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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 ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Parenting your teenager: the power struggle
- Q: My husband and I are at a loss as to what to do with our two teenagers. They have been great kids and all of a sudden it seems like we are in teenage hell! We keep fighting to see the kids we once knew, and they keep fighting to get their own way. We have been considering family counseling, and really would like to know what goes on in counseling. Can you give us some help with our kids and wha...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fizzy sherbet ? a sweet science lesson for your kids!
- Fizzy sherbet in a paper bag with a strawberry lollipop was probably my favorite treat as a child, but I never knew what was in the sherbet and why it sparkled and tingled on my tongue! Try making some with your kids and enjoy a mini science lesson in the process.The basis of the sherbet is icing sugar (confectioners' sugar). 50g will make enough for about 6 children. For that amount you wi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What do you teach your children about money?
- Whether we realize it or not we teach our children about money every day. Sometimes we teach with words and sometimes with actions. I'm sure at one time or another the following scenario as happened to you or something close to it: "Mom, can we go buy some toys?" You say, "We don't have the money for that right now." Your children reply, "Just go to the ATM and get the mon...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Celebrating life with children in september
- Here are ten simple pleasures you can enjoy with your children this month.1. Ask your child to read a book to you. Younger children can look at the pictures and describe what's going on in the book. Older children can read a current chapter in the book they are reading.2. Make a Back-to-School time capsule with each child. This is a great tradition for the first week of school. Over ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Simple indulgences for september
- As the kids go back to school, you can go back to *you*...your schedule, your friends, your goals. Here are ten simple indulgences to celebrate this season.1. Invite your girlfriends over for a Back-to-School tea. Have lots of "pamper me" items in hand. Do you ? or any of your friends ? know a massage therapist? Ask her to come and do backrubs. Eat decadent pastries and drink coff...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Parents: you can do something about professional sports ethics
- Most of us can agree that there is a lack of ethics standards within professional sports today. The fact that many of today's sports heroes are ethical is a stroke of luck. The fact is - many sports superstars are good people, but what about the "bad apples" that shame their sport, teammates, communities, fans, and team owners?Many children look up to professional players as role ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Watch what you say
- "Now don't you go getting any ideas, Harold.""Don't you get any ideas either, Terry.""Don't you two get any ideas."The young mother's words to her small children echoed in my head for several days. While I realized she was probably warning them to not do something against her wishes or something that could harm them, I can't help but wonder about the effects that a situation l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Simple tricks to help you and your kids to find friends
- One of the most prevalent problems of the computer age is isolation and loneliness. In order to build and maintain relationships there are a number of simple skills, which can be learned, to enhance the opportunity to find and keep friends.All likeable people behave in certain ways. They literally have a "magnetic" personality drawing others to them. The advantages of being likeable are num...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Raising kids on a budget
- There are only two ways to get more money:1) Increase your income and 2) Decrease your outgo.B Buy what you need, not what you want. U Use it up, wear it out or give it away D Don't ever spend in anticipation of earning G Garage sales, consignment shops and hand-me-downs E Eat at home or make it at home and take it with you T Tracking your spending means you w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Learning responsibility is a lifelong process
- Learning responsibility is an ever widening and lifelong process.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....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Helping your child make and keep friends
- What Children Look for in a Friend?Is this child fun to be with? Is this child trustworthy? Does this child help me achieve my goals? Does this child make me feel good about myself? Is this child similar to me?Social Tasks Involved in Peer RelationshipsJoining a group or activity Coping with success Dealing with conflict Defending self...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to teach children loyalty and dependability
- Individualism is a common thing in today's modern society. Many people care more about themselves than others and do what they like with little consideration for people whom may be affected by their action. It is quite a sad thing. You can see that there are is a general lack of loyalty and commitment to people own belongings. For example,increasing number of adultery cases (a lack of loyal...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Bring on the music to help your child learn faster and more effectively
- Do you remember how you first learned the alphabet? I am quite sure that the majority of us learnt it by singing the ABC Song: 'ABCDEFG-HIJKLMNOP-QRS-TUV-WXY-and-Z...'There is no doubt that music and songs are one of the best means to teach children new information and knowledge. And over the last 25 years, many researches and studies have been done to find out how music influences our brai...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Three tips to get children with sleeping problems asleep
- According to the American Sleep Association 70% of all babies and infants at one time or another suffer from sleeping difficulties. So if bed time is a difficult time for you and your baby you are in good company. Rest assured that there is probably nothing wrong but of course when you are in doubt seek professional care. Jodi Mindell, a researcher and sleep expert at the Institute, has 3 tips for...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Parenting your adolescent: 3 powerful steps to being an in-charge parent
- Q. How do I overcome the 16-year-old who does things only on his time frame. For instance, when I ask him to do something, he intentionally takes his time just to upset me. I'm not sure what to do.A. This is a great question for at least two reasons: It provides an opportunity to share some basic principles for parenting adolescents and lets me deliver some solutions....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Busy moms, dont forget to take time out for you!
