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Author :: Michael Grose  |
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| Article Title :: Peer Pressure - Five Ways to Help Teenagers Beat Peer Influence |
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| Young people generally want to fit in to their various social groups so peer approval is a significant driver for their behaviour. For a young person resisting peer influence can mean isolation or instant ostracising so it sometimes takes great strength of will to refuse to follow the crowd.It is important for parents to understand the value of peer groups for young people and also remember that peers can be positive influences.While the increased influence of peers is a normal part of a young person’s development they can sometimes use some help to resist the pressure to conform that is placed on them.The following ideas may assist you to help young people resist (read full article) |
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Author :: Michael Grose |
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| Article Title :: Starting School - What Age Should Children Begin School? |
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| “What age should my child start school?”This is a common question that concerns many parents. It is complicated if your child’s birthday happens to fall near a closing date for new school enrolments.There are many factors to consider including: a child’s gender, his or her general readiness and maturity and also family circumstances such as sibling proximity.However as a general rule I advise parents not to rush children down the academic track. It is tempting to get children off to Pre School or school at the earliest possible age, particularly if your child is socially aware and generally a bright spark.It is a mistake to assume that an early start in (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Grose |
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| Article Title :: Resilient, Confident Kids - 10 Ways to Promote Resilience in Children |
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| Do your children have a McChildhood? Do they experience the type of childhood that may satisfy them in the short-term as their immediate needs are met, but in the long-term, leaves them ill-equipped to deal with some of the curve balls that are thrown their way?The emergence of indoor playgrounds is an example of the lengths we go to not only provide a sanitised life for kids but to ensure that they never get bored (or even get wet and cold when they play)!It helps sometimes to stand back and take stock of the type of childhood that we provide for our kids.Here are 10 elements of a childhood that promotes resilience in children and young people.A resiliency-pro (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Grose |
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| Article Title :: Strong-willed Kids: Raising a Spirited Child |
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| Sometimes a change of perspective can make a huge difference for parents when their children’s behaviour worries them. This point was evident recently when I was involved in a minor disagreement with one of my daughters.I was annoyed that she dug her heels in and refused to give me any ground while we discussing the issue of bed-time. As she went off to her room with a victorious look on her face I said through gritted teeth, “She can be so pig-headed sometimes. I just wish that she would give in occasionally. She is so determined.”My wife reminded me that my daughter’s determination was the same quality that I had been admiring on the basketball court about an hour (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Grose |
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| Article Title :: Puberty - Get Ready to Play the Puberty Game |
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| Puberty can be a difficult time for children. Not quite kids anymore and not really adolescents they are caught in the middle in type of limbo. It is a sad time for many young people too. Many look back at their childhood and realise that they can never really act the same way yet they look ahead and realise that adolescence will present them with its own peculiar challenges.Children are reaching adolescence earlier than ever. The World Health Organisation estimates that in developing countries puberty begins about three months earlier every ten years. It is a stage when the maturity gap between girls and boys is quite evident - about two years.Puberty is a time of immense b (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Nicole O'Reilly |
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| Article Title :: Are You Reading to Your Kids? |
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| Over a number of years there have been issues raised concerning the literacy levels of eight year old children in schools. The number not meeting minimum literacy levels was almost at 30% only a few years ago. It has since improved but is still a concern to teachers and parents alike.It seems the desire for consumer goods and pressure for both parents to maintain employment is robbing our next generation of the precious time spent nuturing them with stories and preparing them for school. Reading only three stories a day to preschool children would probably have them excelling once they reached school age and almost wipe out the issue of illiteracy in our schools in years to come. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Kimberly Chastain |
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| Article Title :: Help My Preteen/Teenager is Driving Me Nuts! |
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| Do you feel like someone has abducted your sweet, innocent child and replaced them with a monster? Are you confused that somehow you have gone from knowing everything as a parent, to knowing absolutely nothing? Welcome to being a parent of a preteen/teenager. It is a brave new world. Being a preteen/teenager is difficult and being a parent of one is difficult as well. In this article, I will address just a few of the many “normal” aspects of adolescence and how to survive as a parent.I have been a therapist for over 18 years now and have seen hundreds of adolescents. If I had a dollar for every time a parent said to me, “If I talked the way my kids talk to me when I was a ch (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Joel Turtel |
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| Article Title :: Public-school Teachers Know Best --- They Send Their Kids To Private Schools |
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| A study done by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that nationwide, public-school teachers are almost twice as likely as other parents to send their children to a private school. The study also found that more than one in five public-school teachers send their kids to private schools.In the biggest cities across America, the statistics get even more startling. In Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and 16 other big cities, more than 1 out of 4 public-school teacher's kids attend private schools. In some cities, almost half the public-school teachers do this. For example, in Philadelphia, 44 percent, and in Cincinnati, 41 percent of public-school teachers sent their kids to private scho (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: K. Perry |
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| Article Title :: Valuable Parenting Tip |
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| Very often, new parents rely on a parenting tip or two which is passed to them by their own folks, who are now grandparents and usually have plenty of reliable advice to share. If this sort of parenting tip and advice is not available however, new parents could run into all sorts of problems while trying to raise a healthy baby.Attending a few lessons at a parenting class where valuable knowledge and all kinds of parenting tips are passed along and shared could rectify this lack of basic skills. New parents who don't have a readily available source of the parenting tip or guidance could also research books on the subject of parenting, which are full of knowledge and feature many a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: K. Perry |
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| Article Title :: A Good Preschool Idea |
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| The successful preschool idea behind many successful preschool learning centers is thorough all round planning and well-chosen staff members. Any preschool idea that does not begin with sound financial planning and in-depth budgeting knowledge will probably fail.Profits from running a preschool learning center are usually only seen after a year or more of your preschool idea becoming operational. Difficult times might arise and you need enough money to carry your preschool learning business through with minimal stress. Once you have researched state licensing and taxation and have put your preschool idea into motion, there are many other considerations which are equally important p (read full article) |
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