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Author :: Lee Mellott  |
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| Article Title :: Back to School Care Packages! |
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| I am crying tears of joy mixed with great sadness as my oldest daughter prepares for her freshman year of college at the University of Maryland in the fall. She has already told me I am to send care packages.So it was neat to receive a school sponsored offer in the mail "aiming for 100% participation" for the care packages they were selling! What could be more fun for her and easier for me than ready-made packages with my "personal, handwritten note" delivered directly to her dorm.At least that was what I was thinking until I read the details on the "favorite with student" goodie boxes – the more boxes you buy the better the value. The Welcome Package includes Nerds candie (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Barbara Eastom Bates |
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| Article Title :: More than Mom and Dad |
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| Love, love, love. It makes the world go round. It makes a family. So why does it seem the moment you have a baby, love, or at least your love life as you know it, goes right up in a cloud of baby powder? Let’s face it, you’re tired, you’re overwhelmed, and there’s a good chance you’re wearing baby spit-up on the shoulder of your blouse.Obstetrician and gynecologist, Laura Filojek McKain explains another reason why many new moms have lost that loving feeling. “New babies are demanding. They require round-the-clock attention and a great deal of physical contact. This can be both physically and emotionally draining. When you finally have a moment to yourself, you may need (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: V. Michael Santoro |
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| Article Title :: Monitoring Your Teens for Drug Use Without Appearing to be Spying |
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| Even if your teenagers do not use drugs, you still need to keep an eye on them. It is much better to realize that things could change, and anticipate that your teen COULD become a user. Essentially, it is not wise to make assumptions about topics such as drug use. Also, having been a high school teacher afforded me the opportunity to witness peer pressure, and how even good kids could be convinced to try drugs - just to fit in. It is important that you play a proactive role in ensuring that your teenagers and the rest of your family remains drug free.About drug useInitially, I learned that the signs of drug use included three basic symptoms:A loss of i (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: V. Michael Santoro |
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| Article Title :: Ten Ways To Become Your Teenager's Best Friend |
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| Best friends! It may seem impossible to believe, but today's teens do want to consider their parents as friends, even though they think we could never understand the realities of their world. They are also interested in what it was like being a teenager during the Stone Age. Life without cell phones or the Internet must have been unimaginable!So even with this interest, can parents and teens really become best friends when competing with busy schedules, and raging hormones? The answer is a resounding YES…and it is worth the effort!What is important to understand is that both of you have to want the new relationship on a long-term basis. You cannot appear to be going throug (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Nancy Wurtzel |
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| Article Title :: How to Make a Time Capsule |
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| Looking for an unusual and memorable gift? Why not preserve a slice of history by creating a time capsule for your loved one?A personalized time capsule can be made for any special event, such as a birthday, wedding anniversary, graduation or even the birth of a child. Your personally designed time capsule preserves history, popular culture, special memories and can help link generations of a family together. It is a unique and thoughtful gift that will be appreciated and long remembered.There are a number of steps to keep in mind when creating a time capsule gift.MAKE YOUR OWN HISTORYTraditionally, a time capsule provides a “snapshot” of a specific day (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Kate Hufstetler |
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| Article Title :: Late Night Adventures with Your Children |
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| Vacations are fun ! Weekends with the family are nice. But, Late Night Adventures are "simply marvelous". If you really want to shine in your child's eyes on a more regular basis-- try some late night adventures with them.By late night I am talking about adventures that start from 10pm on.Shouldn't kids be in bed at that time? -- yesShouldn't parents keep structure? -- yesDon't parents need to set an example? -- yesAren't kids only young once? -- YES and that is the point.Take time to be magical in your child's eyes. I applaud organized, structured family systems. I think it can be quite difficult for many families today that are over wo (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Laura Bankston |
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| Article Title :: Cooking With Your Kids Helps Develop Motor Skills for Preschoolers |
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| Did you know that cooking with your kids is a natural way for them to develop motor skills? If you've never looked at cooking that way before, think again. There's a reason why kids have a universal love for cooking - just like for stacking blocks and banging!Cooking is especially good for preschoolers and here's how:1. Two year olds are developing large muscles in their arms: They will enjoy stirring and stirring and stirring :-). My two year old is always asking to stir; and her subconscious knows why! At 2 years old, a child naturally imitates circular strokes as part of their normal physical development. So, let them stir at every opportunity.Here are some (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Kate Hufstetler |
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| Article Title :: ADD / ADHD Children : Being Your Child's Best Friend |
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| Do you live with an ADD / ADHD child? If so-- my hat is off to you! ADD / ADHD children are brilliant, full of energy, smart as a whip (as grandma says), and tons of work. They are also the rising sun and the setting star: meaning much of life revolves around them in one way or another. One tactic you might employ is to: be your child's best friend.Hear me out just a bit. I am not promoting parents in "jammies" all day-- everyday, messy homes filled with increasing whirlwind clutter that no-one attends to, nor hot dogs and pizza nightly just to avoid more arguing with an ADD / ADHD child. I am suggesting the reminder we all need with these special needs children: keep perspective. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: David Leonhardt |
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| Article Title :: It's a Sick World |
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| It's no joy to be sick. It's even less joy when your child is sick. But the most unjoy is when you AND your child are sick together.That happened to my poor wife a few weeks ago. She and Little Lady, going on three years old, both had a cold -- with all the sneezing and wheezing, hacking and coughing, wailing and whining required for a certificate of authenticity.Little Lady normally bubble-pops with zest and vigor. Actually "bursting at the seems, bouncing off the walls and ka-booming through the roof" would be a more accurate description. So it was quite eerie to see her mope around like the drooping leaves of a Siberian Peonies that's been fed too much stale beer...n (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Douglas G. Burkland |
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| Article Title :: Son, Can I Use The Car Tonight? |
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| I recall somewhere in the recesses of my aging brain a time past when kids actually asked to borrow the family car for the evening. Heck, I even recall myself uttering that request to my folks many times. In fact, it was a science. If you had a hot date (in my case that was more a generic term for any reason to get away) you waited all day for the right time to pop the request.Sometimes doing those little chores you normally avoided just to put the parental decision-maker (knowing which parent to ask was most important) in a good frame of mind. And then once you asked the question it was important that you grovel a bit and look sincere as the one granting your wish dangled the keys (read full article) |
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