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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The seven keys of being a father
- Is there a fathering instinct?Celebrated child development expert Erik Erikson maintains that adults have a fierce desire to protect and nurture the next generation. This is the generative nature of parenting? to nurture and protect the next generationWe recognise this desire in women as the maternal instinct. Men's strong desire to look after the next generation is best recognised t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is your behavioural change strategy working?
- '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 fo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Parental involvement in learning
- Whether children attend public or private schools, they benefit when parents become involved in their education. According to the National Institute for Literacy, when parents or other family members frequently read to children entering kindergarten, those children were at a distinct advantage over children whose families read to them less often.The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study found ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What to do with a 6 year old smart mouth know it all
- Just the other day, I was talking to some other stay at home moms and asked if they were struggling with any difficulties. "Yes," one piped up almost immediately, "discipline problems with my 6 year old smart mouth know-it-all! I don't want to spank, and don't, but he seems to laugh at time out, privilage loss, etc. What do I do?"Ahhh.. the joys of independence in children. I have found in ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Parenting your teenager: 8 things you need to be doing
- Get into their world. The world that teens are growing up in is not the world in which we grew up. In case you ever doubt that, here is what author and speaker Josh McDowell has said on the subject: "The average teenage boy is exposed to more sexual stimulation on the way to school than his grandfather was on Saturday night when he was looking for it." The next four suggestions are more spe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Parenting your teenager: teens and violence
- I have a bit of a different response than most therapists to the often asked question:"How can all this teen violence be happening?"My questions are:"How could this not be happening"and"Why doesn't it happen even more often?"Here's what I mean by these questions - although there are many more factors involved, just consider these three:...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to teach your children love
- I was in the life insurance sales industry for over 8 years. One of best teaching that I have learned from the industry and found in all top sales professionals and successful individuals is:"All super successful individuals love people more than they love money."And it is their love for people that make them wealthy and rich.I share this same teaching with my children since y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Babys first month at a glance
- Congratulations on your new baby! You have just brought your baby home and are pretty excited about everything. Perhaps you don't even mind the fact that getting a good night's sleep is getting tougher by the day.Getting into a routineThis is not easy, but rest assured, it will happen. By the end of the first month, new parents discover that their baby lets them slip into a co...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Theres a lollipop on your bottom (and other terms of endearment)
- "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 bee...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Parenting: 6 observations on fatherhood
- Just the other day my oldest son asked:"Daddy, am I old enough to call you Dad?"Won't be long now before he is asking for the car keys.......Here are a few things I'm learning as well as some important things I've discovered so far about this thing called fathering.1. You really have to give up the myth of quality time vs quantity time. By the time the ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Parenting your teenager: 3 ways to make the time
- Every now and then I'll get a story sent to me by e-mail that is a no-brainer idea for an article. One of those came across my desk just the other day. It's called "I Wish I Had a Second Chance."Like many of these things, the author's name was not included. If anyone knows who the author is, I'd love to know so I can give him or her credit and thanks.Give it a read, and then let's pu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Swing sets and outdoor play equipment- 5 essential tips before you buy
- For first time parents choosing a swing set or outdoor play equipment can be a daunting task. There are so many different materials to choose from and prices can vary from around a hundred dollars up to a couple of thousand for a larger solid timber unit. Outdoor swing sets can be as simple as an individual swing right up to a swing, slide, ropes and bars along with sandpit, cubby or fort.B...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Four tips for alleviating back to school anxiety
- Back to school preparations are in full-swing. Soon, the first bell of the year will ring and the sounds of summer will be replaced by the voices of school-aged children bemoaning the end of their summer and trying to sort out their new school routines: What building am I in? Who's my teacher this year? Do I really have to take calculus?For most children, going back to school signifies a mo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The recipe for the making of a self-assured child: one part communication, two parts love
- Each child carries a unique picture of the self, shaped in part by the influence of parents. Your child is not born with a self-image or self-assurance. Both traits are learned through experiences beginning from birth.But who is the self-assured child? Simply put, it is the child who is confident of their self-worth, and their talents and abilities. A confident and outgoing child, who is no...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Missing the bus
- 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 consistenc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Educational jigsaw puzzles, how educational are they?
