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Author :: Felicia Gopaul  |
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| Article Title :: 6 Signs You're A High Maintenance Parent |
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| The children of Baby Boomers, the Echo Generation, are entering college in increasing numbers. Getting into the best schools is increasingly competitive. Having good grades, a great SAT score and participating in extracurricular activities is no assurance that your student will get into the school of their choice.Because of that phenomenon, parents are taking a much more active role in their children’s college admission process. But for some parents, participation in their child’s college search has led to a troubling development that college admissions officers are seeing more frequently.It is the High Maintenance Parent (HMP). And college admissions officers are rep (read full article) |
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Author :: D Ruplinger - |
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| Article Title :: Should I Breastfeed My Baby? |
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| Many expectant Moms ask themselves whether or not they should breastfeed their baby. The vast majority of medical professionals will give them a resounding yes when asked this question, at least for most mothers. For the majority of new mothers, breastfeeding is highly recommended. But it is not recommended for all mothers. Mothers who are HIV positive or who have AIDS should not breastfeed their baby because the HIV virus can be passed to the baby through breast milk. Breastfeeding is also not recommended for mothers undergoing cancer treatment; as well as mothers who have untreated Hepatitis B and mothers who have active tuberculosis that hasn’t been under treatment for at least two week (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Barbara Snyder |
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| Article Title :: Homework Doesn't Have to Be a Battle of Wills |
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| Homework. It doesn’t have to be a daily battle of wills between child and parent. There are several strategies and elements that a parent can use to maximize an opportunity to support a child’s education and to massage the parent/child bond. For the parent, it is a way to understand what is going on at school and an opportunity for communication. Simply put, a parent has the ability to guide a child to positive feelings about education and to the rewards of good efforts.Teachers need to have parents on their side, not for the teacher’s benefit, but for the child’s. When a parent gets involved and stays involved on a routine basis, this catapults the child to another level. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Rayel |
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| Article Title :: How to Deal with Your Child's Inappropriate Behaviour |
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| Children bombard parents with many challenging behaviours. We are delighted if their behaviour is mostly positive. But what if your child constantly demonstrates negative behaviour? How are you going to deal with it?It can get very frustrating for a mother who is yelled at every time she says ‘no’ to a child. In my clinic, I’ve seen parents who feel desperate when their son or daughter who used to behave like a “saint” is now rebellious, oppositional, and involved in drugs.As a parent, what are your options?Establish a Hierarchy of Consequences for Inappropriate BehaviourDifferent behaviours require varying degrees of discipline. There is no si (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Judy H. Wright |
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| Article Title :: Discipline Without Damage |
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| If your parenting methods include abuse of any kind; physical, sexual, emotional or verbal, please get help to stop as soon as possible. Adults are supposed to safeguard and protect the young among us. You may be repeating patterns learned in your family of origin or not know any other methods of parenting.I have included a number of different approaches to discipline that won’t damage the spirit of your precious children, but none will work if you haven’t acknowledged that what you were doing in the past was harmful and that your family deserved a more nurturing environment. I am not a psychologist or a counselor, but I know there are good ones out there who can assist you i (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Judy H. Wright |
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| Article Title :: Is Your Discipline Damaging the Spirit of the Child? |
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| If your parenting methods include abuse of any kind; physical, sexual, emotional or verbal, please get help to stop as soon as possible. Adults are supposed to safeguard and protect the young among us. You may be repeating patterns learned in your family of origin or not know any other methods of parenting.I have included a number of different approaches to discipline that won’t damage the spirit of your precious children, but none will work if you haven’t acknowledged that what you were doing in the past was harmful and that your family deserved a more nurturing environment. I am not a psychologist or a counselor, but I know there are good ones out there who can assist you in (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Marsha Maung |
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| Article Title :: Whine Oh Whine Am I The Only One? |
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| I thought I was the only one in the world with a whiny 5-year-old. All the other 5-year-olds that I know of are either well-behaved or are total monsters! My elder child is a cross between the two – most times he’s well-behaved and sometimes a total monster. And when he’s a monster, mommy turns into an uglier one (blushing in embarrassment).I don’t want this to sound like a “Dear Thelma” article with me doing my whining online and venting it angrily out at readers, about how unfair this world is and how horrid my child is whenever he whines…when in actual fact, I think the problem lies with me. I have a problem with giving him the attention he needs, therefore, he res (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Pat Downing |
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| Article Title :: Single Parents: Give Yourselves Credit |
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| Single parents are not often thought of as good parents.I became acutely aware of this fact when my children were young and I was dealing with the challenges of being a single mom. An "expert" told me that the increase in the number of dysfunctional families was directly related to the increasing number of single-parent families. The statistics proved it.I was taken aback. I had never related dysfunction to the number of adults in a family. In fact, I was aware of many families that functioned better when one of the parents was no longer present.His comment did make me stop and think, however. Were single parents really the cause of many of society’s ill (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Rae Pica |
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| Article Title :: The Cost of Competition on Kids |
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| The subject of competition is one that provokes some pretty strong feelings in the United States. In fact, even hinting that competition might not be such a great thing can cause one to be labeled un-American.The prevailing belief is that competition is good for everyone – that someone without a strong competitive nature is just a wimp. That being competitive is human nature and to be noncompetitive is to have been born without a necessary gene.But is it human nature, or is it learned behavior? The research shows that, given a choice, most preschoolers prefer cooperative to competitive activities. This would seem to indicate that dog-eat-dog is not a natural inclinatio (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Sue DeFiore |
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| Article Title :: Healthy Eating Alone Is Not The Answer |
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| Along with eating healthier we need to be more active. The two go hand in hand. Healthy eating + physical activity = a healthier mind and body.You will need to be a good role model for your children. Don’t look for the closest parking space. Take the stairs, rather than the elevator or escalator. If your children have bicycles and it is safe, rather than driving them everywhere, tell them to ride their bikes or walk. I can remember walking everywhere as a child. Yes, I agree, it was safer back then, but we still had our share of bad people too. So use your best judgment and encourage your children to walk or ride their bikes. If your children see you walking the length of the par (read full article) |
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