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- Parenting Your Teenager: The Bottom Line Issues By Jeff Herring
Q. When you consult with a family with teens, what are the typical bottom-line issues?A. Not surprisingly, the bottom line issues for parents are very different than the bottom line issues for the teen.For the parents, the bottom line issues look something like this:They see the kid they raised from an infant changing right before their eyes, usually getting more and more out of control. Their concerns can run through a whole range of problems - from slipping grades, bad attitudes and little …
- How to Help Your Children to Blossom By Pat Downing
I am writing this from the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina in the southeastern region of the United States.It is gorgeous here in April, with trees covered in white or pink blossoms, masses of yellow forsythia in bloom and flowers of many colors bursting forth in gardens and along the roadsides.It takes my breath away.As I allow myself to soak up the beauty all around me, I think about the experience of being a parent. I can’t help it.Here are some of the messages Spring is whis…
- Trick or Treat Safety Tips By Lance Winslow
Parents should accompany kids on trick or treating on Halloween. It is imperitive that we keep all out children safe. While chaperoning your kids and their friends it is best to stay about 10 to fourteen feet behind them so you can observe the surrounding situation and be certain that there are no approaching threats. Also it allows the kids to enjoy themselves and not feel as if you are bothering them. It is their night to remember and we must remember to make it enjoyable for them. You shoul…
- How Children Learn By Shelley Ruiz
Nurture and TeachThe single most important thing caregivers can do for a child is provide a nurturing environment. By doing this, we influence children’s brain development and their ability to learn. Introducing nurtured children to learning opportunities every day will help them become happy, well-adjusted adults. In all stages of child development, each experience builds on the one before it. The most basic foundations can serve as the basis for the comprehension of more complex ideas in fut…
- Make a Place for Computers in Children's World By Kanchan Bodas
Computers have become an important part of our everyday lives and will be even more in the future. Knowledge about computers might become as important to elementary school children as reading and writing.There has been a lot of debate whether computers should be used with younger children. Some educators doubt the value of modern technology with younger kids. But some researchers have found lot of positive learning benefits with the use of computers in younger kids, especially when an adult su…
- Raising Strong Family By Fishing By Robert Scribner
I have always enjoyed the outdoors since I was a kid. My Father made hunting and fishing an everyday part of my life. He was a Boeing Executive, but using the outdoors as your stress relief made him a great Dad.Well, I grew up and had my own family of a great wife, daughter and son, and I started taking them fishing from day one. It is amazing what you can do with a kid on your back.I took those kids everywhere with us. It did not stop me from my favorite hobbies or outdoor escapes. It on…
- Parenting Your Teenager: Of Course You Can Search Your Teen's Room By Jeff Herring
Q. We recently caught our son smoking pot, and we wonder whether he's doing more stuff. We have reason to believe he has been hiding drugs in his room, and we're wondering whether we should go into his room to see whether we can find anything. Some parents we've talked to say yes. Others say, "Don't invade his privacy because you will lose his trust." What do you think we should do?A. Based on more than 25 years of working with teen-agers and families, I suggest:Absolutely, yes, go check out h…
- Saving Money on Preschool: Readiness Skills Needed for Kindergarten By Michelle Jones
As a mom of 4 who's youngest child is about to start Kindergarten this Fall, I'd like to share with you some things I've learned about Preschool over the last ten years, along with a list of readiness skills every child can be learning at home - whether attending Preschool or not.Preschools, especially those taught in a church environment, are a wonderful resource that help prepare children for regular school. Not to mention they also provide social interaction with children of the same a…
- Bad Boys/Good Boys (Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Being An Insensitive Dad) By Lee Wise
I WAS AMAZEDI could hardly believe what I was hearing. A father and
his son had entered the men's room. While I was washing my
hands, I listened as the father wielded a series of
demanding and demeaning statements at his son as if they
were swords in a battle for ... who knows what?And all about going to the bathroom quickly!It was the perfect victory. The enemy (the son) had been
slain. The battle was won. The general had summoned his
one-man army to do his bidding.It was also totally and com…
- Anorexia Nervosa Alert - is Your Daughter Dying To Be Thin? By S.A. Smith
Anorexia nervosa is a serious medical disorder that is statistically most prevalent in the adolescent teenage years of young women. It is estimated that 7% of the population suffers from eating disorders and if left untreated over 20% of them will die from it. Anorexia takes the lives of children everyday in this world and there are things you can do as a parent to identify anorexic behaviors and intervene to protect your children.Anorexia nervosa is a condition where one becomes obsessed wi…
- There's a Lollipop on Your Bottom (and Other Terms of Endearment) By Susie Cortright
"I took care of Callie," my three-year-old announced.Callie had been starting with that little whine that babies
adopt to alert mothers and sisters that their new crawling
tricks have them wedged behind the furniture. But the whining
had stopped--rather suddenly it seems in retrospect."Thanks, Cassie. You are such a big help," I said. "How
did you manage that?""I got her a beer."Sure enough, Callie was still wedged behind the table, but
now she was happily gumming the cold smooth side of …
- Where Is Your Homework, Lisa? By Karyl Chastain Beal
Is Homework Really That Important?Dear Friends,I no longer teach in public schools, but for what seems like 100 years, I did. During my long career, I did the best I knew how to do at the time, based on where I was in life, and what I had learned about teaching.In parenting and teaching both, however, we sometimes learn things too late. If only I could go back, I would do many things differently. One thing I would handle differently would be homework.Today, I?m going to address an issue that r…
- The Homeopathic Nutraceutical "Attend" as an Alternative to Ritalin By Douglas Cowan, Psy.D.
