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Author :: Fran Santoro Hamilton  |
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| Article Title :: For School Success, Don't Coddle Your Kids |
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| Parents want their children to succeed in school. However, sometimes their best intentions are misguided. Attempts to provide children with a wonderful life can, in fact, increase the stress of the entire family.One of parents’ most common mistakes is to want to make everything easy for their children. It’s painful for parents to see their children struggle. If children never do anything difficult, however, they never learn that they can successfully meet a challenge.Here are some things parents can do to promote their children’s success in school:• Make school attendance a family priority. Try to schedule doctors’ appointments and family vacations when scho (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Fran Santoro Hamilton |
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| Article Title :: Vision: 20/20 Is Not Enough! |
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| Now is an excellent time to have your child's vision checked. Don't be too quick to say, "My child's vision is fine: 20/20!" In many cases that is not enough.The Snellen chart, the instrument most frequently used to test eyesight, often gives people a false sense of security about their vision. It measures only acuity -- and that at a distance of 20 feet. How much does your child read at that distance?The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that about 25 percent of children enter school with vision problems that can impede their school progress. Almost 50 percent of children with learning difficulties have vision problems, and up to 94 percent of children with re (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Pat |
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| Article Title :: Assertiveness: Key to Better Parenting |
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| I have always been aware of my number one weakness: non-assertiveness. But I have come a long way from the time when I couldn't say 'no' to a child molester and not understanding the importance of telling my parents.
At my first job after high school, I had the misfortune of working for someone who told me that I could have it all but with no questions asked. He said so clearly that there were women who slept their way up and I could do the same. He then started to hold me tightly and was already groping all over. I was too stunned to move in the beginning but I did try to push him away. Luckily for me, a security guard walked into the office.
Some guardian angels must be looki (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Amy Allen Clark |
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| Article Title :: Summer Survival |
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The summer season is here and along with it comes summer vacation for the school-aged kids. Moms are now responsible for coming up with the ideas and curriculum for their children and I am the first to admit that by the summer my creative juices have just about run out. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Derek Randel |
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| Article Title :: If your child is being bullied - 20 top tips for parents |
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| Keith is now in the fourth grade and he dislikes school. For a fourthgrader, this does not sound right. The reason Keith dislikes school thoughdoes not have anything to do with academics. Keith is being bullied beforeschool, at school, and on the school bus. Who can blame him for not wantingto go into that environment? The basic definition of bullying is when someone keeps doing or sayingthings to have power over another person. Bullying involves crossing intoone's space without permission. Isn't bullying just something that happens to all children and we're justmaking a fuss over this (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Derek Randel |
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| Article Title :: Boundaries - Why They're Needed |
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| Imagine a child who lacks ownership of his own life, has noself-control, and lacks respect for others. If these were the qualities ofyour son, how would you feel for his future wives?   Yes, wives is plural, this is one major reason we need to set boundariesfor our children  their future. One study showed that children bornrecently on average will have more spouses than kids. Here are a fewexamples of children who lack boundaries: 1. Little Johnny walks right into his parent's bedroom whenever he wants.It does not matter if the door was open or closed.2. Twelve year-old Steve frequently changes the channel on the television.It (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Susan Koiner |
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| Article Title :: New Mom...New Baby...New Debt? |
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| Ah, there is nothing like being an expectant mom. Along with your expanding waistline comes the ever growing list of products for you and your new bundle of joy. Preparing for a new baby can be a costly experience, especially in the areas of clothing and nursery furniture. The good news is that it does not have to be!Let’s talk about buying baby clothes...think RESALE! Every new mom gushes over the adorable clothing available for babies, but they often come with a not so adorable price. Resale clothing costs a fraction of the retail price. Buying resale clothing does not equal buying trash! Moms sell their baby’s clothing to resale stores for a variety of reasons. Babie (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michele Lum |
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| Article Title :: Want To Further Your Children's Studies? |
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| Being in a competitive world, the lowest qualification to secure a good job is a degree. However, a degree subject may be perceived as too general and the acquisition of a specialist skill through professional courses or a post graduate program may help improve employment prospects.
Before you jump into a specific course or program, do take a look at the following considerations:
Studying overseas is better than studying locally? Well, we might not be sure about the education quality but in terms of exposure and character building, studying overseas definitely has its advantages while studying locally is more cost effective.
Be prepared and plan your appl (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Katie Basson |
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| Article Title :: 7 Ways to Survive the Start of the School Year |
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| It happens every year. Just when you are settled in to the lazy days of summer, you are startled to find Back to School catalogs in your mailbox and bikinis going on sale in favor of turtlenecks. Your local store has devoted an entire aisle to pencils, notebooks, and lunch bags. Soon there will be no more long days at the beach, late nights watching movies with popcorn, or mornings free of alarm clock jitters. It’s enough to make you dread September, but it doesn’t need to be that way. With a slight change in attitude and a plan in place, September can be one of the best months of the year.
1. PracticeDon’t wait until Labor Day to get ready f (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Katie Basson |
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| Article Title :: 10 Steps to School Year Success |
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| One of the most important aspects of parenting, is ensuring that your child gets a good education. School is a place where your child not only learns skills such as reading and writing; it is also where your child will learn about friendship, responsibility, and fairness. In short, school is a test run for the ‘real world’, and your child needs your help to navigate this complicated arena. When your child was a baby, you set your life around nap times and diaper changes,1. Establish Consistent RoutinesTake the ‘year at a glance’ approach. If you have a child starting first grade and one in fourth, one a musician and the other an athlete, (read full article) |
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