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Author :: Sinead Hoben  |
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| Article Title :: Breastfeeding and Sibling Rivalry |
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| Introducing a newborn brother or sister into a family can be an extremely exciting time for everyone involved. But it can also cause feelings of loss for younger children and they can react destructively. Understandably, younger children may feel put out and threatened by the new addition to the family. And family life can become fraught.So, how can you make the new arrival less of a threat to the family?Firstly, acknowledge to yourself and to your other children that they may feel a bit displaced when the new baby is introduced into the fold. If you intend to breastfeed your new baby, then explain to your children that you may not have as much time to spend with them as usu (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Ellen Mossman-Glazer |
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| Article Title :: Social Skills and Problem Solving: Parents, Are You Listening? |
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| What do we adults do when our friends call us with problems in their lives? We listen. We sympathize. We support. We validate their feelings. Maybe, just maybe, we carefully step in with a little advice.When your kids have problems, do you abandon those wonderful listening skills and jump in to tell them how to fix their problems or analyze their handling of a situation? Yes, you have life experience. Yes, you have wisdom. Yes, you can probably save your child some grief if only he 'listened to you'.
Most likely you cannot fix their problems anyway, or they may just tune you out, and most of all, they miss a chance to learn a life management skill.If you gave your kids wha (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Marion Burgos |
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| Article Title :: Mother Guilt |
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| Guilt is by definition a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing. It is a human emotion we all go through and it is not pleasant. By far, the worst kind of guilt a human can endure is mother guilt. Mother guilt can take on a wide spectrum of identities and intensities and can range anywhere from “too much tv” guilt, to “no current pictures” guilt all the way up to “bumped the baby’s head again” guilt and “bad rash guilt.” Mother guilt can show up anytime, anyplace, anywhere, even when you least expect it.For example, a girl’s night out at the local coffee shop may seem innocent enough. Heck, you deserve a night out alone. The evening may seem as lovely as (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Rita Selvi |
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| Article Title :: Tip! Help Your Child To Want To Play The Piano! |
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| Tip! Help your child to want to play! (the Piano or any musical instrument)Help your child to want to play!Make him the hero and his playing of the song can only save "Winnie the Pooh!"Many parents who start their kids young on the piano will understand how challenging it can be to get them to play the piano (or whatever musical instrument the child has started with) on a regular basis.There are indeed numerous benefits our children can reap with music and learning a musical instrument. So much literature has been written about this and I am sure I do not need to belabour the point. Thus, getting our children to play and want to play on a consistent basis is im (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: John Edmond |
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| Article Title :: How To Get Homework Done |
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| Why do teachers give out homework when all it does for many children and their families is cause stress? Does your child's homework cause you both stress every time it must be done? Is your child fighting you when you try to get him do his homework?You are not alone. “Why do teachers give out homework?” is a question children frequently ask as a way of justifying their refusal. Becoming good at getting your child to do his or her homework means you must have a well thought out answer, one that is more “because you have to”.Teachers give out homework because there is not enough time in a school day to get everything done and without homework children would lose any ch (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Marisa Robinson |
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| Article Title :: Healthy Snacks & Fun Activities For Your Kids Health & Education |
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| Kids today need Healthy Foods and Snacks more than ever. Poor diet, junk foods, lack of physical and mental activity, cause lazy , over weight children with poor concentration/social skills as well as poor learning skills.Here are a Few Ideas for Your Kids:HEALTHY SNACK IDEAS FOR KIDS:Introducing healthy eating habits to your kids is very important. Especially these days where take-out and drive throughs are very popular. Eating healthy foods and snacks is a very important factor in all children's physical and mental development. Here are some ideas for fresh, tasty, healthy snacks in mid-afternoon and other times of the day.Things you will need:
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jeannine Virtue |
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| Article Title :: Parents Provide Biggest Role In Success Of Children |
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| In a world where we, as adults, are stressed to the maximum, it makes sense that our children are also living very demanding lives. With most jobs requiring a college degree, the pressure to succeed is more prominent than ever. Children with such disabilities as ADD or ADHD may feel particularly bombarded by stress and anxiety.Even children who do not suffer from neurological challenges feel the everyday pressure from parents, teachers and peers. Combine these pressures with any disadvantage and you may end up with a child who is in complete distress. Anxious children are often overly tense or uptight. Some may seek a lot of reassurance, and their worries may interfere with activit (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Caterina Christakos |
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| Article Title :: How to Use Personalized Children's Books as Learning Tools |
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| How Personalized Child Books Can Be the Key to Faster LearningHave you ever noticed how your child learned his or her name first, before mommy, daddy or anything else you tried to teach him? His name becomes equal to his identity. He immediately becomes more interested in objects and concepts as it relates to him.A children's story book that includes his name will instantly be more meaningful than a run of the mill children's book. Personalized stories with life lessons that include his name and some of the things he loves to do will have that much more of a chance of really sinking in.The more personal information included in the story, the more of an impact it will (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Brenda Hoffman |
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| Article Title :: About Emotional Child Abuse And Neglect |
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| Any child who experience any form of physical or emotional maltreatment is likely to bear emotional scars. For this reason it is necessary to use the following broad definition. A child is emotionally abused if he/she is:(1.) Under the age 18(2.) Subjected to non-accidental, serious physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation(3.) He/she undergoes serious physical or emotional neglect caused by acts or omissions of the child’s parents or other persons responsible for the child’s welfare.It is important to note that there are also other forms of child abuse as well. Emotional or psychological abuse is the least understood and hardest to (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Julie Bonner |
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| Article Title :: Clean Your Room! |
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| How many times have you said that as a parent? Or...how many times have you heard that as a kid?The whole "keep-your-room- clean war" happens in just about every household, but believe it or not, there are ways to make it not such a headache for both kids and parents.The first thing you as a parent must remember is that every kid is different. Just like every adult is different. YOUR idea of clean is most likely not the same as your child's.Also, all people (adults and kids) organize a space in their own way.Let me give you example: My five year old son's idea of an organized room is that everything is in it's place. He likes things lined up where he can see th (read full article) |
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