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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Three sure-fire ways to teach your child about safety
- Levels of SafetyBy teaching our children there are different levels of safety and those levels depend on the situation they are in and the decisions they make in those situations, we can better train them to use their instincts, intuition, and even fear as safety tools. This is an easy way to explain to our children how to trust these instincts."Every time we travel through a bu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Raising happy diabetic kids part iii help your child develop self-control
- This is the third and final article in a series I wrote about raising happy diabetic kids. While Juvenile Diabetes makes this job tougher the information in these articles applies to raising any child. Diabetic children aren't any different from other children. Their pancreas just doesn't work. However, the emotional toll that diabetes takes on a child, even when blood glucose levels are under fai...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Choosing the perfect jogging stroller
- When choosing the perfect jogging stroller, a very important question to ask yourself is whether you want a swivel or fixed wheel. The benefit of choosing a jogging stroller with a fixed wheel is that it will offer the stability and straight tracking that you will require. The front wheel tends to be larger on a fixed wheel model which means it will be a smoother ride for your child and will handl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Useful jogger stroller accessories
- There are many useful jogger stroller accessories out on the market today. Whether you are using your jogger stroller out in the hot sun, in the middle of winter or in a highly buggy area you will be able to find jogger stroller accessories to fit almost any situation.Your child's skin is very sensitive to the sun's harmful rays. It is very important to be able to provide UV protection for ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stroller safety tips
- Strollers offer a wonderful and convenient service to parents and caregivers. The first priority in choosing a stroller should be safety.To prevent tipping, choose a stroller that has a wide base so even when your child leans over there is no chance of the stroller tipping.If you purchase a stroller that includes a recliner position check the stroller to make sure the stroller does n...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How not to motivate your children and students
- Chaim Ginott was a schoolteacher whose ideas and observations helped to bring about a near revolution in the way teachers interact with their young charges. He later practiced as a psychologist. The phone rang, he relates in one of his books, early on a Monday following Thanksgiving weekend. The woman on the line was clearly very agitated. "Try and figure this out, if you c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Scolding: one of communications tools of last resort
- (Excerpted from Jim Rohn's 2004 Weekend Leadership Event)You have to be very careful of scolding. Scolding, as a last resort, may be necessary but you must be very careful. Scolding someone is like giving them a cut, giving them a small cut with your words on the hand. Maybe it will serve its purpose, and the cut will heal and everything will be okay. You needed to get their attention. But ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to parent your teen effectively
- Maintain CommunicationEven though teens need to separate from their parents during adolescence, they also need to know that the safety net of home and family is always there for them. If the lines of communication are shut down, they are not yet capable of surviving emotionally; they need support and input. Let's take a look at a few guidelines for keeping the lines of communication open be...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Managing your stepfamily
- If you are a member of a stepfamily, you know how difficult it can be to integrate all of the new members and adjust to the new boundaries and rules. The following ideas may help you make a successful transition during this challenging process.Have patience. Establishing new families takes time. Just because you love your new partner, it is unrealistic to think that you will automatically l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Planning the ultimate kid birthday party
- Child Party Planning Guideline #1)Pick the ThemeYour child is going to look forward to their birthday months before it arrives. Starting from their last birthday and after every friend's birthday they attend through the year, they will continuously ask the same question, "Is it my birthday tomorrow?" Let them know how important their birthday is and make sure they ar...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ultimate airplane themed games & activities for your childs birthday party
- Are you looking for the Ultimate Airplane Themed Party Games and Activities? Well stop looking because they are right here...Good Luck and happy reading..."Paper Airplane Contest" Have each child make a paper airplane. Depending on the age of the children, you can either have them create their own, follow a pattern or make them ahead of time. Have various contests, such as, longest f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to put your kids (or grandkids) on the fast track to success
- Working with adults (as well as children and teens) for the past 12 years I have noticed that there are just a few primary struggles that most adults face. I also see how better training as a child and teen could have given them the skills and attitudes that would have prevented the problems that they now face.The primary areas adults struggle with are1. Money, primarily debt2...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Teach your kids to cook well, eliminating excessive health care needs in the future
- We are all aware of the child obesity epidemic that has not only attacked the United States, but internationally as well. To keep our children healthy and keep health care costs down, we must examine even the simplest angles to prevent this problem.33% of boys and 27% of girls are considered overweight according to the American Obesity Association's latest numbers. 15% of children are obese...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Protect your kids early with safety glasses
- What exactly makes safety glasses different from regular glasses? There are several reasons glasses will be rated as safe. They must not only cover the front of the eyes but also the top and sides as well so small particles can't enter the eye. You can find inexpensive shields from a home improvement store that will also go over your regular eyeglasses. These types of glasses fog easily making the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Keep the little ones safe, follow pool safety guidelines
