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Author :: Carolina Fernandez  |
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| Article Title :: Creative Thinking in the Midst of the Mundane |
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| Today's Quote: "For a parent, it's hard to recognize the significance of your work when you're immersed in the mundane details. Few of us, as we run the bath water or spread the peanut butter on the bread, proclaim proudly, "I'm making my contribution to the future of the planet." But with the exception of global hunger, few jobs in the world of paychecks and promotions compare in significance to the job of parent. Joyce MaynardWe cannot escape them. The mundane realities of motherhood
present themselves at every turn.Upon rising, it's blast off! We're faced with cooking and serving breakfast, washing resultant dirty dishes, wiping countertops, sweeping floors, packing lunc (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Carolina Fernandez |
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| Article Title :: Climbing the Learning Curve |
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| Today's Quote: "If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time insight into and
understanding of many things." Vincent van GoghI don't know about you, but I tend to be a rather impatient
person. I want things when I want them, how I want them. And I
expect other people to do things I ask them to do for me when I
ask them, how I ask them.It took me awhile to realize that the world doesn't work that
way! Kids get out-of-line. Projects get off-schedule. Noses get
bent out-of-shape.Early on in motherhood, I had an overwhelming desire to get
things right...and quickly at that. To figure babyhood
out...quickly. Get through the (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Carolina Fernandez |
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| Article Title :: Moving Beyond the Fundamentals |
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| Today's Quote: "Formal learning can teach you a great deal, but many of the essential skills in life are the ones you have to develop on your own." Lee IacoccaI made a frustrating discovery at my painting class this week,
only to make another startling one an hour or so later. Fairly
new to this class--this was my fourth lesson--it dawned on me that everyone had a formula for organizing their palettes. Each
student had a color scheme that he followed very precisely, and
each one laid out paint onto his palette in exactly the same way.I didn't make this observation until this particular class,
because I had never allowed myself the liberty of walking around
the painting (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Scott Irwin |
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| Article Title :: Attention Shoppers, We Have a Small, Lost, Three Year-Old Boy with Red Hair |
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| Have you ever been shopping in a busy mall, stopped to look at something only to discover that in the brief time it took to do so, your child has wandered away from you? If in reading this question you are able to answer no, you undoubtedly know someone who has be en in this situation.Each minute, somewhere in the country, a parent is separated from their child.
These separations sometimes last only a few seconds; in other instances they last much longer, causing the store to go into a lock-down situation. The truth of the matter is, wherever there are large crowds; parades, country fairs, busy city streets etc., young children will inevitably become separated from their parents. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Carol Boles |
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| Article Title :: Safety Tips For Single Moms Traveling With Kids |
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| Everytime you turn on the news you hear about a violent crime. No wonder so many single mothers are hesitant to travel alone with their children. They fear for their safety.I'm a single mom. Yet I love to take long road trips across the United States with my son. And having traveled so often over the past few years, I've developed a few safety tips that my son and I always follow. If you're a single mom, these tips should work for you and your family, too.
Here they are:JOIN AN AUTO CLUBPrior to leaving on your trip, join an auto club. Get on line and type in "Auto Clubs" at a good search engine, like www.google.com, to find one.Auto Club memberships offer (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Barb Desmarais |
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| Article Title :: How to Gain Respect From Your Teen |
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| For those of you who have teenagers you’re most likely experiencing a change in the way they relate to you. They often act as though they have no regard for anyone or anything but themselves and things that belong to them. Manners they might have had when they were younger seem to have gone out the window and back-talk is an everyday occurrence. It’s likely as well you have said to yourself more than once that you don’t like who he/she has become. It can be heart breaking especially when we reflect back at their innocence during the early years.We know that adolescents are going through hormonal changes and much of this is normal but we still have to find a way to deal wi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: David Skuy |
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| Article Title :: Kids Are Professional Athletes - The Curse of Athleticism or the Big-League Myth |
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| How much is too much?For youth sports, the answer is apparently nothing. An average professional hockey, basketball, or soccer player might have 80 games a year. Eight- or nine-year old kids often play the same, along with practices and weekend tournaments.So what’s going on?What’s going on is that adults are ruining sports from kids. We’ve professionalized youth sports, organized the games kids used to play in the schoolyard or in parks. Instead of that endless and unstructured fun, parents drive their kids to games and practices, where coaches tell kids what to do and how to do it. This goes on five, six, even seven times a week. Sure, a precious few go on to (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: John Bishop |
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| Article Title :: Teaching Moments - Reality Time |
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| Reality time is when your child can “look themselves in the mirror.” It is their time each day to take a couple of minutes for themselves – a time to reflect.Let’s be honest here. Most adults don’t take this time for ourselves, how can we expect our children to do? It should be an essential part of your day and your child’s. Help your child get into the habit of asking themselves one question - “Did I give my best effort to today’s activities?”There will be no grades and no one will be looking over their shoulder. It is their reality. It is important that they are honest with themselves during this period. This is their life, their goals and their su (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Lori S. Anton |
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| Article Title :: Practical Ways to Teach a Child Responsible Behavior |
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| Responsible behavior doesn’t come naturally; it is a learned trait. It is important for parents to teach their children responsible behavior at an early age; a healthy respect for the feelings of others, and a strong sense of right and wrong.
Combined with setting a good example and involvement in a young child’s development of social skills, spend quality time with your child and instruct them about proper, responsible behavior. It can go a long way in helping to correct behavior problems that could lead to serious consequences down the road.
Everyday experiences are a parent’s best tool when it comes to teaching responsible behavior. Because this type behavi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Ginger Ferrer |
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| Article Title :: When Will Children Receive the Protection They Deserve? |
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| In the year 2000 a woman in Berlin, NH murdered her three-month old baby. His name was Joey Thornton. According to the testimony of his biological mother. He woke her up very early one morning. She states she was feeding him and fell asleep with the baby still in her arms. He slipped out of her arms and hit his head on nearby furniture, fracturing his skull in numerous places.When baby Joey was autopsied it was found that he had sustained multiple fractures to his head, his ribs were broken and he was suffocated.His biological mother claims she was suffering from post pardem depression and this is why she did what she did. When the police were first called after baby J (read full article) |
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