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- Key Factors In Naming Babies In Australia - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Aidan MitchelBaby names are very important. In naming, parents must think hard and choose the best, taking into account that the name you are saddling your child with will be for life. Remember that our child’s name is very special. To avoid being subjected to a lifetime of sniggers, we, as parents, must ...
Views: 1716 - No Need To Fear - Revitalizing The Empty Nest - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2014 from Harriet Pappenheim"Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers, Blossoming even as we gaze Sunrise, sunset Sunrise, sunset Swiftly fly the years One season following another, Laiden with happiness and tears…" - “Sunrise, Sunset,” Fiddler On The Roof As any parent will know, the moment a child is ...
Views: 1716 - Top Las Vegas Family Friendly Parks - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2012 from Jamie Mary BakerA Las Vegas trip with kids deserves a visit to the many parks located within and around this sandy town! 1. Probably best known is the Grand Canyon Park, with its diverse terrain offering majestic landscapes, stunning viewpoints, leisurely canyon rim strolls, day hikes, smooth water rafting ...
Views: 1716 - Developing Win/Win/Win Outcomes - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2009 from Kim OlverWhenever there is a conflict or disagreement, the natural inclination of both parties is to push to get their way. Humans are wired to win. We are driven to get our power need met and we learn very early how to power over other people to get what we want. Negotiation is a behavior a person has ...
Views: 1715 - Summer Learning: Forget the Reading Lists and Math Flashcards!!...What?!? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Kellie HuffThis summer, let’s help our kids enjoy their summer and sharpen their minds for the next school year. Many children consider summer a sacred, care-free, no homework zone. But slacking off the entire time can cause students to forget what they’ve learned and that puts them behind for the next ...
Views: 1715(2 votes) - What Should be The Best Baby Announcements Wording - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2012 from Mark JohansonsThere's so a lot joy happening in most parent's existence, especially newborn had showed up. The waiting around is lastly over, which is time for your baby delivery announcements. To make that very first impression, the delivery announcement credit cards shall perform the show-off on their ...
Views: 1715 - My Inner "Brat" - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2010 from Joseph BurgoYou've heard mention of that "inner child," the needy, vulnerable part of you that you neglect or criticize. We therapists often talk about "the baby part of you" or "the child side of you" as a way to address dependency issues. You know you've got a kid inside of you, right? A lot of the ...
Views: 1714(10 votes) - Raising Affluent Children: 4 Parenting Tips - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteThe hardest job you'll ever have is being a parent. And of course you want to be the best parent you can be. How do you keep a child from being spoiled? How do you teach values, compassion, work ethic, and self-esteem? How do you foster empathy, honesty, self-reliance, self-control, kindness, ...
Views: 1714 - Stress-free Grocery Shopping with Young Children and Babies - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2012 from Ali Raza GhauriGrocery shopping is an activity that can be quite challenging with young children. The store is full of stimulation that can be overwhelming to your child. Parents are often in a hurry, to load up their carts with the necessary staples, pay and get home. Here are some tips and ideas that will ...
Views: 1714(2 votes) - Reading Comprehension Issues: Do the Eyes Have It? - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2010 from Sherrie HardyIt is no wonder that many beginning readers struggle. Reading Comprehension is a more complicated process than many of us realize. To truly understand a two line text, it is necessary to follow about ten* (yes, ten!) different steps. Since reading is such a basic life skill, teachers and ...
Views: 1713(4 votes) - Boomer with Children: How does your Garden Grow? - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Kim Kirmmse TothRemember when your kids were little and you thought they would never grow up? You felt like you were going to be tying sneakers forever, going to parent/teacher conferences and endless soccer tournaments till you were old and gray. Well, you are older…maybe gray…maybe not. But, they really ...
Views: 1711(1 vote) - The Lies We Live With - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Sheryl PaulAround the sixth month of my pregnancy with my second son, my hip locked up to the point of debilitating pain. I had experienced something similar in my first pregnancy, but the second time was more extreme and I knew I needed help. I booked an appointment with a bodyworker and hobbled my way to ...
