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... Read More
Toxic Chemicals, Are Your Children Being Exposed?
You do what you can to keep your little ones safe and healthy in this world we live in. You put your household cleaners out of reach and make sure the front door is securely locked. You tuck them in at night with a story and a kiss, wishing them... Read More
Difference
There are times when my ideas of raising a child is different from the elderly and others. To begin with, my baby is not an easy one. Because we're all different and have contrasting ideas about raising their own children, we should expect contradiction...especially if we have to depend on... Read More
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... Read More
Celebrating Mom: How To Make Every Day Her Special Day!
Bearers of life, wipers of noses, givers of unconditional love ? mothers are the unsung heroes of everyday life. Although it is hoped that you recognize and celebrate your Mom on a regular basis, her special day-Mother's Day-is soon approaching.Although the first official Mother's Day took place on May 9,... Read More
ADHD: A Dialogue With a Non-Believer, Part Five
Dear Sir, It was with some interest that I read the article What You Should Know About Attention Deficit Disorder by Edward W. after having it handed to me by a member of our church. There were elements of the article that were insightful, helpful, and needed to be said... Read More
Encouraging Your Child to Write
How in the world do you get your child to write? This is the battle cry of many parents. A lot of imagination, with a little bribery (or praise) is all you need to get your child writing. We'll supply the imagination. The praise and bribery is all up to... Read More
The Benefits of Music Education
Despite serious reductions in funding for arts programs in public schools, there is a great need for studying music. Band, orchestra, and choir all offer students a chance to work together in a social and intellectual group setting and excel at complex tasks. The trick... Read More
Parenting Your Teenager: 4 Traps to Avoid
4 traps to avoidTrap 1 - Parents need to realize the trap that is being set when your kids ask,"Well, why can't I (fill in the blank)?"Many well-intentioned parents then proceed to give a well-reasoned response and then wonder why the kids blow up and don't accept it.Here's a response... Read More
Sanity Savers For Busy Mums Page
Question 1 "How do I get more time to play?" Answer: Schedule it in. Why? Because if you don't schedule it you will generally let other things have a higher priority and put yourself and a life further down the list.So just write 15 minutes a day, play time into... Read More
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Shopping with Children
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Diagnosing ADHD in Children, an Introduction
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Advising Teens? Getting Your Point Across
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Why Me?
Why Me?"We should certainly count our blessings, but we should... Read More
School Holiday Survival Guide
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Visiting the Library
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Is Your Behavioural Change Strategy Working?
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Parenting
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Teach Your Children About the Importance of Water
The Flow of WaterWater is essential for life on the... Read More
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How to Take Charge of the TV
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Toilet Terrors And Other Potty Training Fears
Potty training fears, often called toilet terrors, are common among... Read More
10 Steps To Prepare You For Life With Children
It's hard to explain to the uninitiated the changes that... Read More
Facing the Homeschool Super Mom
I know this Mom. She homeschools her 5 children, plus... Read More
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When choosing the perfect jogging stroller, a very important question... Read More
Hearing Our Seriously Distressed Adolescents
The distressed adolescent often has feelings of abandonment, emotional detachment,... Read More
Over-Focused ADHD
The least flexible character in all of the stories of... Read More
Cloning; is it for you?
What would it be like to have a clone? What... Read More
How to Set Healthy Limits at Work
Back in college, I wrote for a five-day-a-week, award-winning campus... Read More
How Kids Learn To Cooperate In Video Games -- A Guide for Parents and Teachers
A great many parents are concerned that the electronic games... Read More
Going Out to a Restaurant with Kids
Dining in a restaurant with kids can be very enervating... Read More
Your Big Yellow Bus
The big yellow school bus is coming down my road... Read More
Develop Your Childs Genius: Improving Concentration and Focus
Some people can concentrate on an assignment, to the exclusion... Read More
Choosing Names For Twins
There are many reasons for treating your twins as individuals... Read More
Got To, Get To ? Change The Way Your Family Thinks
I recently heard a story that has literally changed the... Read More
Real Monsters Under Your Bed
There may really be a real monster under your kidâ??s... Read More
Study Skills - How Can YOU Help Your Kids?
Some years ago when touring the Scottish Highlands, a man... Read More
Time Managment Skills for Children
Time management is an organisational concept traditionally associated with adults... Read More
Send Your Child to College FREE!
College is one of the largest expenses through the course... Read More
Defrazzle with a Hearty Guffaw
"The best blush to use is laughter: It put roses... Read More
Some Thoughts on Counseling Goals for ADHD
What should the goals for counseling be when the patient... Read More
Back to School
It is hard to believe that summer is coming to... Read More
Your Kids Career - Whose Choice?
A strange thing happened to me today. Or more precisely,... Read More
Parenting Your Teenager: How to Respond to Manipulation
Q. My daughter has gotten very good at manipulating us,... Read More
From Go Fast Kids to Calm Kids
How excited do kids get with the start of school... Read More
Where Will YOUR Kids Get A Job?
Let's face it.The job market is getting tougher every day.Computerization... Read More
Bedtime and Sleep Habits
Bedtime and children's sleep habits can cause nightmares - for... Read More
Detox To Help Conception
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Raising A High Maintenance Child
Do you have a high maintenance child?"Thank goodness my second... Read More
Pieces of Time and Pivotal Moments
Life is comprised of pieces of time sprinkled with pivotal... Read More
Is Your Teen Stressed? Teach Them How to Manage Their Time, Schoolwork, and Leisure Activities
I hear from many parents that their child is stressed... Read More
Back to School - Disappontment?
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Childrens Friendships Made Easy
Most research into children's friendships shows that those children who... Read More
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When I was pregnant, we knew that we had some... Read More
Who Are Your Kids Talking To Online?
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How to Prepare for Labor
Although nothing anybody says can ever completely prepare a woman... Read More
Celebrating Mom: How To Make Every Day Her Special Day!
Bearers of life, wipers of noses, givers of unconditional love... Read More
Home For The Holidays: Is it Time for That Talk?
Just a couple of years ago Annie helped her parents... Read More
What is Prenatal Intelligence?
Prenatal intelligence, also known as fetal intelligence, has become a... Read More
Finding A Caregiver You Can Trust
Choosing to leave your child with a caregiver is one... Read More
Every Mom Worries
Sitterphobe "I never have a second to myself," this mother... Read More
Does Sexual Abuse Usually Occur Just Once?
Your daughter tells you that Uncle Charley has touched her... Read More
When A Parent Is Deployed
When a parent is deployed with the military it can... Read More
Tips for Single Parents
Prioritize. Learn to say No. Steal some time for yourself.Don't... Read More
The Long Journey Home
Once upon a time, I thought I had it all.... Read More
Parents Rights Violated By Public School Compulsory Attendence Laws
Compulsory attendance laws are school authorities' first assault on parental... Read More
Spelling Games
The following spelling games can be used by parents to... Read More
Using Pocket-money To Promote Independence In Kids
In seminars I am often asked about pocket-money and whether... Read More
?I?M OVERWHELMED? -- 5 Tips On How Parents Can Take Control Of Their Lives
Are you feeling overwhelmed being a parent? Do you want... Read More
Let Kids Help
One fantastic way to get your children involved in what... Read More
How To Help Your Child Learn
Just as every snowflake is unique, so is every child.... Read More
My Teenaged Parents
Frankly, as a single parent of young children, I struggled.... Read More
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