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- Four Tips To Handle A Child Who Lies By Dr. Charles Sophy
As parents, we all aim to raise our children as best we can. We teach them our values and morals – don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t cheat – and teach them to be loving and kind, and respectful of their elders. We teach them generosity, we teach them compassion and we take great pride in them when they exhibit the values that we’ve taught them.When children do something that goes against what we’ve taught them, we’re confused and disappointed. Let’s take a look at lying. The first time our chi…
- Balancing Work and Family By Chris D
We all know juggling work and family is stressful. Life is hard as it is with debts, bills and worries. When a spouse stays home to take care of the family it can be easy on them. When one has to got to work from 9-5 the one who is with the kids all day sometimes can be stressed. Feeding and caring for children is a easy job but physically it is alot of work. Sometimes you got to drop kids off at school and afterschool events and that can keep you busy and tired. I am a stay at home parent and…
- Home For The Holidays: Ask Yourself Some Questions By Linda LaPointe
Annie easily slipped into becoming the sole caregiver of her parents. What started out as monthly grocery shopping for them, over the course of 2 years became a full time duty, an overwhelming burden and just about broke her emotionally and financially.They say that it’s good that primary caregivers don’t know what to expect or they would not enter into the situation. That is only true if they aren’t honest with themselves and with others, don’t research the many options and review the abundan…
- INDIGOS - The New "Breed" Of Kids! By Olena Gill
Perhaps you’ve seen them or even have some yourself. They’re happy, highly sensitive, sometimes temperamental, and can even be seen as ‘difficult’ or ‘misunderstood’. When you look into their eyes, you know that they are something special – wise old souls in small bodies. Many of whom when they speak, speak a ‘different’ language, saying profound and wise things. These are the children being born today on this planet – children that are born pure in Spirit, and who are truly a new ‘breed’ …
- Intro to Medications for ADD ADHD By Douglas Cowan, Psy.D.
The most common medications used in the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are stimulant medications. Anti-depressant medications, and even anti-convulsant medications, are sometimes used as well, though this is less common.
The stimulant medications used to treat ADHD include Ritalin (Methylphenidate), Dexedrine (Dextroamphetamine), ADDerall, and Cylert (Sodium Pemoline). Ritalin is the most commonly used stimulant. About 90% of all patients who decide to use stimulants f…
- Organizing a Car Wash Fundraiser By Lance Winslow
The key to a successful car wash fundraiser event is to eliminate chaos before it starts. Having done more than 100 car wash fundraisers myself, I can safely say that there is a right way and a wrong way to do a car wash fundraiser. Here are some tips in organizing your next successful car wash fundraiser.ORGANIZINGBringing the troops together isn’t easy. First they need to be motivated. Chances are you already have synergy in your group. You need to harvest this synergy to make an effective t…
- The Muffed Dance By Rick Beneteau
Teri was 5. As younger siblings do, she looked up to her older
sister, the dancer, in a big way. Sara was 4 years older and was
excelling in ballet, tap and jazz.So we enrolled Teri in the same dance school and she really
seemed to enjoy the lessons and her new friends. She was now, of
course, a dancer, like her sister. And Teri very much looked forward
to the climax of her first dance season, the year-end dance recital
this school put on.If you’ve ever been a dance parent, you of course reali…
- When A Parent Is Deployed By Elizabeth Tucker
When a parent is deployed with the military it can be very traumatic for the children left behind. Having things for them
to do, that makes them feel a part of the family and helping the parent who is gone, is really important.Here is a list of things you can plan that should help ease the pain of having mom or dad gone.We all have happy and sad feelings about our parent leaving. It is important that we talk about them with our families. Have the child (children) make two lists. One with YO…
- The Metamorphosis of The Brain: Raising Your child to be a Brainiac By Ryan Joseph
The human brain never actually stops developing. Beginning formation in early prenatal life (just 3 weeks after conception), the brain's development is a lifelong endevour, endlessly under construction, constantly reshaping and redefining itself based on everyday life and the types of stimulation that we provide for it.When children receive loving care from a parent, neural connections are formed and strengthened between the brain cells. Warm responsive parents who speak to their kids, cuddle …
- Power Foods for a Powerful School Lunch By Evan L. Mestman
There isn’t a school day that goes by that I worry about my son’s lunch. Of course, I ask myself the usual questions: Is he eating what he has in the bag? Will he trade his apple for a cookie? Will the school lunch he’s ordering once a week be nutritious? He’s a kid! He’s not a fussy eater, but there are plenty of days that he has come home with a bag full of food. I’ll ask him “what did you eat for lunch?” He always says, “nothing.” What’s a parent to do?Plenty of Mom’s worry about what to fe…
- Meningitis and Septicaemia By Tony Luck
Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord. It is caused by either a virus or bacteria.Viral meningitis is usually mild and does not require medical treatment. Bacterial meningitis however can be life-threatening and can come on very quickly. Children under five are most likely to be affected and sadly some of these will die.There are several types of bacteria that can cause meningitis, the most common being meningococcal bacteria. Most of us carry this bac…
- Five Tips for Successful Grandparenting By Don Schmitz
1. Boundaries are necessary for control and safety.All children need and must learn to respect boundaries. Being clear about expectations before an activity begins frees you and the child to enjoy the event and ensures the safety of everyone involved. If you observe the boundaries are being violated, don’t be afraid to remind your grandchildren again. Restate the rules as many times as necessary. Writing the rules and posting them or bringing them along is a good idea. If a rule is violated d…
- Keeping Your Children Safe From Household Adhesives By Charles Kassotis
Thinking back to your school days, wasn’t it fun to use white paste to stick together multi-dimensional pictures for the holidays? Little construction paper pilgrims were pasted to a sky-blue backdrop with a separate paste-on of green hills or puffy clouds to make the picture more interesting. Washing up afterwards was messy, but fun, as you peeled off the white paste residue that had dried on your hands.Nowadays kids still play with glue to make art projects in school, church, and other commu…
- So You Want to Adopt? By DeAnna Spencer
Many reasons will cause some people to feel the need to adopt a child. Sometimes it is because they have exhausted every other means of having children. Some people just feel the need to take care of children that don’t have anyone to take care of them. Still other people were adopted themselves. Whatever your reason for adoption, here are some things to consider before you undertake such a noble task.