- As mothers, we play so many different roles and most of us do not take the time off that we deserve. Just think about it, we play doctor, cook, chauffeur, teacher, lawyer, and the occasional referee as well.I bet you can remember the last time you did a load of laundry, the last time one of your little ones gave you a hug or perhaps the last time one of your little ones created a little art...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Of kings and youth leadership
- (Isaiah 11:6 KJV) The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.If ever there was a time for youth leadership development for our future, then that time is now. Homeschooling our children to give them a better education is the goal of every homeschooling paren...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 5 characteristics of good leadership to instill in our home school children
- I am sure that this list can be jogged and added and taken away or all of the above, after being in the presence of several true leaders these are the ones that stuck out in my mind. Our home schooled children can be given a greater chance to make a diference in the world if the are leaders in mind, instead of following others blindly. I made it simple on purpose to give home school parents a chan...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is your child learning nothing?
- You send your child to school and the teachers teach them. If that is what you think, you could be way wrong ! While most teachers are good at presenting information to a class, learning happens ONLY if kids actually want to learn. Teachers may have little time for individual work, and you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. And in many schoolrooms today a majority of th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Discipline on my mind
- I look out of the window as I am writing this. It is home time and mums are collecting their children from the local primary school. I see and hear harassed mums shouting "come here" (no response); "get down from there" (no response); "if you do that again you'll get a slap" (no response; no slap). And what am I writing about? Discipline!What does that word dis...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Guerilla parenting techniques: what are they?
- When you hear the phrase, 'guerrilla parenting techniques', what images come to mind? I see a big, broad shouldered soldier, dressed in green fatigues, with brown paint on his face. His chest is crisscrossed with ammunition for the guns strapped on his legs. He's quietly hidden under the cover of trees, waiting to snipe away at the enemy with maximum impact.The word 'guerilla', was a term b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - When your chicks leave the nest
- When my son was 18 (and had finished school), he moved into a flat with two of his mates. They were boys we'd known throughout his high school years and the flat was only ten minutes from home, but I cried for two weeks!It just seemed to me that a major part of my life was over. When your kids are little, you assume that they're always going to be around, leaving trails of Lego blocks all t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Homes for troubled teens: therapeutic and residential
- For troubled teens who are struggling with drug abuse, depression or other serious issues, residential treatment centers that offer therapy-based solutions might be the best option. Residential treatment centers usually have a complete psychiatric staff available to monitor each troubled teen closely and provide therapy in addition to a curriculum of academics, exercise and personal development. P...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Camps for troubled teens: disciplines and wilderness
- Parents looking for a quick fix usually choose troubled teen camps. There are two types of teen camps: boot camps and summer or wilderness camps. They usually last from one to six weeks, and while teens may shows signs of improvement for days or even weeks after coming home, they often revert back to old behaviors after the fear of authority disappears.Boot camps are military-style faciliti...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Effective troubled teen programs
- Not all parents subscribe to the notion of "tough love," which is used so extensively in many troubled teen programs. Some parents want their children close by and want to avoid placing their troubled teen into an environment that may build even more resentment and anger. For these parents and troubled teens, behavior modification programs are a good starting point. In behavior modificat...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Types of schools for troubled teens
- It can be difficult on all family members to have a teen move to a boarding facility. As a result, many parents choose to take their troubled teen to an alternative school. In these day schools, the troubled teen stays in a highly structured school during the day and then returns home at night. This may be a viable alternative for teens who are just beginning to spiral, but alternative day schools...