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- Parenting: It's Up to You to Keep Them CloseParenting can be very rewarding but also challenging. It helps to keep a good relationship with your children.
- Make Homework Time Easy for You and Your ChildrenIs it difficult to get your child to do homework? Arguments and challenges involved with getting your son or daughter to read at night or finish a math assignment will vanish with these simple solutions.
- French Parenting? 4 Reasons Parenting Labels Need to Go AwayFor every parenting style, there are now parenting labels, such as helicopter parents or tiger moms. Here are four reasons parenting labels need to go away.
- Prepare Your Child for Their First Summer Camp ExperienceYoung children can be nervous going into a new environment. Try these tips to help ease your child into a day camp or recreational program this summer.
Three Ways to Make Parenting Easier at Any AgeParenting is not easy, it is hard work. If someone thinks parenting is easy they are either not doing it right or not doing it at all. Although it is hard work, I have some tips that will make it a little easier.- Five Things Not to Assume About Parents with One ChildSomeone once told me that you’re not a parent until you’ve had two children. Now, as a parent of two kids, I can reflect on some of the assumptions made about parents with one child.
- Proper Etiquette for ParentsParenting etiquette.
- Club Foot: A Parent's Guide (From a Child's POV)A parent's guide to the congenital deformity club foot from the point of view of a child who was born with club foot.
How to Talk to Your Teen (or Pre-Teen) About AnythingForget those old parenting methods of being an authoritative disciplinarian. Those old ideologies have now proven ineffective in an era where drug use and sexual exploration is happening at a much younger age than ever before.
7 Things Not to Say to Parents Without ChildrenAddressing infertility issues with these couples is tenuous, and sometimes the issue emerges involuntarily. Here are seven things not to say to parents without children. Anyone of these comments could offend parents without children.
How Absent Parents Can Destroy Their Children with Cell PhonesCell phones offer a great convenience for the absent parent. However, in the wrong hands they can be a tool of destruction rather than a way to maintain communication.- Deliberate ParentingAs has often been said, parenting is one of the hardest jobs you will ever have. However, there are some strategies that will give you the greatest return for your time and energy.
- How to Be a Successful Part-Time ParentA book on how to help single parents or divorced parents.
- How to Talk to Parent's of an Autistic ChildAs a previous teacher of Autistic children, I learned how to approach parents when discussing issues concerning their children. Rapport and sensitivity are two keywords when helping the parents.
- Parents’ Responsibility for a Child’s Tax Return or Taxable IncomeIf your child has income, a tax return must be filed if the filing requirements are met. You may still be able to claim the child as a dependent. If the child cannot file a return, you are responsible for filing it, and may be liable for the tax.
- Teacher Sensitivity to ParentsA teacher's back-to-school night speech is analyzed for sensitivity and insensitivity to the parents.
- Parenting Trends: Over-Parenting is OutOver-parenting is being debunked by facts but more importantly by the obvious handicaps it's imposed on kids.
- The Dos and Don'ts of ParentingThe keys to raising successful, well behaved, loving children. Finally, the rulebook parents wish they read before having children!
- Five Common Mistakes that Parents MakeParenting is a tough job and everyone has different parenting styles. Learn how to recognize the most common parenting mistakes and avoid repeating these mistakes by accepting responsibility for them.
- When Teens and Children Get in Trouble with the LawDealing with children who have run-in's with the law can be difficult; understanding why children act out can be an important part of preventing further incidents and resolving current situations.
- GoodbyeWhy would a targeted parent tell their alienated, adult son or daughter and grandchild goodbye? In a society that insists we are to "love our children unconditionally" and "never give up" this has been an off-limits subject...until now.
Michael Pearl’s Book "To Train Up a Child"This is an editorial of the tragic death and torture of one 7 year old child who was literally spanked/beaten to death!- Did Bad Parents Breed Columbine Killers?Columbine: Who's to Blame?
- Steps to Take to Help Your Child Grow Healthy and WisePlease don’t compare your child with other child, it is nothing but a discouraging your child, always make your child to compare himself with his past performance and accept your child as he or she is…..
- How to Tell Your Child You Are Getting a DivorceDivorce is very common today and it not only affects the parents. Divorce can have a big impact on the children. Here are some ways to lessen that negative impact on children.
Teaching Your Child to Be a Good SportGood sportsmanship is something that will stick with a child all the way into adulthood. Here is how you can help your child become a good sport.- The Cool Parent and Emotional ReactivityA discussion on how to be a 'cool' parent and avoid anger issues with children.
- How Can I Help My Child to Learn to Read?Young kids find reading a real mystery. As parents we know how important it is to learn to read and want our kids to learn to, not only read, but also to enjoy it. Learning to read does not happen all at once. So how do you approach learning to read?
- Better Bedtime Reading for Your Asperger’s ChildReading bedtime stories to a child with Asperger's Syndrome creates some unique challenges. If your child has Asperger's Syndrome, here's a guide to help you meet the bedtime story challenge.
- Parenting and EducationHow important are parents in a child's education? This article explores "The No Child Left Behind Act" and it's view that parental involvement is more important than money. The D.O.E.'s study shows "Who You Are" determines success more than parents.
- A Fatal FlawI had a dream about my kids last night and I cherish every moment of it that I can remember now.
- Parents Involvement, Students AchievementHow important is the parents involvement in the academic education of their child and how the child benefits from that.
- Trick or Treat Parenting StyleThere are many different types of parenting styles, but children benefit from consistency. It is bewildering to a child when they are raised with glaring inconsistencies.
- Mentally Ill Parents: Some Do Just FineConventional wisdom holds that an adult with a serious mental illness cannot possibly raise a mentally healthy child. There are simply too many variables for this belief to categorically be true.
Children Gone Wild!Children need rules and guidelines to make them feel secure and safe. They love routine and thrive in an environment that remains consistent and loving.- On Parental Authority, Independence, Grief Over the Death of a Child, and CondolencesThis parenting advice column suggests that while parents have authority over their children from the start, they can lose that authority if they ignore or misuse it. We also address what to say to someone who has lost a child -- in most cases, not much.
- How to Protect Your Child from Being AbductedThis article is about things to say and do in order to keep children from being abducted.
Sneaky Ways to Get Your Children to Exercise!Sometimes it can be hard enough to motivate ourselves to exercise, let alone to try and convince our children to workout. However, children are eager to explore and to play and this guide will teach you how to sneak some exercise into your child's life.- As ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Movement Grows, so Does Elites’ Violence: Why?“The lie runs as follows: We are a civilized, freedom-loving nation and we bring democracy to the earth. It was under this motto that the U.S. invaded Iraq. Note that the torture was inflicted by U.S. soldiers that had huge pent-up rage"--Alice Miller
When Your Child Goes Off to School, You, the Parent, Should Go Too!Many parents do not understand why their child's education cannot be left in the hands of teachers. The parents must supervise what is going on in the class to determine if their child is really learning.
