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Author :: Susan du Plessis  |
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| Article Title :: Talk Your Child Clever |
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| Most parents can hardly wait for their baby to say its first word. This usually happens between the nine months and a year. From about two years, the child should be able to use simple phrases, and by three he should be able to use full sentences. By four, he should be fully able to talk, although he may still make grammatical errors. By five, he should have acquired basic language.There is little doubt that language acquisition is one of the key milestones in early childhood development. Much of a child's future social and intellectual development hinges on this milestone. A language delay can lead to isolation and withdrawal, and to learning difficulties and poor academic perform (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. |
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| Article Title :: Parenting - The Irrational Vocation |
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| There are some grounds to assume that a cognitive dissonance is involved in feeling that children are more a satisfaction than a nuisance. Why do people bother with parenting? It is time consuming, exhausting, strains otherwise pleasurable and tranquil relationships to their limits. Still, humanity keeps at it: breeding.It is the easiest to resort to Nature. After all, all living species breed and most of them parent. We are, all taken into consideration, animals and, therefore, subject to the same instinctive behaviour patterns. There is no point in looking for a reason: survival itself (whether of the gene pool or, on a higher level, of the species) is at stake. Breeding is a tra (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Dr. Clare Albright |
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| Article Title :: The Top 10 Tips on Hiring a Babysitter |
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| 1. Encourage your babysitter by keeping their favorite foods/snacks on hand.Write a thank you card to your babysitters a couple of times a year. Experienced parents always say, "When you find a good babysitter - keep them happy!"2. Hire a "mother's helper" to come in to your home to play with your child.This extra help will enable you to get those unfinished chores done - while knowing that your child is happy. Since you are in the home it is possible to hire a younger, less expensive babysitter.3. Consider letting a teenage babysitter watch your child in their home instead of in your home.If an emergency occurs, there is a greater likelihood that the si (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Dr. Clare Albright |
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| Article Title :: The Top 10 Tips for Communicating with Children |
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| Most people have more training before they receive their driver's license than before they become a parent. Educating yourself on how to communicate effectively with your child can be the key to achieving your parenting goals. If you do not have children of your own, these 10 tips can help you whenever you are around children.Draw children out to speak about the things on their minds.You can 'prime the pump' by talking with them about their favorite foods, toys, movies, video games, etc.Verbally reflect the emotions of a child before giving in to your need to teach them something.Parents are constantly making the error of educating their chil (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Richard Lowe, Jr. |
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| Article Title :: A Dangerous Environment |
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| The internet is a dangerous place for your children. Don't even begin to believe that your child is safe. There are more dangers than you can possibly imagine waiting to lure children to their doom. You had better be aware of what's happening and take steps to shield them from the danger ... if you don't, your child's sanity and safety are at serious risk.Does this sound alarmist? Actually, I cannot stress this fact enough ... you have to be just as careful with your five year old on the internet as you would in the worst red-light district back alley in the darkest part of town. If you would not allow your twelve year old wander around a drug den or visit the sex shops in San Fran (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Rachel Webb |
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| Article Title :: Anti Scooter Media Frenzy |
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| An estimated five million scooters will be sold this year and according to the U.S. Product Safety Commission 26,000 scooter-related injuries were reported before the end of December 2000! 90 percent of those injuries were to children 14 and under. The Consumer Product Safety Counsel also received reports of two deaths tied to scooter injuries. Several elementary schools are discussing ways to ban kids from riding scooters to school. Newspapers across the country headline that "Scooters Lead to ER Visits"!Before you buy into the media hype about the dangers of the most popular Christmas gift last year, you should educate yourself by considering the statistics of other play equipmen (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Heidi Hoff |
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| Article Title :: Get Down (On The Floor!) And Play With Your Children |
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| When was the last time you and your kids rolled around on the floor together laughing yourselves silly? If you're like me, it may have been a while! Sometimes I get caught up in household chores, give errands a priority or answer the phone when I know I should let it ring, instead of making time for my two daughters. It's not that I don't play with them; just the opposite is true. It simply seems as if I'm trying to fit them into my daily schedule when in fact I should be scheduling my day around them. I used to be a planner. I would try to organize activities that I thought my girls would learn something from. I'm now much more free and spontaneous with them and I've discovered that at t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Maria Gracia |
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| Article Title :: 7 Easy Ideas for Organizing Kids Artwork |
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| In school, kids are encouraged to create, draw, color, paint and build. These activities can certainly stimulate children, and help them grow.Very often, these masterpieces that your children create are brought home and proudly displayed. But what do you do when all of the artwork begins to take over your home? Here are 7 great ideas:1. FIND THE DIAMONDS. Rather than keeping every single piece of artwork your child creates, sit down with your child on a regular basis and ask him to choose the one or two he likes best. By the end of the year, you should have no more than 5 pieces of artwork that your child believes to be his "best" pieces. This will help keep the artwork unde (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Derrick Pizur |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Problem? 5 Simple Things That Will Help |
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| What is a parenting problem?Parenting is a tough job, we all know that. Parents face many situations that they are not familiar how to deal with. Is the child’s fault? Of course not. We as a society are quick to place blame on the problem teenagers, yet often times if we examine the situation closely it is truly the parents that are the problem.CommunicationParents and children need to communicate with one another before a problem occurs. Your child should know that they can come and talk to you about anything that is on their mind. Parents usually think that this is the case with their child but often they fail to continually tell the child that. Children ofte (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Esther Andrews |
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| Article Title :: 10 keys to Developing Your Child's Genius |
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| Would you like your child to be the best that he can be - to
achieve his maximum potential? Imagine how successful your
child can be with a brilliant mind, lightening fast learning
skills, an accurate, lasting memory, creativity and problem
solving skills of a genius. Here are 10 keys to developing your
child's genius.1. When Should I Start?Start immediately. Do you have a newborn? Excellent time to
start. Do you have a teenager? It is not too late! There are
many things you can teach your teenager, that will increase his
chances of success in life, as well as improve your relationship
with him. Many of these things are never taught in school!2. Make it FunLe (read full article) |
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