- Pool safety should be on the minds of every parent out there. If you are lucky enough to own an above ground pool or inground pool, you know there are certain safety precautions you must take to protect your children and the children of your friends and neighbors. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 300 children under age 5 die and 2000 more children under age 5 visit hospita...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Second letter to my daughter
- 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 woul...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Overscheduled kids
- Time devoted the better part of an issue to it. Newsweek featured an article titled "Busy Around the Clock." Articles with titles like "Whatever Happened to Play?" "Pushing Children Too Hard," and "Are You Over-Scheduling Your kids?" show up in print media and on the Internet. Books with titles like Hyper-Parenting: Are Your Hurting Your Child by Trying Too ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Childhood obesity
- Economist John Kenneth Galbraith has said that more people die in this country of too much food than of too little. It's an appalling notion - but an accurate one. As of 1999 more than 60 percent of American adults were overweight or obese - and obesity among children was increasing faster than among adults. In 2000, 22 percent of U.S. preschoolers were overweight and 10 percent clinically obese....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 25 children quotations
- "You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance."-- Franklin P. Adams"A child reminds us that playtime is an essential part of our daily routine."-- Anonymous"Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own."-- Aristotle"Children have never been very good ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why first borns fuss, seconds are resilient and last borns like to laugh
- How can two or three children in the same family be so different? They are brought up in the same broad social environment, under a similar set of rules and an identical family value system. They also come from the same genetic pool yet they can be so different in personality, interests and achievement. While they may be born into the same family they are not born into the same position. The effec...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 15 new years and holiday resolutions for parents
- 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 ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Potty training caveats- dont start too soon
- The First Reason: For one thing, child development experts are concerned that previous generations of parents were putting too much pressure on their children to potty train early. Children were often being punished for not learning to use the toilet.Another Reason: Behind the delayed potty training are disposable diapers. Disposable diapers are more absorbent than cloth diapers and less un...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Aquini potty training dolls - a great tool for potty training!
- Corolle Paul or Emma Drink-and-Wet SET potty dollsThis is the very best potty doll we available. This potty doll is a much better value than slightly cheaper potty dolls because it functions perfectly, and will remain a great toy when you are finished potty training. Benefits include:Potty doll is all vinyl and vanilla scented.Potty doll is machine washable.Potty doll h...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Potty dolls to accelerate potty training success
- Sometime the most effective training tool in rapidly accelerating the rate of your child's training is a potty doll. This is drink-and-wet a doll with the internal plumbing that simulates the potty process for your child. Generally, dolls with an internal bladder are the most effective. This enables the youngster to gently press on the dolls tummy to make it pee. In order to get started see below:...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Learning my childs way
- Home schooling. What is it? What does it mean to you? How do you home school? These were just some of the questions I had when we started thinking about home schooling our children.While our daughter was a baby, I started reading articles in the paper about the local schools. Our school district was in financial trouble. They were cutting services and staff over and over again. The elementa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Breastfeeding, its my right
- My name is Duncan and I'm 2 years old. I want to thank my Mommy and Daddy for choosing breastmilk as my only food for my first six months. It turned out I had lots of food allergies that lead to ear infections. I would have been a very sick baby if I hadn't gotten the very best food for babies.I loved it when I was little. Mommy was always there to nurse me whenever I was hungry, scared, or...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Parents of teens: do you ever ask why is she so mean to me?
- Do you ever wonder what is behind the occasional nasty attitudes expressed by your teenager? Teenagers can make their parents feel pretty badly at times; if they only knew how much their words and actions sometimes hurt us they'd probably stop. Perhaps.It isn't a developmental necessity that teenagers be mean to their parents, but enough of them demonstrate this behavior that it not only wa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tips for parents of teenagers: dont just survive - thrive!
- What makes parenting so challenging at times? One widespread research study reports that feeling "unprepared" tops the list for many parents' causes of dissatisfaction. And parents of teenagers, in particular, may feel this acutely as so many changes converge at once: adolescents are changing in every conceivable way while they often push parents away in their search for individuality. T...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Teenagers and stress: what parents can do to help
- More and more parents are expressing their concerns about how to support their teenagers who are complaining about the stress in their lives.What parents may not realize, is that what they do every day by providing healthy food, support, and a comforting home, provides the very stress-antidotes their teens need. Deborah Weinstock-Savoy, Ph.D.,a psychologist who specializes in working with f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Zero tolerance: how firm the line?
- A friend phoned her neighbor, complaining about the wafts of marijuana smoke that circled up and into to her kitchen window from the neighbor's driveway during the warm summer nights. The neighbor's teenagers and their friends were smoking out in the driveway. My friend said the mother's response was, "Well, that's what kids do, isn't it?"What parents expect of our kids often beco...