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1126. How Useful Are Bed Wetting Alarms By G Jones
      Whenever parents discuss how to deal with bed wetting, the topic of alarms inevitably gets raised. Bed wetting alarms can be useful devices, but in spite of the popularity with which they get discussed, they should not really be considered a first line option. Bed wetting alarms are highly useful, but they are probably only worthwhile once you have tried a few other methods.Children all develop at different rates. A child who hasn't been able to master staying dry at night, may well be able to…



1127. Treatment Options for ADHD By Douglas Cowan, Psy.D.
      Ritalin has been shown through the years to be very effective in the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder symptoms. Although it has potential side-effects which many families would like to avoid, we have seen it help a lot of people. More recently, other interventions such as EEG biofeedback training have shown themselves to be very useful in treatment as well. A great deal of energy and money has also been invested into the development of non-prescription treatments for ADD ADHD. Consume…



1128. Identifying Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the Classroom: Eight Things Teachers Should By Douglas Cowan, Psy.D.
      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the phrase that is used to describe children who have significant problems with high levels of distractibility or inattention, impulsiveness, and often with excessive motor activity levels. There may be deficits in attention and impulse control without hyperactivity being present. In fact, recent studies indicate that as many as 40% of the ADD kids may not be hyperactive.  Research shows that there are several things happening in the brain o…



1129. Parent Involvement: Finding Your Way in Middle School and High School By Sue Blaney
      In elementary school it’s pretty straightforward: bringing in cupcakes to help the room mother, reading a story to the class, or helping out at the science fair. Your child is happy — proud even—to have you be a part of his classroom activities. But then comes middle school. It’s a new world.“No, Mom! Please don’t come! None of the other parents come, and I don’t want you to be the only one!”Sound familiar? Yes, parent involvement does change as our kids enter adolescence. So we need to change…



1130. What To Do When You Think Your Child Might Have AD/HD By Terry Matlen
      AD/HD (attention deficit disorder) is one of the most common mental health disorders seen in childhood. Studies estimate that between 3-7% of all children have AD/HD: approximately 2 million children in the USA alone, or one child in every classroom.The main symptoms seen in this condition are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, however, it's important to note that not all children with AD/HD have hyperactivity. Many have the inattentive sub-type; these are the children who are often…



1131. Illegal and Legal Drug Usage in the United States By Lance Winslow
      How bad is the illegal drug problem here in the US? Very bad and it alters the brain’s thought process and causes a problem with human interaction and our natural socializing tendencies. The drugs are so diverse and so plentiful that it touches the lives of nearly every American in some way and certainly nearly every family in this country. We must be honest with ourselves. We have legal drugs, prescription drugs and illegal drugs. Caffeine is a drug that is wide spread in America. The verdict…



1132. Top 50 Father Quotations By Danielle Hollister
      "The greatest gift I ever had Came from God, and I call him Dad! "-- Anonymous"Our earth is degenerate in these latter days; bribery and corruption are common; children no longer obey their parents; and the end of the world is evidently approaching."-- Assyrian clay tablet 2800 B.C."The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears."-- Francis Bacon, Sr."A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again. "-- Enid Bagnold"We …



1133. Parenting Your Teenager: 4 Dangerous Myths By Jeff Herring
      MYTH: All teens have to rebel, and the teen years will be miserable years for a family.REALITY: Teens do have to separate from their parents and families. That's good - otherwise kids would be living at home when they are 35.They do, however, have to earn the privilege of being in charge.MYTH: Once teens rebel, you have lost them forever.REALITY: This is the fear of every parent, but it doesn't happen in most cases. As the proverb says, "Raise up a child in the way they should go, and when the…



1134. A Kinder and Gentler Family By Dionna Sanchez
      Citizenship, generosity, manners. Where do we learn them? Home? School? Church?I think most of us would say home. Then why is it that when we are at home, our mouths and manners are at their lowest?You know what I’m talking about. Your son is sarcastic and mouthy. Or your daughter procrastinates before she obeys. How are we supposed to feel loved, treasured, and special when behaviors are lousy in our homes? Moms, we aren’t blameless ourselves either! When was the last time we used t…



1135. How Is Peaceful Parenting® Different? By Nancy Buck
      Peaceful Parenting® ideas are very different from other kinds of parenting practices that you have learned or read about. Certainly it is harder to practice Peaceful Parenting® than to simply threaten or bribe your child into following your directions or making what you consider to be the “right” choices. But what is the heart of the difference between Peaceful Parenting® and other programs?Simply put, Peaceful Parenting® follows the idea that human beings are internally motivated. Children…



1136. Teach Your Children How To Resolve Conflict Without Using Anger Or Power By Michael Grose
      Teaching kids to deal with conflict effectively and peacefully is perhaps the biggest challenge facing adults today. Children’s disagreements both at home and at school can be noisy, physical and psychologically hurtful. The approach to conflict resolution learned and practised in childhood often stays for life.Conflict is part of daily living. Effective people resolve conflict in ways that protect relationships, honour feelings and lead to a resolution. They neither avoid conflict nor do they…



1137. Fizzy Sherbet – A Sweet Science Lesson for Your Kids! By Lindsay Small
      Fizzy sherbet in a paper bag with a strawberry lollipop was probably my favorite treat as a child, but I never knew what was in the sherbet and why it sparkled and tingled on my tongue! Try making some with your kids and enjoy a mini science lesson in the process.The basis of the sherbet is icing sugar (confectioners’ sugar). 50g will make enough for about 6 children. For that amount you will also need a scant teaspoon each of bicarbonate of soda and citric acid. You can buy the latter, in the…



