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- Difference By Marsha Maung
There are times when my ideas of raising a child is different from the elderly and others. To begin with, my baby is not an easy one. Because we're all different and have contrasting ideas about raising their own children, we should expect contradiction...especially if we have to depend on others to help take care of our children while we're away at work.Sometimes, others may refer to your child as a BAD BABY just because your child is not as 'well behaved' as others. But through the years of …
- Parenting Dilemmas: Finding Support Online By Dakota Caudilla
The role of being a parent is full of trials and tribulations. The good times are great, but the bad times can make you feel frustrated and lonely.Friendly advice: to take it or not?Confiding in friends and family about problems at home is not always the best thing to do. These are ongoing relationships that you've spent years nurturing and introducing a problem can throw the dynamics of a good friendship way off course.Moreover, seeking solutions to your parenting dilemmas from your immediate…
- Birthday Sleepovers: 6 Universal Laws for Survival By Jeff Herring
The Law of SeptemberMy oldest son has been in a small school with the same 15 or so kid for 6 years now. Five of these boys, including my own, have birthdays in September. This means we are in the middle of the birthday party and birthday sleepover marathon.The Law of SleepForget about it.Seriously, here is a trick I have discovered. Wear them out. Take them swimming. Have light saber fights in the front yard. Keep them moving. Then gather them all in your TV room, sleeping bags spread all ove…
- Youth In A Changing World By Olu Adepetun
IntroductionChildren are the gifts of God to parents. That young child will in no time at all grow up to become a resposible future leader if he is well catered for. Therefore whatever they learn or grow up with is what they will act upon in their future.Juvenile Deliquency is nothing but indiscipline among youth. An untrained child of today will destroy the future of himself and that of others. Remember Crowley in New york, the USA, Aninih and Shina Rambo, notorious armed robbers in Nigeria, …
- Parenting Your Teenager: "But everyone else gets to do it!" By Jeff Herring
Q. We are getting to the stage with our kids where they are becoming teen-agers and are asking for more and more privileges. When we believe we need to say ``no,'' our daughter says, ``But everyone else gets to do it. Why can't I?'' We get stuck. We don't want to be too strict or too lenient. How do we handle this stage?A. That's a really good question, because many parents get baffled by the everyone-else-gets-to-do-it-why-can't-I maneuver.My own parents' answer to my ``David gets to do it. W…
- Higher Grades: Top 10 Tips To A's And B's By Pat Wyman
1. Identify your child’s learning style. Does it match the school’s testing style?First, you and your child must discover they style in which they learn best. This is important because each person has a preferred style and you’ll want to help your child get a “leg up” by understanding that schools use written tests to measure knowledge, and those written tests, are by nature “visual”. You are going to empower your child to ace those written tests, by learning how to add some visual learning st…
- America's Public schools --- Deteriorating Like They Did In Ancient Rome By Joel Turtel
The citizens of the early Roman Republic enjoyed an education system similar to ancient Athens. It was voluntary and parents paid tutors or schools directly. There was very little government interference, so a vibrant education free market of tutors, schools, and apprenticeships developed.One aspect of Roman society that compromised their education system was that Roman parents wanted their children to learn knowledge that only Greek teachers could provide. However, most Greeks in Rome at the …
- Second Letter to My Daughter By Ridgely Goldsborough
Dear Camille,As I thumb through the photographs that I carry with me always in my briefcase, it’s hard to fathom that the short haired, smiling baby holding a crawfish and wiggling its claws has turned into the beautiful goldilocks girl that demands the stage and wants so much to sing.I feel like such a cliché—all those veteran parents telling us how quickly you would grow up, how it would be over before we know it, how we had best pay attention before it all ended.They were right.I can’t beli…
- The Best Gifts Ever: Life Experiences Every Child Should Have By Rob Stringer
This past holiday season Canadians spent over $45 billion—with parents paying out almost $1.8 billion of that on their children’s presents alone. However, the best gifts we can give our children can not be purchased in a store. And while they are within the grasp of all parents to give, not all children receive them.What are these gifts?Nothing more than six simple life experiences every child should have:The gift of healthy habits. Children need to learn about and experience regular exercise,…
- Parenting Your Teenager: I'm Thoroughly Disgusted with You By Jeff Herring
"I'm thoroughy disgusted with you."Or something similar.That's another one I heard growing up and I gotta tell you, it stuck with me for a long time.It's perfectly OK to be angry, frustrated, even
disgusted by your child's behavior. Welcome to parentng a teenager.What you don't want to do is to shame your teen.The crucial distinction to be made here is the difference
between feeling ashamed and feeling shame. While these
two words are only separated by the letter "a", they are
vastly diffe…
- Fraternal Twin Parenting Concerns By Nick Smith
Identity and Your Fraternal TwinFor the most part, throughout this article I refer to a fraternal twin in the singular rather than the plural "twins." This is to emphasize the individuality of each twin. Too often twins are defined only by their being a part of a whole, rather than by their own individual identity. This can be very damaging emotionally, especially during the time children are struggling to establish their own self worth and place in the world.Treat your fraternal twin as the a…
- Why Me? By Michael Neill
Why Me?"We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count."
