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Author :: Kaye Bailey  |
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| Article Title :: When a Parent has Weight Loss Surgery: Building Better Body Image In Our Children |
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| One of the biggest mental struggles we have, before and after weight loss surgery, is body image. It's not uncommon for a person to reach goal weight with WLS and upon receiving a compliment they say back, "Yeah, but my [fill in blank] is a real mess, ugly, still fat" etc. Have you heard yourself respond that way to a compliment? It is a painful challenge to nurture a healthy body image because often a negative body image originates in childhood.I recently learned of a 9-year-old girl who refuses to wear her coat this winter. Why? "It makes me look fat." She is not alone. According to Linda Smolak a psychologist and Kenyon College 40% of elementary school girls and 25% of elementar (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Angie Lewis |
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| Article Title :: 7 Ways To Earn Respect From Our Children |
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| 1. Discipline them:Of course disciplining our children is a given in any home. But we need to ask ourselves if we are disciplining our children properly? Who rules the perch in your home? How often do your children tell you what THEY are going to do?Did you know children want discipline and structure in their life? When we take the time to discipline our children, and on a consistent basis, we are actually helping them to develop their character? Correct discipline is a necessary part of the growth process and we shouldn't hold back on fulfilling our responsibilities as parents. The less we spend disciplining and counseling our children the less they will feel loved by us. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD |
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| Article Title :: Hot Saucing as Discipline Increasing |
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| Medical services have reported they are seeing an increase of children needing treatment for burns in the mouth, esophagus and stomach caused by Hot-sauce—a.k.a “Hot Tongue.” With investigation medical services have discovered the ‘hot sauce’ was intentionally put/forced into the child’s mouth for punishment—primarily when the child's misbehavior is related to the use of their mouth: talking back to adults, lying, biting someone, swearing, spitting, refusing to eat, etc. Variations on the punishment include the use of acetic acid (vinegar), lemon juice, soap or some other highly noxious substance.According to the Washington Post, "'Hot saucing,' or 'hot tongue,' has (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Grose |
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| Article Title :: What to Do When Kids Laugh at You When You Remind or Reprimand Them? |
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| Ever told your kids off only to have them laugh at your best parenting talk?You know the situation where you kids have been less than perfect. Rather than fly off the handle you calm yourself down, rehearse your reminder or reprimand and then deliver them using perfect parent talk! There, that should have the right affect, you think!Wrong! Your kids just stand there giggling, or worse, roll around the floor laughing when you have just delivered your very best parenting line delivered in perfect parent-speak. Well, hopefully the latter (rolling on the floor in fits of laughter) doesn’t happen too often but the former behaviour is something many parents experience.Wha (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Brette Sember |
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| Article Title :: Whose Rules |
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| “But Dad always lets me stay up this late.” “At Mom’s house we don’t have to take the garbage out.” Sound familiar? Separation and divorce means two homes for your child, and too often that means two completely different sets of rules. It’s hard enough for a kid to comply with one set of rules, but having two is a guarantee for confusion and disobedience from your kids and resentment and anger between parents.If you and the other parent are going to parent together effectively, you’ve got to have a set of universal rules in place for your child that is in force at both homes. But you and the other parent are individuals. And obviously there are a lot of things (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Dr. Gary S. Goodman |
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| Article Title :: Give Your Kids The Gift Of A Resilient Personality |
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| As parents, most of us want to give the very best to our children.It’s only natural.But, what constitutes the very best? Often, we think about material things.A room to themselves, decorated to a kid’s tastes, parties at home with clowns and ponies, and other idyllic diversions—all of these things come to mind.And some want to give their kids a chance to further their educations, socking away some dough for college applications, tuition, room and board, and I’d better stop this sentence because the list never ends!All of these things are wonderful and if you can provide them, I tip my hat to you.But now, looking back on my upbringing, wher (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Scott Irwin |
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| Article Title :: Child Safety - Does Your Dog Have More Identification Than Your Child? |
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| Take a moment and think about it. When you consider the fact that, as adults, we would never consider leaving the house without our id. We spend thousands on home and car alarms, we are even protecting our family pets with microchips; however, our most cherished possessions, our children, leave home without any identification.Here are some questions:- Have you taken the time to record your child’s fingerprints, gather a hair sample for DNA purposes, record all his/her specific identification, including specific identifying features and a photograph of your child in a Child ID kit? If so, is it up to date?- In the event of a motor vehicle accident, in (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Steve Brunkhorst |
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| Article Title :: 15 Unforgettable Father Quotes |
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| Father: a role model who gives the gifts of guidance and wisdom while learning how to stretch his ability to love beyond what he knew was possible.Whether you are a father or planning to become one, you'll discover a nugget of wisdom and experience in each of these unforgettable "Father Quotes".
Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers--and fathering is a very important stage in their development. - David M. GottesmanAs you journey through [life], you will encounter all sorts of these nasty little upsets, and you will either learn to adjust yourself to them or gradually go nuts. - Groucho MarxWhat you have inherited from your fathe (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Robert Emler |
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| Article Title :: Children Need Your Help At Home To Be More Successful |
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| You know your child better then any teacher dose. You have more influence over your child. More than any teacher could possibly have. You are also the most important teacher your child will ever have. Your home is the most important school your child will ever know.As a child today they compete in school. Tomorrow they will compete in life. By taking the time to give your child a well rounded mental, and the emotional development in there life that they need. You will be building Your Childs foundation for there success. What I am talking about is knowledge. It's knowledge that will be the key to a Childs success in life.The best way for a child to gain knowledge is reading. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: April Whidden |
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| Article Title :: Building Family Time Into Your Busy Life |
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| Families today are busy. Families are so busy, in fact, they often complain that while they share a house, they live completely separate lives. "We are so active during the week that we rarely see eachother," says Rachel, mother of two school-aged children. "My husband and I both work full-time during the day and at night we cart our children around to their various activities. He takes one child and I take the other. The only time I see my husband is at night before we go to bed... and then we are too tired to talk, let alone anything else."Connie, a full-time working mother, also feels the family time-crunch. "During the week I take my son to child care, go to work, pick him up, (read full article) |
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