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By: Hege Crowton
In today's society children seem to be getting in trouble at a very early age. This kind of trouble is not just kids playing pranks, these are serious criminal offences. Children, not even teenagers (read entire article)
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By: Kenneth C. Hoffman
I made my teepee where the hunting is good, It stands on ground where a great wolf stood. Its powerful spirit will protect my home And keep me safe when I must roam. The season draws near w (read entire article)
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By: Linda Meckler
The love of a child can not equal any emotions you feel on this earth. As a child I loved to read. I would read and read and get lost in stories of adventure and mystery. I would go to my friends birt (read entire article)
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By: Dawn Miller
The holiday whirlwind of activities is finally over and you’re left wondering where the new year will take you. Perhaps you resolved to lose weight, get in shape, or improve your finances. You can als (read entire article)
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By: Cynthia VanLandingham
Parents can play an important role supporting their child’s piano lessons and their piano teacher. However, about a third of parents do too much and try to take over responsibility for their child’s (read entire article)
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By: Matthew Keegan
I have had the experience of teaching several people how to drive. Some were youngsters, but I have also taught a few adults how to drive too. Let’s just say that I am more than glad to have “retired” (read entire article)
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By: Jeff Herring
I've been working with teenagers and their parents for over 25 years. If I had a buck for every time I've heard what I am getting ready to tell you about, I could retire.How the "we parent" shows upWh (read entire article)
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By: Rich Alexander
Do you have a recent college graduate who is unemployed, or if they are employed, dislikes and maybe even hates their first job? Well, don't feel bad, because by all estimates, at least half of all r (read entire article)
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By: Jeff Herring
1) Parents need to realize the trap that is being set when their kids asks, "Well, why can't I (fill in the blank)." Many well intentioned parents then proceed to give a well reasoned response to the (read entire article)
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By: Nancy Buck
In both your lecture and book you emphasize the importance of making dreary tasks fun as well as negotiations with your children. Does everything need to be fun? Is everything supposed to turn into (read entire article)
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By: Nancy Buck
Example #1:At the end of a long, difficult day you are in the kitchen working hard to prepare and get dinner on the table. Not only are you feeling tired, you are fully aware that everyone needs food (read entire article)
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By: Nancy Buck
My 12-year old daughter is an enthusiastic soccer player. She has played soccer for the last four years. This year things have changed. She is on a competitive travel team. Her new coach seems to (read entire article)
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By: Nancy Buck
Peggy, mother of 16-year old Shauna and 11-year old Stephanie recently sent an e-mail sharing her success learned from Peaceful Parenting®.Last fall I heard your Peaceful Parenting® presentation spons (read entire article)
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By: Nancy Buck
The first duty of love is to listen. -Paul Tillich“My teacher likes the girls better than the boys,” David complained to me the spring of his 3rd grade year.“How can you tell?” I asked. What does she (read entire article)
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By: Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD
It isn’t easy being a good parent. Even in the best of circumstances, the challenge of parenthood can be overwhelming when there are problems in the home, dysfunctions in the family and/or an inabilit (read entire article)
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By: Paul Jerard
What is a good success program for kids?Anything that will motivate your child toward success is a plus. This could be a hobby, activity, social group, or sport. The object is to spark ambition from (read entire article)
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By: Jeff Herring
A reader writes in to ask: "We faced with some power struggles with our 14 year-old. They just keep getting bigger and bigger. No matter what we try to do it seems he has to fight us for all he's wort (read entire article)
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By: Joel Turtel
One of parents' most important duties is to protect their children from harmful sexual values and behaviors. Yet many public schools force potentially (read entire article)
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By: Cheryl Haining
Many parents struggle to know which foods are healthy for their children. When they are able to opt for healthy choices, about two-thirds struggle to (read entire article)
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By: Francoise Rapp
If you are the parent of a teen, you are certainly aware of how much your family dynamics have changed in recent years. It doesn't seem all that long (read entire article)
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By: Dr. Rita Louise
Colic is a common problem in infants and an even more frustrating condition for parents to deal with. Approximately 10 to 30% of all infants born have (read entire article)
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By: ARA
(ARA) “ More and more grandparents are taking to the road with their grandchildren, representing one of the travel industry's fastest growing trends: (read entire article)
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By: Lisa Simmons
When I travel by plane I'm always reminded of the "way things are". It is a fact of life that we must care for ourselves before we can effectively c (read entire article)
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By: Susan Jarema
There are many current buzz words used by educators to describe the concept of thinking skills - critical thinking, Socratic thinking, creative thinking, higher-order thinking, logical thinking, probl (read entire article)
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By: Kim Shire
Talking to you parents about personal issues can be hard, but this is something that you need to do. Don’t forget that your mom is a woman also, and she has probably experienced many of the same issue (read entire article)
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By: Kim Shire
