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Author :: Jeff Herring  |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Your Teenager: 3 Ways to Make the Time |
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| Every now and then I'll get a story sent to me by e-mail that is a no-brainer idea for an article. One of those came across my desk just the other day. It's called "I Wish I Had a Second Chance."Like many of these things, the author's name was not included. If anyone knows who the author is, I'd love to know so I can give him or her credit and thanks.Give it a read, and then let's put some 'hands and feet' on how to use it in your own life.My hands were busy through the day, I didn't have much time to play the little games you asked me to. I didn't have much time for you. I'd wash your clothes, I'd sew and cook. But when you brought your picture book and asked me to (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jeff Herring |
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| Article Title :: Parenting: 6 Observations on Fatherhood |
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| Just the other day my oldest son asked:“Daddy, am I old enough to call you Dad?”Won’t be long now before he is asking for the car keys.......Here are a few things I’m learning as well as some important things I’ve discovered so far about this thing called fathering.1. You really have to give up the myth of quality time vs quantity time. By the time the average child is 7 years old, they have watched 20,000 commercials. Given that amount of influence, infrequent “quality time” just doesn’t cut it. It has to be quantity time that’s of high quality.2. As a dad you have been influenced and effected by the generations of fathe (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Susie Cortright |
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| Article Title :: There's a Lollipop on Your Bottom (and Other Terms of Endearment) |
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| "I took care of Callie," my three-year-old announced.Callie had been starting with that little whine that babies
adopt to alert mothers and sisters that their new crawling
tricks have them wedged behind the furniture. But the whining
had stopped--rather suddenly it seems in retrospect."Thanks, Cassie. You are such a big help," I said. "How
did you manage that?""I got her a beer."Sure enough, Callie was still wedged behind the table, but
now she was happily gumming the cold smooth side of a Newcastle.Because I wanted to think that Cassie went for the beer in the fridge
because she imagined how good it would feel on her teething
sister's sore gums-- (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Sandy Williams |
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| Article Title :: Missing The Bus |
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| As a step daughter and step grand daughter, I followed the examples that were set for me years before when I became a step parent. The way my stepson finally came to love and respect me as his step mother, was through all of the "trying" experiences we had. Excuse the pun, but raising kids is a very trying experience!One of the first times my stepson "tried" or tested my word and consistency was over catching the school bus. Nick was not a morning person and that made getting up in time for school in the morning a problem. Myself having lunches to pack, and two other kids who were already responsible for getting themselves up, Nick knew that I expected him to do his thing in the m (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jeff Herring |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Your Teenager: Teens and Violence |
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| I have a bit of a different response than most therapists to the often asked question:"How can all this teen violence be happening?"My questions are:“How could this not be happening”and“Why doesn’t it happen even more often?”Here’s what I mean by these questions - although there are many more factors involved, just consider these three:1) kids listen to increasingly violent music, see increasingly violent movies and TV shows, and play increasingly violent video games. All of these without any focus on the real life, long term consequences of violence.2) kids have more and more easy access to weapons that can maim and kill (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jeff Herring |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Your Teenager: 8 Things You Need to Be Doing |
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| Get into their world. The world that teens are growing up in is not the world in which we grew up. In case you ever doubt that, here is what author and speaker Josh McDowell has said on the subject: "The average teenage boy is exposed to more sexual stimulation on the way to school than his grandfather was on Saturday night when he was looking for it." The next four suggestions are more specific ways to get into their world:Listen to their music. When I begin to work with a teenager in my counseling office, one of the first things I have them do is bring in a couple of their favorite CDs and we listen to them. Other people in my office building wonder what the heck is (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Tamara Kauppinen |
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| Article Title :: What To Do With A 6 Year Old Smart Mouth Know It All |
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| Just the other day, I was talking to some other stay at home moms and asked if they were struggling with any difficulties. "Yes," one piped up almost immediately, "discipline problems with my 6 year old smart mouth
know-it-all! I don't want to spank, and don't, but he seems to laugh at time out, privilage loss, etc. What do I do?"Ahhh.. the joys of independence in children. I have found in working with
children that when negative consequences are imposed (loss of privilages, time
outs, etc.), they simply do not work. My advice and what I try to do is to
always let the child have a choice in the matter at hand. For example: Your six
year old (and any age for that matter) is (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Grose |
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| Article Title :: Is Your Behavioural Change Strategy Working? |
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| ‘How can I start getting my children to help out at home?’Many parent ask me this question. My answer is simple – “It depends!”Achieving a behavioural change in children is dependent on their age and stage of development, their temperament and attitude, and how set in their ways they are.Let’s look further at the above helping at home scenario. If the children are four years of age or younger then encouraging them to contribute to their family’s well-being is relatively easy. Most children want to help at home in the early years so it is a matter of parents providing opportunities for them to help and also showing them how they can assist in positive wa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Grose |
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| Article Title :: The Seven Keys of Being a Father |
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| Is there a fathering instinct?Celebrated child development expert Erik Erikson maintains that adults have a fierce desire to protect and nurture the next generation. This is the generative nature of parenting– to nurture and protect the next generationWe recognise this desire in women as the maternal instinct. Men’s strong desire to look after the next generation is best recognised through their protective instincts. Man as hunter and gatherer has always had the survival of his family and community as a motivating force.But the generative notion of fathering extends way beyond protection of children. Generative fathering means that men help the next generation not (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Brook Noel |
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| Article Title :: Developing A Healthy Self Esteem In Your Child |
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| Children with healthy self-esteems try hard in school, get along well with others, hold a "can-do" attitude about life, and feel positive about their environment. They can accept ups and downs graciously. The opposite is true of children who suffer from low self-esteems. These children compare themselves to others and never feel they have done well enough. They are frustrated easily and fear risk and challenge. Children with low self-esteems can easily fall prey to peer pressure, eating disorders, and other dangers.You can help a child who has a low self-esteem by examining the reasons behind it. You can also encourage the continuity of those children who have healthy self-esteems. (read full article) |
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