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Author :: Ed Howes  |
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| Article Title :: The Good Life II |
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| My birth was uneventful and very tiring. I got the sense it tired mom as much as it did me. I felt very cool at first, then warm and dry after dad rubbed me all over. The lights were real low and it wasn't so different than before, but physical sensations had increased dramatically. Mom began nursing me immediately and she told me how happy she was that I was out in a new world with her and dad and how happy I would be from now on. Mom and dad sounded quite different than before and I liked the difference. I can't tell you why. They told me I would learn more patience and one day I would give the gift of a good life to others. I knew then that I wanted to do that. I could not even think o (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Debbie Orme |
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| Article Title :: The Hardest Lesson Of All: Teaching Children About Death |
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| How many uses can you find for a dead fox? When I happened upon one recently whilst out walking with my children, the poor lifeless creature suddenly became the catalyst for an important family moment. It was an opportunity to talk about death. You won't find 'thanatology' on the curriculum at school, yet it's the one subject that every child will have to deal with at some point. Thanatology is the little known word used to describe death education, a taboo in our society, especially when dealing with children. They learn about birth in sex education, but our final rite of passage is rarely acknowledged by either school or home.It is estimated by Winston's Wish, a charity that (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Chick Moorman |
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| Article Title :: Winning the Candy Wars |
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| Our children are being bombarded with candy from every direction. Chocolate bars, gum, suckers, and assorted gummy candies line the checkout lanes in grocery stores. School fundraisers sell candy bars, cookies, and brownies in the hallways during lunch hours. Every mall, skating rink, soccer complex, movie theater, and even the video store has a place to buy candy.And then there is the holidays. Halloween trick or treat bags bulge with every kind of candy imaginable. Christmas stockings are topped with bubble gum and chocolate bars. Valentine messages are stamped on candy hearts and boxes of candy are the staple of communicating love. Easter baskets overflow with jellybeans and cho (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Susan Peterson |
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| Article Title :: Stop Leaving Your Child with Strangers! |
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| Have you been there? The frightening crunch where you need to make money but don’t want to leave your child with strangers.It is a horrible feeling!When my oldest daughter was 3 years old (and I was a bit greener) I had to come back to my child’s daycare center unannounced to get something I left for work only to discover that my daughter was still in her car seat in the same spot I left her and it was 3 hours later! The provider’s excuse was that “she was getting the children settled?That was my wake up call and my two daughters never returned to childcare!According to BizStats.Com there are more than 600,000 child daycare centers in the USA.In (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Robert Emler |
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| Article Title :: Your Child And You - What About Tomorrow? |
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| Your child is the future of this country. It is your children who will eventually shape this great nation into what it will be tomorrow. Seriously you need to stop and take a look around you. And really think about what is going on this country today.It’s important that we understand our children. Today our children are being shoved into this world that never existed when I was a child. Why is it today parents are having so many problems with there children. Problems that parents are only able to solve using drugs that really don’t solve the problem. They just mask it or put it in a closet. This is not the way to deal with your Childs problems.If a child acts up nine tim (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Dr. Kelly Pryde |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Beyond ABC's and 123's: Communicate, Connect, and Celebrate |
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| When my daughter was born in 2001, the wave of "baby genius" products was in the midst of flooding the market. Baby Genius, Brainy Baby, Baby Einstein, IQ Baby –- all of these products, which claimed to develop "great minds", were flying off the shelves. Toy manufacturers had also begun placing heavy emphasis on the "brain benefits" of their products –- language, spatial reasoning, problem-solving, eye-hand coordination. As a parent and child development expert, I couldn't help but think there was a little too much emphasis on raising a "brainy baby."Toy store shelves today continue to be crammed with "smart toys." And while developmental toys are important for a child's learni (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jay Bartels |
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| Article Title :: 5 Principles of Parenting That Prepare Our Children for Life in the Real World |
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| Before I became a father, I was a son, a brother, and a nervous misguided child with no self esteem and no clue what life was all about. My father told me how big of a mess up I was and I soon came to believe him. My mother gave me love and encouragement and through her came the faith and belief that I was a good person with a good heart, and I was put on this Earth to do good things. My mother and her mother as well, had very strong standards and principles pertaining to loving each other and treating everyone with respect and compassion. Here are the 5 most important ideals that I grew up with and still apply to this very day. These are the values that shape our children's character. Th (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Peter Jackson |
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| Article Title :: Is it a Child? Is it an Adult? No it's an Adolescent |
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| I have been working with Teenagers for over 35 years. I learned my trade initially by study, which gave me an outline and which then was filled in and enhanced by the years of working directly working with them. I still find adolescents the most invigorating, challenging and often perplexing anthropogenic species that I have encountered.The following is about one area which perplexed me for some time.I have seen families where everything seems to be fine. There is plenty of love and time for the children, there are rules and boundaries, the family do exciting things together but they still manage to encourage the children to have individual interests and plenty of their (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Linu Thankachan |
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| Article Title :: Why And How Parents Should Impart Their Children With The Right Kind Of Sex Education |
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| Many parents are confused about what they should tell their children about sex and when and how this should happen. Parents are also concerned that sexual information might heighten children’s interest in experimentation, but many studies have shown that information and education do not encourage sexual activity. On the contrary, wellinformed children make better and informed decisions regarding their sexuality, when they feel that no subjects are considered taboo at home. Some parents are concerned that their children never ask any questions of a sexual nature. Children pick up subtle cues and have probably realised that the topic makes parents feel uncomfortable and therefore steer cl (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Lyle Douglass |
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| Article Title :: Child Safety Seat Ratings - Are You Using Them Correctly To Help You Protect Your Child? |
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| What Are Child Safety Seat RatingsThe U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is responsible for child safety seat ratings. The purpose of the ratings is two fold:
To help consumers make educated decisions when buying safety seats for children.
To help manufacturers be aware of those aspects of their product which should be improved.
The NHTSA inspects and evaluates safety seats for their ease of use and for their ease of installation. They grade them on each of the following categories:
Whether the safety seat is pre-assembled or requires assembly after purchase. (read full article) |
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