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- Tough Time Deciding on a Name for Your Baby? Get the Top 1000 baby names ebook By Soli Katir
The conversation went something like this:“Hey honey, when we get pregnant, how about if we name our baby Jack, if it’s a boy?” The husband responded, that no, he indeed did NOT like that name. As time went by, they acquired a cat. They were having a hard time finding a name for the male feline. Finally the husband just said, “You like the name Jack so well, let’s give that name to the cat. Because I am NOT having a son named Jack.”So the couple went happily on their way, enjoying the newlywed…
- Best Tips for Stress Free Child Party Games By Nicole O'Reilly
When planning a child birthday party, just a little bit of organisation will go a long way. A good selection of child party games will keep the group interested and the party running smoothly. Always keep in mind that during the course of the day the weather may turn against you so be prepared to move the party (and games) indoors if necessary!Have an idea of how you would like the party to flow- a typical choice would be: some games or a party craft to start, a break for food and cake, and th…
- Children and Mom and Paper By Barbara Hemphill
Memorabilia – Children can create enough artwork for an entire gallery in a few short weeks. The key here is choices; establish a particular place—e.g., basket, drawer, or shelf – for each child to put artwork. When that space is full, have one-on-one time with Mom and select your “three favorites”. This is a lesson in life, which is continually full of choices. Then create a Memorabilia Box for each child where the favorites are kept. Keep the box in a convenient place, with the lid off, so i…
- Marriages May End But Families Are Forever By Malti Bhojwani
It was at that time when our marriage was falling apart and we completely hated each other when we needed to work constructively as parents, as our child’s world was crumbling too.I have been divorced for over five years now and have a beautiful eleven year old daughter. My ex-husband has re married. They now have a baby girl. I get along very well with my ex husband and his wife and there are many reasons for this friendship.Deciding to have a child was a separate commitment from the one we m…
- The Top 5 Reasons Why Unwed-Parents Must Establish Paternity By Detra Davis
“It takes a village to raise a child” is more than an African proverb, and when the village is small and one parent is missing the task becomes even more challenging. Fortunately, being proactive and understanding your rights as a parent will help alleviate any issues that might arise as you take on the role of single parent. Every child has the right to a parent-child relationship with both parents, and all three deserve an opportunity to develop, enjoy and grow in the relationship.Establis…
- How to Find The Best Time To Be With Your Kids By Joseph Browns
“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.”
-Josh BillingsIf parents want to be able to make best use of time with their children, then it is crucial for a parent to start becoming alert to the state that their children are in. Tired? Satisfied? Bored? His shoe hurts him? She has a stomachache from the spaghetti? And so on....This applies particularly during the time that children are playing with toys. They want to be happy. And you want them to be happy too…
- Minimizing Homework Hassles By John Bishop
John Bishop’s Goal Setting for Students.comParents – Minimize Homework Hassles?It's 6:30 at night and you just got home from a long day at work, but the day's not over yet. First, there’s dinner, then homework and don't forget the chores. Your husband has to finish his proposal by 7 a.m., and you have an important presentation for the president of the company tomorrow. Add a little stress from the monthly bills and the possibility of Dad’s company being downsized, and you have the average U…
- Parents, Teach Thought-Stopping! Fix Crooked Thinking Caps By Jean Tracy
Does your child pout, blame and brood? Does he gripe, groan, and grumble? Do you worry about your child's attitude? If so, maybe your child's thinking cap is crooked. If it is, you can help. First, understand what's going haywire under that cap. Second, learn how too many crooked thoughts create crummy thinking habits. Third, teach your child how to straighten his thinking cap and grow into a person of character.Does your child look, talk, and, feel sad? Perhaps you said "No" to watching TV, o…
- 7 Ways to Survive the Start of the School Year By Katie Basson
It happens every year. Just when you are settled in to the lazy days of summer, you are startled to find Back to School catalogs in your mailbox and bikinis going on sale in favor of turtlenecks. Your local store has devoted an entire aisle to pencils, notebooks, and lunch bags. Soon there will be no more long days at the beach, late nights watching movies with popcorn, or mornings free of alarm clock jitters. It’s enough to make you dread September, but it doesn’t need to be that way. Wi…
- Time To Connect With Your Teen By Tammy Pinarbasi
While on a recent trip to the grocery store, I happened to hear a mother telling her teenage daughter not to answer her ringing cell phone. Of course, the daughter explained to her mother that "she just had to answer it" As the mother was in the middle of stating how she barely gets two minutes of her daughters time in a day, and her daughter answering the ever so "important" call anyways, all I could think was how much I could relate with this poor woman. In fact, I'm sure most parents with…
- Families That Hit Pine Cones Together Stay Together By Duane Shinn
It is said that families that pray together stay together. I think it’s almost equally true that families that play together stay together. If play time is the glue of family life, our family is a sticky crew!One scorching August day we were trying to escape the heat by retreating to a summer cabin rental at Diamond Lake, high in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Our little league star, Garin, suggested that we play baseball.“But we don’t have a ball up here,” I objected.“We don’t need a ball. …
- Family Meetings Are Now On The Agenda By Michael Grose
“Not another meeting!”That tends to be the reaction from many parents when they hear the M word mentioned. Parents tend to associate meetings with the workplace rather than families. Even at work, meetings tend to be tolerated rather than keenly anticipated.My research and my anecdotal evidence suggest that families that have a process to share decisions and to resolve conflict have more cooperative kids and less open sibling disputes. To be truthful, I stopped talking about family meetings in…
- Give Your Child Life Skills for a Lifetime By Paul Jerard
