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Author :: Asma Latif -  |
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| Article Title :: Parents – Exercise Your Control |
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| Just as it is your job to protect your children in every day life, it is your job as a parent to protect your children online. Parents who wouldn’t allow their children to go out with people they don’t know often think nothing of letting their children spend hours online chatting with strangers. Today, online crimes can easily enter your home, so it is your responsibility to make your child aware of the online dangers that exist. In addition to communicating with your child about online safety, pro-active parents can purchase software that may prevent potential problems.
Filtering programs such as NetNanny and CyberPatrol can offer some restriction to inappropriate web sites (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Angel Estrella |
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| Article Title :: Funding The Baby Adoption Process |
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| A baby adoption is not an inexpensive process. Many hopeful parents discard the idea of a baby adoption early because they do not realize that there are both private and government resources that are available to help prospective adoptive parents, which will aid in the costs associated with travel, agency fees and additional spending.There are several tax benefits associated with baby adoption, which include the Federal Adoption Tax Credit. This amount is a credit issued for adoptive families on qualified expenses related to a baby adoption. Allowable expenses, in this case, are subtracted from the current tax liability. In addition, a number of states offer a tax credit in add (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Steve Miers |
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| Article Title :: How to Baby Proof Your House |
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| Once your child becomes mobile, you start a whole new phase in the life of your home. Gone are the days of glass vases on the floor and piles of items such as craft supplies or tools lying around waiting to be put away. The fastest way to organization in the home is to bring a crawling baby or toddler into the picture.When your baby first comes home, you are typically worried about such things as what kind of diapers you are going to use, which bouncy seat will make them happiest and what kind of eating/sleeping pattern will work best for them. You don't really start to worry about baby proofing your home until you watch your child move from point A to point B unassisted. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Chick Moorman |
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| Article Title :: See One, Do One, Teach One |
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| If you want your children to learn and retain a new skill or concept, what way of teaching that skill or concept do you think works best? Look over the teaching strategies listed below and pick the one you think would have the greatest impact on retention of material.Explaining it to them verbally.
Having them read the material to themselves.
Demonstrating the skill so they can see it being done correctly.
Having them do it themselves.
Testing them on it.None of the items listed creates the greatest incidence of retention of material. The teaching strategy that has the best impact on remembering skills or concepts is not listed here.There are two (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Chick Moorman |
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| Article Title :: Your Child's Hero |
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| Johnny Johnson’s thirteen-year-old daughter stayed up later than usual to finish her homework recently. She was working on a writing assignment that was due in the morning. Her middle-school teacher had assigned it a week earlier, but like a lot of teens, the youngster saved her writing efforts until the last minute.Mr. Johnson’s daughter, Sabrina, had talked about the assignment earlier in the week. Her job was to pick one of her heroes and tell why this particular person was a hero to her. Gentle reminders from her father about completing the assignment during the week fell on deaf ears. “I’ve got it under control,” Sabrina told him. “I have it already written in my (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Kara Kelso |
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| Article Title :: Planning a Superman Birthday Party |
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| With the release of the new movie, the popularity of Superman is growing. I don't think he ever went away, but it's now becoming easier to find superman items in the store. This should make your job of finding birthday party supplies extremely easy.As mentioned above, finding supplies featuring Superman shouldn't be difficult. Use the following mostly as a checklist for your little guy's next birthday party.- Cake
Most cake decorators will have several different Superman layouts. If you are making your own, you should be able to easily find a small toy to place on top.- Ice Cream
A simple item which needs little additional information. Regular ice cream shou (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jason Montag |
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| Article Title :: Adoption - Give a Loving Child a Home |
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| Right now in the world there are tens of thousands of young children that are in need of a loving home and still there does not seem to be enough homes for them all. If you are a family that has tried to have children and have not been successful but still have a lot of love to give you may want to give adoption a try.There are a couple of important things that you should know about adoption. Not only is adoption a lifelong commitment to the child but it is large legal process as well. There are lots of children from newborn to teenagers that need homes. The kids have been put up for adopting for a myriad of different reasons but still need the guidance and love of a family to h (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Ellen Mossman-Glazer |
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| Article Title :: Social Skills and Your Behavior Change Program: Troubleshooting when the Rewards Aren't Working |
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| When parents and teachers say they are about to give up on their behavior modification system, it is often a straightforward matter of fine-tuning the rewards component.Here are six questions to help you explore and improve your rewards:1. Are the rewards you are currently using the best choices for your child? Who picked these rewards? Did your child have input? Or did you choose the rewards because you liked them? If you like the idea of the science center but your child would be thrilled with a bowling outing, which is the greater incentive to your child? Of course, introduce your child to the wonders of the science center, but not as a behavior motivator. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Sapna Ganeshan |
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| Article Title :: Parrots to Poets -- It's All In Learning To Say Words |
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| Communication is what humans and animals use to share thoughts, ideas, and emotions.
You may be surprised to know that from birth onwards, your child will instinctively communicate with you-- at first by crying and smiling and as time passes by different signals and expressions. A baby first recognizes and bonds with its mother and seeks her guidance in exploring the world. Most early learning stems from the immediate environment, and the parents and caregivers are the first teachers. A baby learns quickly by imitating sounds and words heard each day, songs sung to it, and from toys, books, as well as pictures.A ready reckoner for you to check your child’s developmentAs a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Sapna Ganeshan |
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| Article Title :: Jump Start the Grey Cells in Your Child |
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| Centuries ago, midwives and mothers advised pregnant women to stay happy, listen to music, be around nature, and embrace good health. Now advanced research in child development shows that brain development in children does not occur after birth but begins in the womb itself.Sharpen the IntellectThinking skills are the most crucial in the technological world of today. Educators firmly believe that it is not the volume of knowledge but the ability to assimilate and make sense of information that is essential. Children must know how to find solutions to problems and situations.The goal of education is to teach children to be effective thinkers ---as you know, this is wha (read full article) |
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