1138. Watch What You Say By Jim Donovan
      "Now don't you go getting any ideas, Harold.""Don't you get any ideas either, Terry.""Don't you two get any ideas."The young mother's words to her small children echoed in my head for several days. While I realized she was probably warning them to not do something against her wishes or something that could harm them, I can't help but wonder about the effects that a situation like that, heard over and over for a period of years, will have on their lives and their ability to realize their potent…



1139. What is Child Sexual Abuse? By Judy H. Wright
      What is child sexual abuse? Any sexual activity that is imposed on a child by an adult or an adolescent is a sexual assault and abuse of the power of one person over another. This also includes experiences of child to child, teen to child, teen to teen, if there is an age difference of four or more years.The key word in this definition is imposed on a child. Children are trained to trust adults, as well they should. When an adult asks, manipulates or forces a child to do something that is …



1140. Clean Slates and Fresh Starts By Patricia Gatto
      Hope, excitement and anxiety all wrapped up in fresh haircuts and new clothes. Pens, pencils and notebooks, the smell of a new box of crayons and a brand new book; it all speaks of such promise.It's the first week of school and everyone starts with an "A". Children are on their best behavior as they cautiously gauge their new surrounding. But once those first days fade and familiarity takes shape, the playing ground is no longer even. A pecking order becomes evident as cliques form and persona…



1141. How To Teach Your Children Social Skills By Alvin Poh Hee Kwang
      As our children grow, they will be going to schools and interacting with lots of different people other. For example, friends and teachers. Hence it is necessary to teach them the social skills that enable them to get along with others, work as part of a group, follow rules, make and keeps friends and act with confidence. These abilities also help our children to build good character.Families have a profound influence on the early development of our children social abilities and skills. If the…



1142. Does Sexual Abuse Usually Occur Just Once? By Judy H. Wright
      Your daughter tells you that Uncle Charley has touched her bottom and she doesn’t like to sit on his lap anymore! Should you believe your child? Yes.Your initial reaction is to confront Uncle Charley, who tells you that your child is making it up and even if it did happen, he will never do it again.He promises he will never ever touch another child inappropriately and you want to believe him. Should you believe him? Probably not.Perhaps abuse will occur just once with a certain child, but mos…



1143. Teen Dating Violence - What You Need to Know By Jill L. Ferguson
      Debbie, a high school junior, appeared to everyone to have the ideal life: on the honor roll, decent part-time job, played three instruments, active in her church youth group, and she was dating a senior, the band’s drum major, Brian. What few people knew about Debbie was that often she sported bruises on her inside upper arm or stomach where Brian would squeeze her arm or hit her during a jealous rage. When Debbie confided in a close friend, the friend asked why she put up with it. “He doe…



1144. Parenting Your Teenager: Ask Questions By Jeff Herring
      Many parents seem to be more than a little confused about what they have a right to know about their teens.The question I often get goes something like this:"We want to know where our 16-year-old son is going to be, and who he is with. He makes it sound as if we are the most out-of-it parents, and that it is abusively embarrassing to him that we want to know what he and his friends are doing. Are we being fair?"You have the right, need and obligation to know all these things, and more. I belie…



1145. Am I Really A Stroller-Monger? By David Leonhardt
      I was reading "A Modern Infant Armada", a humor column in Maclean's Magazine written by a fellow humor columnist. Writing about it now is a bit like a painter painting another painter or a singer singing about another singer (but it not like a cook cooking another cook.).David Russell (yes, another humor columnist named David)laughs at his neighbor for parking both cars in the driveway to make room in the garage for four strollers for just one child. I laughed with him. Four strollers for j…



1146. Missing The Bus By Sandy Williams
      As a step daughter and step grand daughter, I followed the examples that were set for me years before when I became a step parent. The way my stepson finally came to love and respect me as his step mother, was through all of the "trying" experiences we had. Excuse the pun, but raising kids is a very trying experience!One of the first times my stepson "tried" or tested my word and consistency was over catching the school bus. Nick was not a morning person and that made getting up in time for s…



1147. Joint Custody: 10 Strategies for Co-Parenting with an Uncooperative Ex By Karen Alonge
      Almost six years ago, when the father of my children and I divorced, we wholeheartedly agreed to share joint custody of our two children, who were 3 and 6 years old at that time.During our nine years of marriage, we had never argued about parenting philosophies or values. I saw no indication that parenting after divorce would be any different.So, with the help of lots of books and research, I set about creating a lovely best-case scenario of how it would be after the divorce: co-hosting birt…



1148. Healthy Eating For Children: Six Simple Rules By Stacelynn Caughlan
      Rule #1 Make Every Bite Count!Everything your child eats should be nutritious. Children can be picky and inconsistent, so make sure that what they do eat is really good for them. That way if they end up having two bites of potato for dinner, you can be confident that they at least had a great lunch, snack, etc.“Where’s the fun?” you ask. There is not much room in that little tummy, think carefully before filling it with junk. And ask yourself why you are offering chocolate bars or cookies…



1149. Aptitude, Achievement, Processing Deficit - What Does It All Mean? By Sandy Gauvin
      You are sitting with the professionals who know about learning disabilities. They have  been explaining what they will be looking for  when they test your child.  "We look for an aptitude-achievement discrepancy as well as a processing deficit,"  one of them explains.  Your eyes glaze over and you begin to feel you're not too smart.  It's like they're  speaking another language.  You haven't a clue  what these people are talking about. Actually, I've always felt that special education does …



1150. 10 Things You Can Do To Help A Shy Child By Bridget Mwape
      There are a few points about shyness in children which will help you better understand the best approach in dealing with your child. You will need to identify the nature of your child's shyness. Children are shy in different ways for different reasons. Understanding the nature of your child's shyness will help you develop a program geared towards your child's specific needs. Here are some tips to help you get started.1. First of all, are you sure your child really is shy? Some children like t…





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