Many parents struggle with solutions to put their child on the fast track to success, and one such solution is not usually far from home. It is your local martial arts school.How will martial arts change your child's life? The difference could be, as simple as, keeping your child away from peer pressure that leads to drug abuse. Although, the answer is much deeper, martial arts will give any child the tools necessary to become a success in life.Goal setting skills (a major component in martia…
- Your Big Yellow Bus By Deborah Martin
The big yellow school bus is coming down my road again. The neighborhood kids seem happy. The dogs are not. The kids are no longer around during the day and Jersey is going to drop a little weight without all the treats they have been bringing her this summer. I must admit that when I see the bus, I feel sorry for those poor suckers. And I express my gratitude that I'm no longer going back to school this time of year.But I am noticing that September stirs in me the urge to learn and do somethi…
- The Five Keys to Using Food Treats Wisely By Michael Grose
There is a discipline strategy that has snuck under the radar of many parenting commentators. No, its not the naughty chair; it’s food treating.A survey conducted recently by Smith’s Snackfood found that 6 out of 10 Australian mums give their children a food treat at least once a week as a reward for cooperative behaviour.Finishing dinner, volunteering for jobs and tidying their bedrooms were the main treat earners for kids. Nearly half of the parents surveyed said they gave their children foo…
- Children Learn What You Teach -- So Be Careful What You Teach! By David Perdew
On our swing through Tennessee last weekend, we stopped to see my daughter -- my oldest child -- who had moved there from Atlanta last year. She took a new job in the whitewater rafting business.She loves the outdoor recreation industry. Her old job was in the same business, but she worked in an office building in Atlanta managing several outposts in north Georgia. She decided it didn't make much sense to live in the city if she loved being in the country. I'm proud of her for making that rati…
- Child ADHD - Deciding Where to Draw the Line By Raji Vinod
The wonderful adaptability of children in dealing with the challenges of this ever-changing and unpredictable world is really amazing. Their growth from a state of familial security and dependence through progressive stages of self-direction and personal autonomy requires enormous and almost anti-gravitational efforts on their part. Children must integrate a continuous changing picture of themselves with a world characterized more and more by conflict, competition and change.Most children cros…
- Why My Troubled-Teenaged Daughter Reminds me of Hurricane Katrina By Timothy Crawford
Dealing with my troubled-teen is like trying to survive a hurricane!No disrespect to the survivors and victims of Hurricane Katrina. My heart goes out to you, but right now, from where I’m sitting a hurricane is a very fitting metaphor to describe dealing with my adolescent daughter whose gone wild.Just like a hurricane, my troubled-daughter’s poor decision-making flies in unexpectedly, yanking up the family foundation, and along with it, our hopes and dreams, sending her mother and I whirling…
- The Mystery of Picky Eaters By Jason Katzenback
If you were to ask 100 parents why they think their children are picky eaters, chances are you would get 90 different answers. Although we know some children are picky eaters for no apparent reason, most are hard to please when it comes to food for two reasons – they are naturally fussy about tastes and textures or they have a learned behavior about food.If you have a picky eater in your house, you are NOT alone! In fact, this is a very common complaint among parents. In addition to being f…
- Promote Physical Fitness for Your Child By Rae Pica
If your child is to derive the benefits of physical fitness, then physical activity must be habitual and lifelong. Moving should be as routine as brushing teeth and bathing. But this is only likely to happen if:
1. Physical activity is a habit of yours – and of your family’s.
2. It’s associated with pleasure rather than pain!A pleasant association is most likely to happen if you:* Choose individual and family activities that fit easily into your lifestyle.* Select activities that are within …
- You Have Been Bullied - Now It's Time To Make Sure It Doesn't Happen To Your Children Too By Hyacinth Fraser
Bullying in no way shape or form is acceptable. Bullying should never happen and yet we know it does and sometimes our sons suffer in silence. If you are being bullied please get help, break the silence and tell someone. This will help to stop you being bullied and perhaps others being bullied in the future.What is bulling?Bullying can mean many different things to different people. Some examples of bullying will include: name calling, being hit, having your possessions snatched, being att…
- Humor for Women: Dads and Dolls By Laura Browne
My husband loves everything about having a daughter except for one thing – playing with dolls. He’ll play checkers and Candyland(R) for hours. On any day with just a hint of sun, he’s delighted to take my daughter out to play catch, or softball or soccer. He just doesn’t want to play dolls.Some of this has to do with size. My husband’s hands are well suited for power tools and hammers. He can easily build a fence or porch. But those same hands fumble with doll clothes buttons the size of…
- Memories of My Parent's Divorce - Part 1 - My Childhood By Seth Cohen
This article is about my childhood memories of my parent’s divorce. It was not a nasty divorce, but a divorce is a divorce. No matter if it is an ugly divorce or a peaceful one, it is never pleasant to go through.My mother is from Long Island and my father is from Charleston. My mom moved down to Charleston and they got married. I was born on March 6, 1991, in Charleston, South Carolina. I am an only child; I enjoyed all of the attention I got, and not having anyone to take it from me.When I w…
- Effective Troubled Teen Programs By Kent Pinkerton
Not all parents subscribe to the notion of “tough love,” which is used so extensively in many troubled teen programs. Some parents want their children close by and want to avoid placing their troubled teen into an environment that may build even more resentment and anger. For these parents and troubled teens, behavior modification programs are a good starting point. In behavior modification programs, appropriate behavior is reinforced and rewarded and inappropriate behavior is confronted and r…
- His Toy, Her Toy By Jennifer Gove
I remember when my daughter was born. Visions of her and I dressed in pinks and purples sitting in her lacy pink room playing dolls danced threw my head. A year later my son was born ;My husbands vision of sports and trucks revved around like mad men threw his manly mind.Those dreams were simply that dreams. Little did I know there are lessons for parents to learn about children’s toys and who are children will be.My daughter plays with dolls. She plays with clay and gets her hands dirty. She …
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