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Author :: Laura Ramirez  |
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| Article Title :: Single Parenting: Effects of Single Parenting and Tips for Success |
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| Single parenting is challenging, but you can function as both mom and dad. I say this not to devalue the importance of both parents in a child's life, but to inspire parents who are truly alone in the world. There are many examples of fine men and women who have been raised by single moms or dads. In this article, we will first explore the effects of single parenting and then offer some important tips.Effects of Single Parenting:The effects of divorce on a child have been well documented. Children of divorce have a higher risk of problems associated with adjustment, behavior or social skills. This is most likely due to the stress and trauma created around the break-up. If pa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Laura Ramirez |
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| Article Title :: Spiritual Parenting: A Journey Deep into Your Heart |
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| What does spiritual parenting mean to you? Do you think it means raising your child to adopt your religion? Those who are truly spiritual understand that there is a different between the two. Spirituality unites us, while religion puts us in separate camps which are divided by beliefs. Spirituality has room for all beliefs and recognizes that each creed has strengths and weaknesses. It has no need to defend itself to dissenters or cling rigidly to certain points of view because it has room for all.Spiritual parenting is a lot like that. Rather than making a child into this or that, it encourages the child to become more of who he is. This means helping the child to develop his God- (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Lisa T |
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| Article Title :: Goth Kids |
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| Goth is nothing new – it was around before, during and after my teen years, and is existing in full force today. Back in the 1980’s I remember modern Goth as part of the punk-rock culture, which basically promoted the rejection of most societal values and anything considered “normal.” (The Sex Pistols, comes to mind.) As Goth slowly emerged out of the post-punk era, many of those punk followers became Goth, which appears to be the reason why there is such a wide variety of ages attracted to the Goth lifestyle.So where did the term “Goth” come from? Well, in the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, the word "goth" is defined as, "1. A s (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Grose |
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| Article Title :: Combatting Children's Pester Power |
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| The rule of thumb that many children work by is ‘you get what you can bargain for’. Marketers now recognising the effectiveness of children’s pester power increasingly cater to children in the advertising of even household goods.Children also place a great deal of pressure on each other to acquire the latest fashion item, toy or foodstuff. Invariably, it is parents who are the butt of this pressure as children turn to them to fund their consumer-driven lifestyles. ‘Mum, can you buy me a.......’ seems to be the new modern mantra heard in kitchens around the country as weary parents put their hands in their pockets to purchase items for their children before they provide (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Grose |
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| Article Title :: Keeping Kids Away From Electonic Screens |
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| Childhood today is an indoor activity. A recent Newspoll survey found that children under 10 spend less than ten per cent of their free time playing outdoors. The older children become the less vigorous activity they engage in. The average time for 5-6 year old children involved in vigorous activity was 4.3 hours. By the time children reached the 10-12 year age group this figure had halved to 2.2 hours. Most of children’s physical activities are performed at school.The biggest factor affecting children’s play habits is the revolution in sedentary entertainment options- television, computers and video games. Most of the research available about kids and screens focuses on televi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Grose |
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| Article Title :: Five Ways to Combat Peer Pressure on Kids |
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| Children generally want to fit in to their various social groups so peer approval is a significant driver for their behaviour. For children resisting peer influence can mean isolation or instant ostracision so it sometimes takes great strength of will to refuse to follow the crowd.As children move toward adolescence the need to fit in with and identify with a group of peers outside their family becomes even stronger.While the increased influence of peers is a normal part of development they can sometimes use some help to resist the pressure to conform that’s placed on them.The following ideas may assist you to help children and young people resist unwanted peer pres (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Robert Thatcher |
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| Article Title :: Kids Games: Video Games Selection |
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| Drawing a line between what is right and what is wrong is the responsibility by parents to their children. This also goes with what type of movies and television shows the children should watch and what are not. But more importantly, the responsibility of choosing the right kids games solely relies to the parents. Since kids would want to play, play, and play some more, providing them with toys and kids gadgets are essential. And while studies suggest children who play more are healthier than those who do not, it does not give children the freedom to play any type of game they like.As we live in the digital world, children are introduced with video consoles that would probably eat (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Sooz58, Susan R Allen, JerSooz.com |
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| Article Title :: Kids Internet Safety and MySpace - Be Careful! |
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| Kids Internet Safety - Be Careful!
The Internet and Computers are becoming a necessity in our homes. Nearly everything we do be it registering a new appliance, paying bills, finding a movie, restaurant or an amusement park for location and hours, is easy online. Why "let your fingers do the walking" in the yellow pages as the phone book companies used to say, when you can find it with a few keystrokes and click of the mouse online?
Becoming computer literate is a must say California education standards. Even the 1st through 6th Grade and Middle Schools have computer labs! As a research and learning tool the computer, with the Internet and it's unlimited resources if (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Helen Brown |
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| Article Title :: Our Daughter's Boyfriend |
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| It was a big night when our 20 year old brought her first official boyfriend around for dinner. He was rather tasty, apart from the chewy bits. No, just joking.He seemed a very nice young man. If he has any tattoos, drug addictions or psychotic tendencies he kept them well under wraps. The only complication was his vegetarianism.People who won’t eat meat are always nerve wracking to cook for. An evening meal doesn’t seem properly filling and flavoursome without meat of some sort. It’s just an old fashioned, immoral, possibly health threatening hang up on my part.Nearly all our daughter’s university friends are vegetarian, vegan or in the throes of some kind of (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jennifer Tarzian - |
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| Article Title :: Educational Videos And Your Child’s Development |
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| There is much to be said about how much television is too much television for children. As parents we are constantly reminded that our children should not be watching television at all. We hear about the risks of Attention Deficit Disorder, overall disobedience, and many other terrible consequences. I don’t disagree completely, but I do believe this topic needs to be discussed in greater detail.
I have a two year old son. I allow him to watch certain television shows and/or videos. Do I use the television as a babysitter or some other form of replacement for my presence? Never. I choose these programs carefully, ensuring that what they project is in accordance with what I want (read full article) |
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