OUR CHILDREN

So, as we move into this year’s election season let’s try to model respectful and rational discourse for our children.

Even with so called advancements in medicine, our children are getting weaker and more unhealthy. We need to wake up and see the signs and try to change our ways.

Often, many of us have asked ourselves, "What are we exposing our children to?" If you haven't yet, then I'm sure you will be asking yourself that after you've finished reading this article.

How do we accept what our children want even when we think it may be the wrong direction? Listen and understand that children need and want their parent's approval, but they also want your support in what they choose to do with their life.

When we don't allow our children to take accountability for their actions, we do them a grave disservice.

The big comfy couch is a show I don't think is appropriate for our children to watch with the girl jumping on the couch etc.

President Obama will be giving a speech to our children on September 8, 2009. This article covers my thoughts on the impact of that speech coinciding with the beginning of the school year.

Billions of dollars are spent on antidepressants that are given to our children. Disastrous consequences have resulted. Shootings in schools, kids made into zombies from very addictive drugs; Ritalin, Prozac, Zoloft and others.

Every day we hear about tragic accidents that hurt and kill our nation's children. While accidents do happen, and some are seemingly unavoidable, it's a sad fact that many could have been prevented...

When schools are supposed to be protecting our children, they feed them high fat foods and in return rake in the dough.

Adults are stressed, that is a given. But did you realize that children as young as 9 and 12 are exhibiting stress related problems. Do you know the signs that your child is stressed? Do you know what you should be doing to help him/her control this stress?

How children can use MySpace if they are supervised.

Pedophiles are a growing danger to our children. In a case that involved Senator Barak Obama's daughters this year, we are finding that while we can sometimes physically protect our children, their images, and therefore identities, may be at risk.

We are preparing our children to lead us into the future. To excel at this we must be the best examples we can. This is a multi-part series on preparing ourselves to prepare our children.

If we can broaden our view of reality, we might discover that our children came into this world with their own soul purpose - that they have as much to teach us as we have to teach them.

We did not want our children to lose their natural inquisitiveness and love of learning. We also came to believe the public system to be more dangerous than beneficial, so we decided to pull them from Public School and Home School them.

Helping our children improve their studying time or learning is very essential. Parents, teachers and others can all assist. There are some good principles to apply, and when done consistently and correctly, they work.

Healthy boundaries, built upon a strong foundation of discipline and consistency, can prepare our children to enter into lives of self-responsibility.

Parents and children and what they learn from each other. A simple lesson can teach a child several things.

What do our children deserve, and are they getting it? There is a vocal group dedicated to ensuring that children are allowed to be born - who is looking out for them after that?