You no longer have to use Ritalin or other stimulants to treat ADHD. You no longer have to consider anti-depressants as the alternative to stimulants. There are other choices. Healthier choices.
Eighteen months of clinical research has resulted in the further improvement of Vaxa's outstanding "Attend" product, used for the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder, with or without hyperactivity. The Vaxa research and development team has put together the most scientifically advanced, non-prescr…
- ADHD Treatment: Strategy and Philosophy By Douglas Cowan, Psy.D.
If your child or teen has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder during the summer, or winter months, and if your child or teen is not a danger to himself or to someone else, we recommend that you try diet and nutritional interventions first and see if they work. Try our Eating Program/Diet and order the VAXA products "Attend" and "Extress". Use them for at least 60 days along with the Eating Program/Diet. It will take 30 to 45 days to really know whether or not this will…
- Birth of a Parent By Barbara Eastom Bates
So you’re pregnant. Congratulations! Your life is about to change in ways you might find unthinkable (and we’re not even talking about the surrender of your once slim waistline to proportions most comparable to that of a Dr. Suess character). Pregnancy is the beginning of a new life for a baby, but also a new life for you as a parent. If this is your first baby, you may be filled with an endless list of questions and concerns. If you’re a veteran of the labor and delivery room, you’ve got a be…
- Parenting Your Teenager: The Law of Power By Jeff Herring
Several years ago there was a commercial for Dodge trucks that had two rams on a mountain banging their heads together. The slogan was "Dodge trucks are ram tough."Even though the rams had horns on their heads to bang together, it sure did look like it hurt a lot.It was a good metaphor for what happens when parents and teens get into ongoing power struggles. They bang their heads together and it hurts.Once you enter into a power struggle with a teen, you have already lost it.When parents and t…
- Grandparents --- Homeschool Your Grandchildren and Feel Younger By Joel Turtel
Grandparents, what better way to stay close to your grown children than to advise them about important issues like the dangers of public schools for your grandchildren? What better way to feel younger if you offer to help homeschool your grandchildren?When your children grow up and get careers of their own, that doesn't mean you have to be lonely in a big, empty house and lose contact with your kids. Helping to homeschool your grandchildren can be a wonderful way for you to stay in close and l…
- Is Your Behavioural Change Strategy Working? By Michael Grose
‘How can I start getting my children to help out at home?’Many parent ask me this question. My answer is simple – “It depends!”Achieving a behavioural change in children is dependent on their age and stage of development, their temperament and attitude, and how set in their ways they are.Let’s look further at the above helping at home scenario. If the children are four years of age or younger then encouraging them to contribute to their family’s well-being is relatively easy. Most children wa…
- Starting School - What Age Should Children Begin School? By Michael Grose
“What age should my child start school?”This is a common question that concerns many parents. It is complicated if your child’s birthday happens to fall near a closing date for new school enrolments.There are many factors to consider including: a child’s gender, his or her general readiness and maturity and also family circumstances such as sibling proximity.However as a general rule I advise parents not to rush children down the academic track. It is tempting to get children off to Pre School…
- Let’s Google and Yahoo Our Kids’ Education By Joel Turtel
I love Google and Yahoo. With Google and Yahoo I can search the Internet on any subject that interests me, at any time day or night, in the comfort of my home. I was thinking how much fun it is to learn new things with Google or Yahoo, compared to the boredom or learning torture that public schools put millions of kids through every day.Let’s consider the differences in how a typical child (we’ll call her Jenny) learns when she uses Google or Yahoo, compared to how she learns in her public-sch…
- Cyber Parenting 101 By Judith Kallos
Many parental units are not "techies" and openly admit they
are not. They seem to use that as an excuse to not be
informed and "trust" their children to do what is right in
an environment that is clearly risky. When it comes to
underage children being online, there should be a set of
household rules that are in place and followed or no online
connections are allowed.Parenting:n: The rearing of a child or children, especially the care,
love, and guidance given by a parent. One who begets, gi…
- The Most Powerful Question a Parent Can Ask… By Neil Millar
The question I have for you drives right to the heart of the matter. It could alter that tired, haggard feeling you have at the end of a day or weekend. It could alter the life of your children for the better and the life of their future partner. More than that, it could even alter your community, because once I’ve told you the question and you’ve seen how powerful it is you’ll want to share it with your brother, sister, neighbours and friends.Before I ask you my question I want to set the sce…
- Children's Discipline: How To Resolve Divorce Parenting Differences? By Ruben Francia
Did you know that inconsistency on matters of discipline gives double messages, produces anxiety and can be very confusing to your children? Children need to know where they stand in their behaviors. It is therefore critical for parents to resolve their differences in matters of children's discipline.Since divorce parents leave on a separate house, they often differ in their rules and expectations for their children. People tend to view individual differences in terms of right and wrong. Th…
- Moms - Get More Energy Now By Frank McGinty
Let's be honest! When it comes to parenting, men expect
their wives or partners to do the lion's share.There are signs that we're moving toward a more enlightened
age in which ALL parents play their part.But in the meantime, let's concentrate on some help for
tired moms.Apparently the number one question mothers ask their doctors
is, "How can I get more energy?"Fatigue is a serious problem when it robs us of our
happiness, our sense of balance, and even our effective
parenting skills.So what's…
- ADHD: A Dialogue With a Non-Believer, part two By Douglas Cowan, Psy.D.
Dear Sir,
It was with some interest that I read the article What You Should Know About Attention Deficit Disorder by Edward W. after having it handed to me by a member of our church. There were elements of the article that were insightful, helpful, and needed to be said in a public forum, especially the discussion of the moral and spiritual dimensions of behavior. For this part of the article I applaud Mr. W.
However, Mr. W's discussion on the physiological/biological aspects of ADD ADHD was…
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