Views: 1710(5 votes) - Co-Parenting? What To Do with Lateness or No-Shows with Your Ex - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Jill DarceyAlbert Einstein when asked of "Relativity" answered with this. "Relativity: An hour sitting with a pretty girl on a park bench passes like a minute, but a minute sitting on a hot stove seems like an hour." So what does this have to do with your Ex showing up late? Don't we all know how long 10 ...
Views: 1709(2 votes) - Making The Connection With Your Children - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2010 from Sandra DyeThere are many different levels of connecting. When you call out to your child from another room you are not yet connected, you are just putting out what I will term a location finder signal. By the second and third times when you don't get a response, your frustration is rising. You are in ...
Views: 1708(1 vote) - Learn Hindi Through Bollywood Dance - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from jenkin sonulMany Hindi language learners want to know how to learn this language well, because Hindi language is so foreign for them. This is because that the Hindi language has not stimulated your learning interest as well as your learning passion. But if you choose some Bollywood dance or some Bollywood ...
Views: 1707 - Raising Children Without Bias: How to Unlearn Racism So You Don't Limit Your Children's Potential - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2007 from Deb CaponneDon Imus' ridicules directed at the Rutgers University women's basketball team has put racism on the front line. This unfortunate events forced us all to face the state of racism and its repercussions for our children. We are now forced to: • Relinquish the fantasy that racism doesn't ...
Views: 1707 - What Gift Excites your Children? - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2012 from Laura WimbleI still remember when I was a kid, the times I waited for a gift from my mum. Even though I knew there was no special occasion or something to celebrate, the enthusiastic feeling I had that my mum would have something new for me each day filled me with happiness. Although I was not ...
Views: 1707 - Who Is Laughing Now? - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2008 from Jo Anne WhiteLaugh at Yourself: Parents often ask me what a good coping strategy is to help them and their children get through challenging moments. As simple as it may seem, the use of humor and the ability to laugh at ourselves rank high. Laughing at ourselves is very different from poking fun at someone ...
Views: 1707 - Here Are 7 Tips For a Better Father And Daughter Relationship - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2009 from Francis HoseinThese tips may help you along the way to build a better foundation with your daughter that will last a lifetime. 1) Father is a guide, teacher and can do no wrong. As a little girl now growing up, she does not know any better and needs her father‘s guidance to show her the right way of how ...
Views: 1705(4 votes) - Everything You Need to Know About Parenting You Learned In Kindergarten - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Bryan PostEven before kindergarten we all began learning our ABC’s. For a long time one of my favorite authors has been Robert Fulgum. He wrote a series of books entitled, Everything I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. I still recommend it for good, light vacation reading. What we often ...
Views: 1704 - Why Fathers Matter to Their Kids - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from Judy WrightThe family is the foundation of life. It is the basic organization and where family members learn what is expected of them in life and their part in the scheme of things. It is in the family setting that children understand their external environment. Young children and teenagers figure out ...
Views: 1704(3 votes) - Preventing Dog Aggression and Dog Bites In The Family - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2009 from Niki TudgeIf you wish to travel through the land of dogs and avoid being bitten then there are a few things you need to observe. If you and your children plan to reside in the land of dogs alongside them then there are many more things you need to learn and understand. Dogs communicate their ...
Views: 1703(1 vote) - ‘Tis The Season For Believin’ – A Skeptic’s Story of Hope - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2010 from Patricia Clapp“Believe” is such a powerful word, especially during this time I year. We see signs propped up in windows, “This house believes in Santa” or simply the word “BELIEVE” masked as a Christmas ornament sitting high on a tree. I just love it. And, to me, seeing is believing, and I will tell you ...
Views: 1703(6 votes) - ***A Bullying Dilemma - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2013 from Nancy BuckAnswering the knock on my back door one afternoon, I faced a woman new to me. “I want you to make your sons stop bullying my son,” she stated simply. I was shocked. My children were not bullies. I could see her car parked in the street with her son sitting in the passenger seat. I then ...
Views: 1702(18 votes) - Are You A Defeated Parent? Scream Free Parenting Will Alter Your Family! - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2010 from Paul DonahueAre you having discipline problems with your children? If you are, scream free parenting is for you! Please pull up a chair and read along to find out if this is for you or not. If you're hear now, chances are you are not satisfied with the relationship you have with your children. If it's ...