--Neil MaxwellYesterday morning, my family and I got up at 5:30am in Mexico to begin our journey home from a holiday retreat. Eight hours of packing, driving, flying, and standing in line later, we arrived at the airport in Los Angeles physically intact but emotionally a bit worse for wear.It was at this point, standing in yet another line with a screaming toddler in my arms, that my six year old dau…
- 5 Tips For Talking To Your Children About What They See In The News By Dr. Charles Sophy
Mommy (Daddy), Why do those people want to hurt everyone?Last week, the world was shaken by another terrorist attack. Hot on the heels of the Live 8 benefits and in the middle of the G8 Summit, bombs exploded in London. Adults around the globe were glued to CNN and spent time discussing their feelings about the event around the water cooler at work, with their partners at home or in online discussion groups and e-mails. Collectively, we reached out and were comforted and reassured by the wo…
- How to Make a Reader to a Writer? By Joyce Svitak
“My daughter reads all the time, but she doesn’t seem interested in writing,” Molly’s mother worried. As the director of an after school writing program, I hear this complaint frequently. I gave Molly’s mother my typical response,“Congratulations! You’ve already won half the battle.”If your children enjoy reading, when they start writing regularly they will have a built-in a resource that will encourage them to experiment with tone, improve sentence structure, and expand their vocabularies. Ch…
- The Mystery of Child Beliefs, Spirit in Children, Understanding Spirtuality in Children By Stuart Malkin
In the wonderment of childhood, it is easier for a child to find Spirit and belief than it is for adults! Tainted with the experiences of the mundane world, sadly a downhill experience of late, adults can become jaded, defensive, argumentative and nonbelievers. Not so with the purity and innocence of childhood.Children are occupied with their “work” of play, school and learning every moment of their growth. But that does not mean that Spirit is lacking. In fact, Spirit is already a part of chi…
- Music Develops The Child Brain By Alvin Poh Hee Kwang
Music has the ability to train our brain for higher level of thinking - the kind of thinking for problem solving, comparing and contrasting the similarities and difference between objects, analyzing, reaching conclusion, synthesizing, and evaluating information.In recent research, it was found that music can help in developing human's spatial-temporal reasoning skill. Spatial-temporal reasoning is the ability to perceive the visual world accurately and form mental images of objects. It is the…
- Playful Parenting - More than Just Fun and Games By Judy H. Wright
Early childhood educators have called play “children’s work”. Many parents believe their children should be doing something more productive than merely having fun. But, actually, play fosters physical, emotional, intellectual and social development. Encouraging your child to play is vital for his development as well as his happiness.What is Play?The dictionary refers to play as recreation. Recreation is a very significant word in building and sustaining strong families. If you capitalize …
- 15 New Year's and Holiday Resolutions For Parents By Michael Grose
Have you made your usual New Year resolutions? You know the resolutions where you turn over a new leaf to get fit, steer away from junk food and start a savings plan. While you are reflecting on past bad habits and setting new directions for your personal life consider taking stock of your parenting as well.A word of warning -- you will probably feel a little inadequate as you look back on some of your past practices. If you are like most parents you nag your kids too much, over-react when the…
- Tips for Keeping Packed Lunches Fun and Interesting By Melissa Brantly Severson
• Let the child choose his or her own lunch box or reusable lunch bag. Encourage the child to add decorations, too.• Children like finger foods. Cut chicken, cheese, or meat into bite-sized pieces for easier handling.• Sandwiches don’t have to be boring. Use a variety of breads and fillings. Cut sandwiches into squares or triangles, or use cookie cutters to cut out fancy shapes.• Insulated containers make it possible to keep foods hot or cold until lunchtime. Soup, casseroles, and salads …
- Managing the Morning Crunch By Brook Noel
Do your mornings feel more like a push and pull contest rather than a smooth preparation for the day ahead? Finding items that need to be taken to school, feeding pets, walking dogs, last minute planning on who will be home when, getting everyone dressed, coping with the child who’d rather be sleeping, making breakfast—these are just a few of the commonly reported challenges facing parents every morning.There are tips and tricks to alleviate the morning crunch. Try the following for a smoothe…
- Assume Personal Responsibility? Who, Me? By Judy H. Wright
As thinking, acting human beings we have the ability to choose our response to events, people and circumstances. We do not become responsible when we mature; we mature when we become responsible.Psychologists teach that the only reasons people are ever motivated or moved to action is to gain a reward or avoid a penalty. As you teach this principal to the children in your charge be sure to explain what they will gain or lose by the choices they make.Personal Responsiblity is an ever widening …
- Public-School True Believers with a Mission By Joel Turtel
One reason public schools get away with educational failure, year after year, is because they are run by school officials who passionately believe in what they are doing. As the great English writer C. S. Lewis wrote, “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. Those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”Public-school true believers often fall into this …
- How to Create an Attitude of Cooperation By Judy H. Wright
Having been a parent educator and a PBS consultant for Ready to Learn for many years, I have had the unique opportunity to work with Head Start families, Child Care Providers, and parents as well as schools, organizations, and teachers all over the world just like you.YES YOU ARE A TEACHER.Every one of us is teaching the next generation, whether we want to or not. Those of us who care deeply about the children in our circle of influence need to teach those values, ethics, and standards that wi…
- Fundraising For Your Preschool Or Daycare Center By A Valle
Most day cares are non-profit organizations that must operate within a tight budget that covers the costs of facilities, staff and all of the equipment and materials for operating a quality and stimulating environment for children. It’s a balancing act with little room for extras for the center or it’s staff.One way to offset the cost of extra curriculum, supplies or staff bonus programs is through fundraising. Our moms have successfully raised funds for our daycare centers, enabling them br…
- Dealing with Lying: The Do's and Don'ts By Chick Moorman
Jason Roberts listened to his son's explanation of the missing cookies and then called him a liar. Brenda Taylor thought her three-year-old's lies were cute, so she ignored them. Yee Chen told her daughter that if she told the truth this time, she would let it go.While all of these parents love their children and want them to develop truth telling as a virtue, each violated one of the major do's and don'ts of dealing with lying. Read on to find out how.1. Do understand that all children lie. D…
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