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Author :: Mark Brandenburg  |
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| Article Title :: Exposing the Damage: TV and Kids |
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| There are millions of young children in this
country who are being terribly mistreated by their
parents.These parents aren’t physically abusing their
young children, and they may not even know that
they’re mistreating them.The mistreatment?Millions of kids under the age of two are watching
TV in this country. In fact, according to a study
by the Kaiser Family Foundation of over 1,000
parents, about 65% of kids under age two are
watching TV, and they’re averaging over two hours
of watching a day.They’re watching even though the American Academy
of Pediatrics recommends no TV for kids under age
two. They’re watching even though this is a
crucial period (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Mark Brandenburg |
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| Article Title :: Simple Living in a Materialistic World |
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| We were sitting in the family room. My kids had finished their first day back at school after the holiday break, and my wife was working late. Michael, my six-year-old son, was finger knitting. Sarah, my eight-year-old, was knitting a scarf. I sat near them and folded clothes. Occasionally someone would share something that had happened during the day, but otherwise it was quiet.And as we sat there doing our chores, I began to appreciate this time we were spending together. The orgy of presents, travel, and Christmas cookies was over. The routines and rhythms of the work week had begun again. My kids needed structure as badly as I did. We were getting it by being together in this q (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Mark Brandenburg |
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| Article Title :: Dad, Go Ahead and Cry |
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| She slipped her small, soft eight-year-old hand into mine. Her face was lit up with joy. And as my daughter took my hand and moved closer to me, I lost control of my emotions.Tears of joy ran down my face, right in the middle of the church where my daughter was having her first communion. Right in the middle of many of our family members, who had come to support her.As she sat there in her white dress and veil, she seemed an angel to me. And when I saw the joy in her eyes, I was no match for it. The tears just came.There’s no manual that comes for us in moments like this. They simply grab you and take you where they want. I sat there, wrestling with a number of conf (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Mark Brandenburg |
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| Article Title :: I'm a Father, Doesn't Anyone Care? |
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| The snow was getting heavier with each lift of the shovel. My back ached, and I was chilled to the bone.I’d had enough for one day.I entered the house and heard the sounds of voices engaged in a friendly game of cards. My wife and kids were sprawled out on the floor of the family room, and they were oblivious to my arrival. “Hi guys!” I yelled. There was no answer. “Hi there!” I tried again. “You can’t use that card!” I heard my daughter shriek.Then the thoughts started to come. “I’m invisible to them!” I told myself. “All the stuff I do around here, and does anybody notice it? I’m working my tail off again, and they’re in here playing!” (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Mark Brandenburg |
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| Article Title :: Top Ten Common Sense Rules for Fathers |
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| There are a lot of sophisticated parenting theories
and techniques out there. Many of them are widely used
and treated as the gospel. But if you want to be an
effective father, you can skip most of them and
concentrate on common sense rules that have always
worked. They won’t always make you the most popular
Dad, but they’ll always be effective:Rule #1 Expect a Great Deal From Your KidsIf your kids know that you expect a lot from them,
they’ll rise to the occasion. Everything from
saying please and thank-you, to efforts in school
or on the athletic field. If expectations are made
clear in a loving atmosphere, your kids will know
you think a lot of them. And when t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Mark Brandenburg |
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| Article Title :: Dads, Handle your Kids Mistakes |
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| One of the most difficult parts of being a father
is learning to accept your children’s mistakes. It
certainly can be easy to be loving, supportive,
and helpful when your children are mistake-free,
but most fathers who are paying attention don’t
find too many mistake-free periods of theirchildren’s lives.Let’s be clear about our kids and their mistakes.
There aren’t too many kids who get up in the
morning, rub their hands together and say,” I
wonder how I can screw up today and really bother
my dad!” Kids don’t enjoy or want to make mistakes,
it’s just one of the ways that they learn about
the world.Kids usually try to do their best; but they’re
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Mark Borowski |
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| Article Title :: Poker Parenting: 4 Ways Poker Skills Produce Parenting Thrills |
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| Even as a busy parent, I’m sure you’ve seen a poker show on TV or at least heard your friends or relatives talking about it. You might even be someone who’s caught up in the poker craze of the past two years, riding the wave of a steep learning curve. As an avid poker player and father of two, I realize more each day how my poker skills help me raise my kids. Want to know how? Here are four ways to turn your poker skills into parenting thrills:Play the Hand You’re Dealt
No Limit Texas Hold Em is exciting to play because any hand can win. And that’s what separates a professional from an amateur -- the ability to win pots with bad hands.The same is tr (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: HPriya Sivan |
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| Article Title :: The Old and the New |
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| During one "generation gap" quarrel with his parents young Michael cried, "I want excitement, adventure, money, and beautiful women. I'll never find it here at home, so I'm leaving. Don't try and stop me!"
With that he headed toward the door. His father rose and followed close behind. "Didn't you hear what I said? I don't want you to try and stop me."
"Who's trying to stop you?" replied his father. "If you wait a minute, I'll go with you."This is a joke doing its rounds on how the new generation gap has taken shape!The friction between the young and old exists for ages. The joint family concept had the elders putting the flame off now and then. The younger generation of th (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Lee Wise |
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| Article Title :: Bad Boys/Good Boys (Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Being An Insensitive Dad) |
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| I WAS AMAZEDI could hardly believe what I was hearing. A father and
his son had entered the men's room. While I was washing my
hands, I listened as the father wielded a series of
demanding and demeaning statements at his son as if they
were swords in a battle for ... who knows what?And all about going to the bathroom quickly!It was the perfect victory. The enemy (the son) had been
slain. The battle was won. The general had summoned his
one-man army to do his bidding.It was also totally and completely ridiculous. There was
no consideration for the feelings or physical needs of
the young person.The "bad boy" had won the day -- and the bad boy was not
the s (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Dan Edmunds |
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| Article Title :: Hearing Our Seriously Distressed Adolescents |
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| The distressed adolescent often has feelings of abandonment, emotional detachment, withdrawal, and isolation. These children begin to develop an intense anger directed towards an adult society that they feel has hurt them and does not understand them. Parents need to to learn how to build relationships with these children and this can be accomplished through a process of emotional coaching, of allowing the child to express their feelings without judgment while providing clear guidance, limits, and expectations. It is often inconsistency and lack of clear guidance from parents that further the struggles for these children who then begin to seek guidance from misinformed peers. These childr (read full article) |
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