Views: 1702(2 votes) - The Importance Of Teaching Your Teens About Empathy - by Submitted on May 17, 2017 from Tyler JacobsonThere seems to be a never ending list of worries that lay heavily on a parent’s mind. Teen suicide is now the second leading cause of death for those between the ages of 12 and 18. Depression in that age bracket has reached over 3 million affected each year. Not to mention the more mundane ...
Views: 1702 - A, b, c, d of Education - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2013 from Dr. Mona AeyshaEducation is must for everyone and especially for children, it is vital than any other consideration. Informed parents in all over the world are personally involved in the enhancement of their kid’s education and career in the long run. Nobody in this global world would deny the importance of a ...
Views: 1701 - How to deal with Hostile Behavior in Kids? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2013 from lizzie milanAlthough hostility seems easy to identify, describing it proves more problematic. The trouble looks to lie in distinguishing between suitable violent performance which can happen when persons are annoyed or irritated, and ferocity, which includes the use of bodily power and imposes damage or ...
Views: 1701(1 vote) - 5 Ways to Spend Time with Your Kids When You Have No Time - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2013 from Erin KurtIt was Dr. Anthony P. Witham who once said "children spell love…T-I-M-E." He was definitely onto something. Unfortunately, if you are like most parents, time is a precious commodity that often eludes us. Whether we have a new job, a new baby, or we just need to make the coffee or strip the beds, ...
Views: 1700(4 votes) - Are Your Children at Risk for "Recession Obesity?" - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from James EvansJust when you thought the consequences of our sagging economy could not be worse, think again. The obesity rate among children in the U.S. has already reached epidemic proportions, and now the economy may be driving some parents to substitute fast foods for healthy foods in an effort to manage ...
Views: 1700(1 vote) - Fatherhood and Lineage - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2010 from Matthew JamesRecently, my wife and I went on vacation, and I had to explain to my nine year-old son why it was just the two of us going. I explained that mom and I needed time for just the two of us, just like he and I spend father and son time. Each year, I take Ethan to the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival ...
Views: 1696(2 votes) - Just Ignore Him—Does it Work? - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Carolyn StoneI recently read a blog post by a counselor who said that ignoring your children’s misbehavior is not helpful. He said that parents need to interrupt behavior. I think that ignoring can be a very helpful parenting strategy, but it isn’t appropriate for every situation. Clearly if your ...
Views: 1696 - We should celebrate the diversity of children and adults - by Submitted on May 19, 2003 from Robyn SpeedYou know what really annoys me? The insistence that a child’s academic achievement is all that is important. A grades A grades A grades! I read an article last year that really stuck in my mind, and the gist of the article was ‘even though he only has his O levels he has still done well in ...
Views: 1695(1 vote) - Two Parenting Mistakes with Anxious Children - by Submitted on May 15, 2010 from Christopher McCarthyTyler begins to cry, raising his hands to cover his eyes. Eleven-year old boys hate to cry, and Tyler is especially fearful of it. It embarrasses him and makes him feel weak, even within the safe environment of my counseling room. His mother knows this, and with watery eyes herself reaches out ...
Views: 1694(1 vote) - Mackenzie Phillips’ reveals much about divorce & victims of child abuse! - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Rosalind SedaccaIt’s disturbing, sad and shocking to learn about the physical and emotional abuse Mackenzie Phillips experienced as an adolescent and young woman. How many other children and adults are hiding and trying to cope with unspeakable “family secrets” that get left unspoken and unacknowledged? What ...
Views: 1693(3 votes) - 7 Careers in Music Your Kids Might Love - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2017 from Jennifer PatersonSo, your child has discovered a love for music that might one day fuel a successful, fulfilling career. But, aside from following the well-known paths of music teacher or performer, you’re not exactly sure how that love can translate into a paying job. After all, not everyone makes a career ...
Views: 1692 - Brilliant Parenting in Three Easy Steps: Taking a Page From Self-help Writers - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Brian WalshHere is a simple formula used by successful speakers and self-help writers. Parents can also employ this innovative approach. 1. Make a Point Successful parents, teachers, and mentors are great at being clear about what they want to teach, and why it's important to the learner. 2. Tell ...