- Many companies advertise their products as being educational. How much of this terminology is sales promotion and jargon, and how much is fact?As an educator for many years, I can say with authority, that there is educational value in all types of jigsaw puzzles. The skills acquired and practiced in completing jigsaw puzzles are a foundational part of successful learning. Doing jigsaw puzzl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Parenting - give your child the tools to build strong character and values
- There are many parenting styles. Yours may be very different from your own parents, your siblings, or your neighbors. There is no right or wrong parenting style. If you are teaching your children basic values and good citizenship, you have already won half the battle. There are some basic character traits that are necessary for children to develop into good citizens and role models. Instilling the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - When kids hurt parents
- The cruel callous remarks made by our offspring can sometimes wound us deeply, to the very core of our soul. The hurtful words of our children can scar us like no other. They are capable of hurting us with the deepest kind of hurt. When the words "I hate you" spurt forth from the mouth of a five year old in the throes of a temper tantrum we tend to overlook them. When words such as those are hurle...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is a mothers love, medicine?
- Minus all meningitis thoughts. The flu symptons were strong. Headache, burning fever and sore throat. So what does any natural mother do when their offspring takes ill. They smother him or her with a lot of TLC and would walk to the ends of the earth just to take away the pain and suffering.Is a mother's love, medicine?Despite all those motherly rituals mentioned above. There was no ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How children can read faster and better
- For most children, it is easy to learn to read faster. Their reading rate is often a matter of habit. But to begin, you may need to help them change some of their existing habits.Here're some tips which you can help your children:Get them to pay attention when they read. Many children read while they are doing other things or they are reading in an environment where there are m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to teach your children social skills
- 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.Famili...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to teach your children courage
- Courage means doing the right thing when it is hard, even when it means being called a "chicken" by others.A person with courage dares to attempt difficult things that are good. He has the strength of a leader and ability not to follow the crowd, to say no and mean it and influence others by it. He is true to conviction and follows good impulses even when they are unpopular or inconvenient....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to teach your children self-reliance and potential
- Self-reliance and potential are two very important values that I'd highly recommend parents teach their children.Self-reliance refer to the acceptance of responsibility for and the consequence of one's own actions and performance. It is so common to see people blame luck, circumstance or someone else for things that are not up to expectation. If a person want to be successful, he must take ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Parents of toddlers and pre-schoolers: 7 universal laws
- 1. The Law of the BeastAs parents we need to keep in mind that we are raising our teenager while we raise our toddler. They are essentially the same beast.2. The Law of CPRHaving little to do with cardiopulminaryresuscitation, the law of CPR states that we need to be Consistent, Resistant and Persistent with our kids.3. The Law of WordsOur li...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Say no to mealtime mayhem: eating out with your baby or toddler
- Many parenting books advise against eating out with young children. Their short attention span and need to be involved in everything will mean a nightmare for you, they say. They're wrong. We eat out regularly with our two year old and have a wonderful time. Here are a few tips to make sure that you can do it too.First of all, make sure you choose a family-friendly restaurant....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Sibling rivalry: the magic trick that stops it instantly
- It's a familiar scene: Kids screaming at each other, complaining that, "He got a bigger piece of pie," or "She got to stay up an hour later last night."When sibling rivalry rears its ugly head, what do you do?Try to reason with the kids? Scream, threaten or punish them? Ignore it and run for cover?None of these methods is very effective for very long.But I've discovered...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Revering the crayon marks
- "Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired." --Mother Theresa 'Twas one of those days when my husband left promising to return home a little early, and to bring with him a pizza.I had started the day, even, in one of those relatively rare but still very real moods in which the best I was going to be able to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Helping your teen get back to school with clear skin
- Backpack? Check. Notebooks? Check. Ink-pens? Check. Clear Skin? Mommmm!If you are anything like three-fourths of the parents Harris Interactive for the American Counseling Association recently surveyed, you are actively involved in helping your teenager treat acne.While getting everything in order for back to school adds enough stress, the last thing your teen may want to deal with i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Parenting your teenager: the teenager and the gorilla
- Q: A parent writes in to ask, "You write a lot about the difference between controlling and managing teenagers. What's the difference........., and how do we do it in our family?"A: In the counseling and seminars that I do, I have found that many parents are confused about the difference between controlling and managing their teenagers. In my experience, there is not only a hu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Parenting your teenager: 6 things to stop doing right away
- 1. STOP focusing on what you are going to make your teen-ager doIt doesn't work. When our kids are infants, we are in total charge. Between ages 3 to 13, kids still really like us, and often will go along with what we want.However, from 13 on they realize they are as big as we are, and they can really do a lot of what they want. So, stop focusing on what you are going to make ...