By taking responsibility for your children’s online activities, parents can greatly minimize any potential risks. In today’s electronic age teaching your children about online safety is a must. Even i (read entire article)
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By: Jeff Herring
I guess one of the nicer things that can be said about being a teenager is that it is an art, just like anything else.There doesn't seem to be an instruction booklet or even an owner's manual. Most o (read entire article)
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By: Raymond Usbal
There were many times that I felt happy and many times that I felt lonely but there are ordinary moments that my soul counts extraordinary for reasons that only a child would care to know.When I was h (read entire article)
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By: Carrie Lauth
It started with a trip to the grocery store. While I waited for the cashier to ring up my items, a mother behind me was delivering a soliloquy (only she didn't recognize it as such!)."Suzy, you're not (read entire article)
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By: Sharmila Sanka
When a person is healthy and fit, we visit him often and ask him if he needs any help. But if the same person suffers with ill health, we don’t even approach him; let alone rendering help. Why does th (read entire article)
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By: Larry Phillips
In a preliminary study of nearly 5000 individuals over a 14 year period, it was found that EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) was over 50% more effective in addressing General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) t (read entire article)
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By: Audrey Lizee
The Grandparent ConnectionHow many of us realized that Canada holds a special day in September dedicated to grandparents? Actually since 1994, the second Sunday of September has been designated to ce (read entire article)
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By: Rita Milios
Gifted children are children whose abilities, talents and potentials are so outstanding that they set the child apart from his or her peers. Giftedness is generally considered to mean an IQ of 130 (read entire article)
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By: Rachelle Arlin Credo
When your child starts exhibiting changes in his/her emotional well-being particularly related to his/her body image, he/she is undergoing bodily changes that may become a problem later on if not take (read entire article)
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By: Dawn Worthy
Have you ever had the pleasure of standing in a cashier’s line when, for any number of reasons, the computer goes down? Have you had to deal with the vapid stare of the clerk who informs you that the (read entire article)
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By: Marsha Jordan
Cobi is five years old. Like most kids his age, he doesn’t understand the reasoning behind going to sleep when he still has energy left and there are still hours in the day. One night I was unusuall (read entire article)
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By: Ellen Mossman-Glazer
What we Learned in Kindergarten In pre-school, where a big chunk of the curriculum revolves around sociability, you can hear the specific details of a social behavior weaving through the daily dialogu (read entire article)
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By: Jeff Herring
Did you know that teens and toddlers are very similar creatures?It's true, in my experience.It’s been said that you raise your teenager when they are a toddler. Twenty five years of experience working (read entire article)
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By: Jeff Herring
Although it certainly may not feel like it in many parts of the country, spring is right around the corner here in Tallahassee. The azaleas and the dogwoods are in bloom, and there is color everywhere (read entire article)
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By: Jeff Herring
“Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.” - John CiardiThe above quote reminds me of the proverb that says “raise up a c (read entire article)
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By: David Chandler
Most parents think childcare is a baby-sitting service. This is a misconception, as childcare is a profession as any other. There are so many important things to note about the challenging and rewar (read entire article)
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By: Judy Wright
Making friends is a skill, just like playing the piano or riding a bike. Skills can be learned and behaviors can be changed. While it may require more effort for some people to be comfortable in gro (read entire article)
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By: Jeff Herring
A good way to set things up is that the teenager, over time. can learn and earn the ability to be more and more in charge of themselves.Over timeNotice that I said over time.What this means in the day (read entire article)
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By: Karen Alonge
Parents are often advised to put their child in time-out as a form of discipline. While this sure beats the old-fashioned method of spanking as a behavior management tool, it still presents a few pro (read entire article)
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By: Jean Tracy
I remember a childless couple who slept with their dogs. They were clearly uncomfortable with the situation. Yet every night their dogs crawled into bed with them.During the day the two black labs ran (read entire article)
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By: Timothy Crawford
Dealing with my troubled-teen is like trying to survive a hurricane!No disrespect to the survivors and victims of Hurricane Katrina. My heart goes out to you, but right now, from where I’m sitting a h (read entire article)
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By: Kelly Nault
Conflict is part of life. It is only when we as family members don’t have the skills to move through conflict that it becomes a problem. If you find yourself revisiting the same issues—“Why can’t you (read entire article)
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By: Kelly Nault
Let's face it—choosing the right topics for a parent workshop can successfully motivate parents to attend your events. If you are a counselor, educator, father or mother interested in facilitating a (read entire article)
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By: Cynthia VanLandingham
Be sure to make time this holiday season to celebrate the accomplishments your child taking piano lessons has made over the past year. Take time to listen to them as they play before family and frien (read entire article)
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By: Michael Grose
“What about me?”This seems to be the second borns’ lament. It was certainly the response my daughter (a second born) gave when she read an article in Sunday Life published by Fairfax newspapers last S (read entire article)
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