Views: 1691 - Guide Your Child Towards Success - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2007 from Denny StreckerThis is an excerpt from Professor Paul Pilzer, author of "Unlimited Wealth" and "Other People's Money"...One of the questions I am frequently asked by parents, particularly parents who have succeeded themselves but didn't have the opportunity to go to college, is what subject their son or ...
Views: 1691 - Obsessions & Compulsions - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Les LinetObsessions are persistent but unwanted ideas, thoughts, impulses, or images that cause marked anxiety or distress. The most common obsessions are about contamination or repeated doubts (e.g., whether one has performed some act such as having hurt someone in a traffic accident or having left ... ...
Views: 1691(9 votes) - The Secret to Being a Good Mother - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2012 from Teal ScottBefore a child is born, a woman may have existed but a mother is born the moment a child is born. It is true that some of us are more adept at mothering than others. For some of us, the dream of raising and nurturing a child has been one we have had since we were children. For others, it ...
Views: 1691 - How to teach your baby to read - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2010 from Pearl Shanti Lodur-LionheartFew parents in the world are aware of the fact that the best time to learn for a child is between 0-5 years. You can actually teach your baby to read, and both parents and baby will have fun with this. The American Psychologist and Brain researcher Dr. Glenn Doman has proved this in his work ...
Views: 1689(7 votes) - My Teenager Is Failing! What Did I Do Wrong! - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2012 from Ken RabowI am an holistic life coach. A great deal of my work is with students who are about to fail their school year or with young adults now living at home, playing video games all day,and who may have dropped out. So maybe it’s best to say that I am a turn-your-life-around coach. Each time I meet ...
Views: 1689 - Love is an Action Word: Tangible Ways to Connect to Your Child - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2012 from Caron GoodeWhile saying “I love you” expresses how you feel to your child, when you’re able to clearly communicate your love in a tangible way that your child understands, there’s no chance your child will miss the message. Considering your child’s interactive style when showing expressions of love helps ...
Views: 1687 - What to Do When a Teenager Says They Are Gay - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2009 from Reece ManleyFirst Reactions of Parents Crucial in Coming Out When gay and lesbian teenagers come out to their parents, the parents' initial reaction is crucial to their teenagers well being. Parents must examine their own homophobia, grieve lost dreams and support their teen. The way parents first ...
Views: 1686(2 votes) - Wooden, Wimbledon, Wrong Calls and World Cup - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.Wondering what all these W's have in common? They provide cases of excellent role models in sports that we can pass on to our children and grandchildren. After witnessing so many instances of poor sportsmanship over the years, it's impressive to have examples of positive behavior by ...
Views: 1686(3 votes) - Parents Play A Critical Role In Preparing Their Children For College - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2008 from Bob Roth, "College Success"Too many High School parents think that their only role is to push their children to get good grades, so they will be accepted by a better college. However, in reality, parents of the most successful college students usually play a much broader role. Yes, grades are important. However, many ...
Views: 1685 - 5 Reasons to Monitor Your Child's Text Messages - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2017 from KidGuard Inc.Text messaging remains one of the most popular forms of communication for kids who own phones. A 2015 survey found that 88% of US teenagers aged 13 to 17 have access to a mobile phone of some kind and a majority of teens have smartphones (73%). This number rises to over 90% of teenagers if you ...
Views: 1684(1 vote) - Happy, Confident and Successful Children: the power of praise to boost wellbeing - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Jeni HooperEach time you praise your child for positive behaviour at home 3 important things happen: 1. Praise draws your child’s attention to that behaviour as a valued skill/achievement showing that this is something you consider worthwhile e.g. “well done for reading your book on your own” sends a ...
Views: 1684 - Modern Dads: A New Vision of Fatherhood - by Submitted on May 17, 2010 from Kim CorbinOver the last five years I’ve spoken to thousands of fathers and father-figures across the country and abroad, researched, written and made a documentary film about what it means to be a modern dad. It has become very clear to me, as a practitioner and a dad myself, that for most men, fatherhood ...
Views: 1684(7 votes) - Drifting, Slipping, Rushing Time: An essay for parents - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2004 from Susie Cortright“When are we going to go again?” my oldest daughter always wants to know, “just you and me?” Cassidy is five, and she shares a home with two younger siblings whose demands for my eye contact are constant and loud. So I try to orchestrate this one-on-one time with her on a somewhat regular ...
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