolescents they are caught in the middle in type of limbo. It is a sad time for many young people too. Many look back at their childhood and realise that they can never really act the same way yet they look ahead and realise that adolescence will present them with its own peculiar challenges.Children are reaching adolescence earlier than ever. The World Health Organisation estimates that in developing countrie…
- Three Sure-Fire Ways to Teach Your Child About Safety By Michelle Annese
Levels of SafetyBy teaching our children there are different levels of safety and those levels depend on the situation they are in and the decisions they make in those situations, we can better train them to use their instincts, intuition, and even fear as safety tools. This is an easy way to explain to our children how to trust these instincts.“Every time we travel through a busy intersection, there are traffic lights there to tell us if it is safe to pass through. If the light is green, that…
- Grandparents! Help Your Grandkids Do Math! By Kenneth Williams
This may come as a surprise.But despite all the advances in education, many kids still
struggle in the math class.Math is an important subject, yet many kids just don't "get
it".Teachers can only devote a limited amount of personal
attention to each student.And parents are so busy with their own work nowadays, they
don't have time to help their children with school work.That's where YOU, the grandparent, come in!Grandparents teach their grandchildren through example and
play a role in encourag…
- Safely Feeding our Children By Susan Yurek
There are wonderful articles about the growing organic food industry that discuss feeding children responsibly. Young mothers, in particular those choosing to pulverize their own recipes for their babies, are embracing new lines of organic baby food. Peek into their fridges and you'll find organic milk, cheeses, and farm stand, organic or home grown fruits and vegetables.I must say my own daughters ate our table food and home grown organic vegetables (carefully selected of course), that were p…
- Plane Trip with Kids By Brigette Meier
Though you can cover even very long distances by car if you have the guts to, as soon as it comes to crossing water, you'll have to stick to a plane. The equation is the same as usual: limited space + long time of inactivity = whiny, annoying children.The big difference towards a car is that when you're on a plane, you can't just stop and let your children run around a bit, and you even have to share it with a lot of other people (who probably want to have a rest). So how to keep the little on…
- Dads, Give them Household Chores By Mark Brandenburg
You have a chore to do around the house, and your
kids want to help out. You know it might be nice
for them to help, but you're feeling a bit impatient.
And you know it might turn into a two hour project,
with a big mess to clean up. A mess that could be
avoided if you did it yourself.We've all been there, haven't we?It can be so much easier to do the household chores and
projects without the assistance from your little friends.
After all, who's got the time in today's world to make a
projec…
- Who Are Your Kids Talking To Online? By Maria Estarellas
Studies have shown that:1 out of 4 children were sent pictures of people who were
naked or having sex?1 out of 5 children were solicited for sex on the Internet50% of people have made phone calls with someone the
chatted with online.Do you know what strangers are saying to your kids?What can you do to protect your children from unscrupulous
people in the Internet?Today's children, and specially teens, spend more time on
the computer. Even though the Internet is nowadays the
primary source of c…
- How to Child Proof Your Home in One Day By Xavier Nelson
Parents and caregivers want to provide a safe place for their children to live and play but too often child proofing these areas gets put off. The good news is that child proofing is not difficult and can easily be completed in one day.On your first visit to the store you will likely be overwhelmed by all of the products on the market designed to child proof or baby proof your home. Is every corner and crevice a danger? You can't child proof the world, but as you continue to teach your childre…
- Celebrating Mom: How To Make Every Day Her Special Day! By Rob Stringer
Bearers of life, wipers of noses, givers of unconditional love … mothers are the unsung heroes of everyday life. Although it is hoped that you recognize and celebrate your Mom on a regular basis, her special day—Mother's Day—is soon approaching.Although the first official Mother's Day took place on May 9, 1914 when, then president, Woodrow Wilson declared the second Sunday in May "Mother's Day", cultures have been celebrating mothers throughout history. While you may not be planning to erect a…
- Parenting Your Teenager: When I Was Your Age By Jeff Herring
"When I was your age....."If you don't believe this one is useless, just watch your
teen's eyes the next time you say this one. You will see
them glaze over as they go into the "I've got to sit through
this again" trance.They hear absolutely nothing you say after "when I was
your age."Step back a moment and consider what you are trying to teach them. In doing family therapy, I will often ask a parent, in front of the teen, "what were you like when you were 16?" The teen is usually listenin…
- Parents Dealing with Worry and Fear By Lawrence Vijay Girard
Dear Vijay,I worry about not being a good parent. My daughter Tracy is six and my son Michael is four. They seem happy. Our family does things together. It is just that with so much that seems to be going wrong in the world, I fear that something will go wrong at home.Hope you can help me, M.J.Dear M.J.,This really isn’t a parenting question. It is a question about your own self and how you relate to life. Your children are simply the catalyst for energizing these issues for you. The fact that…
- Three Tips to Get Children with Sleeping Problems Asleep By Linda Jenkinson
According to the American Sleep Association 70% of all babies and infants at one time or another suffer from sleeping difficulties. So if bed time is a difficult time for you and your baby you are in good company. Rest assured that there is probably nothing wrong but of course when you are in doubt seek professional care. Jodi Mindell, a researcher and sleep expert at the Institute, has 3 tips for worried parents.
Put your baby to bed when he/she is sleepy but not yet asleep.
That way you tea…
- Child Discipline - Be Consistent With Your Child By Fern Kuhn
The biggest complaint you hear from parents about their children is "they don't listen to me and I have tried everything"Then when you start talking, you find out that parents give in at the end because it is just too exhausting to be consistent.For example--you want your child to go to bed at a certain time. Instead of sticking to that time and being consistent, your child starts begging or screaming or taking a fit to stay up later and you give in. What you need to do is just stick to the ti…
- Baby's First Month at a Glance By Michelle Higgins
Congratulations on your new baby! You have just brought your
baby home and are pretty excited about everything. Perhaps
you don't even mind the fact that getting a good night's
sleep is getting tougher by the day.Getting into a routineThis is not easy, but rest assured, it will happen. By the
end of the first month, new parents discover that their baby
lets them slip into a comfortable (but exhausting) routine.
If this is your first baby, you probably feel totally
amateurish. Relax, let your b…
- Teaching Preschool Color and Shapes with Family Games By Laura Bankston
My kids just can't get enough of playing games with Mom and Dad--can yours?Sometimes we all take a break in the middle of the day and play a game together. Most of the time, I just make sure we play games so that we all have fun together. I can get so caught up in things that I'll go from one task to the next and forget to have a little fun.Today, after several pleas from my kids, I got out the Uno cards. Today I would be playing with six-year-old Ryan and three-year-old Maegan. In the past, M…
- What Can Parents Do to Guide the Social Development of Children? By Judy Wright
Making friends is a skill, just like playing the piano or riding a bike. Skills can be learned and behaviors can be changed. While it may require more effort for some people to be comfortable in groups, it can be learned, especially if the child is willing to put forth the effort and knows that she has your support.Be sure to encourage a child’s positive efforts to get along with peers and to find a friend, even when it appears that such attempts are not meeting with success. Remind her of …
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