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Author :: Michael Ryan  |
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| Article Title :: Why Parents Need Keylogger Software |
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| The emergence of the internet, and associated technologies like email and instant messaging, present problems for today’s parents that were unimaginable just twenty years ago. Children use computers for homework, surf the web at their leisure and socialize through instant messaging – activities that are often outside direct parental control and by themselves leave little or no record of their occurrence.
Some parents attempt to solve the problem by banning computer use entirely or allowing it only when a parent directly supervises, but most find this is not a realistic solution and places their child at an academic and social disadvantage compared to other children. On (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Karen Alonge |
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| Article Title :: Pulling the Plug on Virtual Reality: Tips for Parents of Teenage Mouse Potatos |
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| Any parent of a teenager today who sees their childÂ’s face in full frontal view is lucky indeed. Many of us are accustomed to addressing the back of our offspringÂ’s head, silhouetted against the glowing blue light of the computer screen.
It seems like pretty basic common sense that it canÂ’t be great for a kidÂ’s growing body to be sitting motionless in front of a screen all day, so I wonÂ’t bore you with all the research. However, the computer is todayÂ’s vehicle of choice for the social connections that are so critical to a teenagerÂ’s world.
The developmental task of the teen years is to master autonomy. Toward this end, many parents wisel (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Heather Peters |
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| Article Title :: Teach Your Children About Money |
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| I firmly believe that if we'd been taught more about investing and basic money management in high school (and younger!) my generation wouldn't have some of the financial troubles that they do. I was lucky enough to have parents who taught me those lessons at home, but many of my friends weren't so lucky. I don't think much has changed for our own children. The schools just don't have the time or resources to focus on basic money skills so it's up to us as parents to educate our children.
We have to teach by example. If our children see us spending money on credit cards they think that the little plastic card is all you need to get your heartÂ’s desire. We need to show them that the (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Paolo Basauri |
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| Article Title :: A Gift To Be Remembered: Child Personalized Stationary |
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| Benefits of Child Personalized Stationary
One of the best gifts you can give to a child that is just learning to write is child personalized stationary. Children love to be told that theyÂ’re special and personalized stationary is a concrete way to express that sentiment. Seeing their own name printed on child personalized stationary will fill a child with delight and wonder at the magic that you used to make it happen. Custom printed stationary will stand out as a thoughtful gift, and will also encourage your child to practice writing, enabling them to make rapid progress. Reading and writing are fundamental skills, and anything that stimulates a child to practice writing is (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Sarah Veda |
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| Article Title :: Baby Advice – Separating Truth From Fiction |
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| New mothers get a ton of advice. Total strangers will walk up to you and give you their opinions on how to get rid of that cradle cap. Your mother-in-law will look at you with disapproving eyes and tell you that she had your husband sleeping through the night when he was two weeks old. Your next door neighbor will have an amusing anecdote about how a teaspoon of Jack Daniels absolutely cured her kidsÂ’ teething issues.
DonÂ’t despair. It wonÂ’t last forever. And, there are days, IÂ’m sure, when you would welcome some good advice. But how do you sort out the good advice from the, well, crap? ItÂ’s not easy, let me tell you. But, here are a couple of good places to (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Stephanie Foster |
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| Article Title :: Am I Hurting My Child By Staying Home? |
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| It's something many stay at home moms fear, that they are hurting their child socially by not putting them in daycare or doing a million activities with them from the time they are born. But it's not something you need to worry too much about, so long as your children do get some social time.
Infants, of course, don't really play with each other, so that early in the game there is little to worry about. But as they grow into toddlers, they definitely need to be around other children, even if they don't interact much until they are 2 years old or so.
One thing to remember is that activities don't have to be formal. You don't have to pay for art classes, gymnastics, e (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Margaret Paul |
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| Article Title :: Your Children Are On Their Own Soul's Journey |
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| In a phone session with Gerald, one of my clients, he expressed to me that he was feeling very sad about his son, Luc. Luc, 29 years old, was not doing much with his life, and Gerald was berating himself for how he had parented Luc.
“I should have spent more time with him. I should have motivated him more. I should have been a better role model. I should have been more firm with him.” On and on he went, judging himself for how he had been as a parent.
“Gerald,” I said, “Luc is on his own soul’s journey. Even if you had been a perfect parent – and none of us really knows what that means – Luc might still be having the challenges he i (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Christopher M. Luck |
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| Article Title :: Baby Name Bracelet: The Perfect Gift For A Newborn Baby |
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| It happens all the time: someone close to you, a friend, a family member, a close colleague, has a baby and you have no idea what to give them. You feel guilty, you fish around for the usual clichéd presents: the booties, the mobiles, the picture books. You yawn and wish there was something you could give that would show how truly happy you are for the parents of that bundle of joy, and this is where a baby name bracelet can help you end that tedious search.
Once you’ve found out what the happy parent (or parents) have planned to name their newborn babe (or babies), a personalized, handcrafted bracelet can be a thoughtful, generous gift. A bracelet adorned with the baby (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Marsha Maung |
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| Article Title :: Oh, youÂ’re good for nothing |
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| I donÂ’t believe in good for nothing.
I was walking down the aisle of a large supermarket when I heard a mother hissing to her crying child, “Good for nothing! Nothing! You better stop this now or I will leave you with the police man”. Not that I am angel when it comes to being a parent to my kids. Sometimes, I falter too and I will yell and shout and throw a massive, scary temper and my kids would cower in fright thinking that their mom was going crazy. Hey, I am human, amn’t I?
But I would never call my kids stupid or good for nothing.
For one thing, I sincerely believe that education is important – but it’s not everything. We, (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Aurelia Williams - |
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| Article Title :: Tend To Your Wildflowers As They Bloom |
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| Whether we see them or not, wildflowers bloom with each passing year. They blanket uninhabited mountainsides with carpets of beautiful color with each season. Our children bloom with new attributes to their personalities with each passing day as well—whether we take notice or not. Time has a funny way of slipping away from us right under our noses, and we must be careful not to miss out on the beauty of everyday.
Sure, we all have floors to clean, laundry to wash, bills to pay and running around to do day after day. All the chores we do are for the purpose of providing a safe and clean environment for our families, but the more important task at hand is to take notice of our c (read full article) |
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