Are you emotionally ready for such a commitment?If the reason you are adopting is due t…
- Back to School - Disappontment? By John Bishop
Our back-to-school buying habits do not help kids succeed in the classroom!Parents are buying new book bags, school clothes, tennis shoes, notebooks, pens, etc., with the mistaken belief that this will help their child succeed in school. By mid-September the clothes will be dirty, the book bag will be torn, the new pens will be lost, and the notebook will have writing all over the cover. Additionally, those “in” sneakers will suddenly be “out” and the new “must have or I’ll die” pair will co…
- Discipline Without Damage By Judy H. Wright
If your parenting methods include abuse of any kind; physical, sexual, emotional or verbal, please get help to stop as soon as possible. Adults are supposed to safeguard and protect the young among us. You may be repeating patterns learned in your family of origin or not know any other methods of parenting.I have included a number of different approaches to discipline that won’t damage the spirit of your precious children, but none will work if you haven’t acknowledged that what you were doin…
- How To Help Your Child Learn By Barbara White
Just as every snowflake is unique, so is every child. The way that your child learns depends a number of different factors, which combined together, create his unique learning style. By helping your child discover how he learns the best, you will set him up for life time success in learning, and reduce the frustrations that come through trying to learn in a way that does not use his particular strengths and to him seems uncomfortable.Every parent has been through the school system and hopefull…
- Just Average By Marsha Maung
What do you mean average? Not good? Just doing good enough?That’s what came out in Joshua’s report card recently. Looking back, I wasn’t too bright a child either. Sure, I did well enough in the BIG exams but my toes curl in fright when I think about MY OWN report cards when I was younger. Let’s just say there were more reds than blues (or blacks) in there and my favorite letter begins the word “Favorite”.My parents did not see much of my report cards, during those days because I would hide th…
- A Mom, A Mirror, and an Opportunity to Teach a Young Man By Ellen Gaver
One day several years ago, my son and I had driven to the local miniature golf course (he was about nine at the time). It was not easy to maneuver my large, half-ton truck into the teeny little parking spaces provided. While squishing into the only parking space available, my truck grazed the outer portion of the side mirror of the car next to us. I quickly jumped out to take a look and found that the damage was extremely minimal, but still, I could see a slight scrape in the paint where my tr…
- Creating Great Birthday Party Videos By Colton Wright
My son recently had his third birthday party and it was mayhem. There were kids all over the place doing all sorts of funny things with parents following them around trying to prevent the next catastrophe. Believe it or not, this environment makes for a fantastic video. The key is to plan a little before heading into the chaos.Sequence of Activities
First think in general terms about the sequence of events that go into a party. At first, all you may envision are children running around and…
- Mother's Day Tribute By Michael Grose
As Mother’s Day approaches I would like to give a different perspective to ponder.Being a parent and a mother are not necessarily the same. Parenting is a gender-neutral term and refers more to the management function (hearing kids read, being a cheerleader, confidante and behaviour management expert) while mothering, like fathering, is something more instinctive, more basic and more close to the bone.Parenting can be taught but mothering is something to grow into. Mothering (and fathering) is…
- Dinner Table Drama By Jason Katzenback
It has been a long day. Home from work, you put together a nice, healthy dinner for the entire family to enjoy. Gathering the family around the table, you sit down to eat and within a minute, a voice pipes up, “I don’t like anything.” Encouraging, you say, “I’ve made some of your favorite foods and even put a couple new things on the table that I’m sure you will like if you just try. I really think if you will take one bite, you’ll love it.” The response, “No, I don’t want to eat because …
- Healthy Eating Alone Is Not The Answer By Sue DeFiore
Along with eating healthier we need to be more active. The two go hand in hand. Healthy eating + physical activity = a healthier mind and body.You will need to be a good role model for your children. Don’t look for the closest parking space. Take the stairs, rather than the elevator or escalator. If your children have bicycles and it is safe, rather than driving them everywhere, tell them to ride their bikes or walk. I can remember walking everywhere as a child. Yes, I agree, it was safer back…
- My Dad's Secrets By Gary E. Anderson
From the book Spider’s Night on the BoomI've only begun to understand my dad since I became a father myself, and it's amazing to me how I'm constantly being reminded of lessons he taught me 40 years ago—lessons that I never even knew I was learning.As a kid, my life was like a black-and-white kid's adventure movie, composed of disjointed, but sometimes very exciting scenes. My parents played the parts of supporting actors in the movie of my life, and although my dad would have rated large lett…
- Children's Safety in Public Places - 10 Useful Tips By Mia Dominguez
My kids ask me all the time to take them to playgrounds or any other public place. I can’t help to think that the risk involved in this is greater than we are often aware of. I have four kids, which makes the task of keeping track of everyone very stressful. To me, taking my children to a public place is not “a walk in the park” anymore. Actually, I feel that I am a little traumatized. My 8 year old son, (a very active little guy), has been lost 3 times in public places. Once in a huge departm…
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