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Let Them Have Their Temper Tantrums!!
Children between the ages of one and seven are open to emotional hurts. Temper tantrums are a way a young child expresses his frustration over a situation or a person. When your child feels thwarted, he feels many mixed emotions. Usually temper tantrums are brought about by stress. This stress is anything that disrupts the normal balance of the body. There are two types of stressors: the physical and the psychological. These stressors cause your child to feel a sense of anxie
May 18, 2006
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Parents - Tune In To Time Out
Most parents in America know what âtime outâ means. Itâs simply an effective tool parents use to encourage their misbehaving child to learn to behave. It is a teaching technique. It isnât a punishment, but rather a way for your child to control their own behavior. Time-out gives both of you time to calm down. It is a practice that allows you to react effectively without anger and distress. Since your child will test your limits often, time-out is a preventive measure
May 18, 2006
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Putting The Fun Back Into Abiding By The Rules
Family rules are for everyone in the family. The rules you establish for your familyâs benefit are the single most important aspect of helping your child learn right from wrong. The purpose of family rules is established so that both parents and children have consistent guidelines that help each family member know what behavior is expected and what isnât expected. Family rules are there to encourage a sense of responsibility for each personâs behavior and it also helps
April 5, 2006
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Help Your Child Manage Their Own Behavior
Children, like teens, like to feel personal power. Power is mostly the ability to influence some aspects of our lives by the choices we make. Giving a child a choice is the most powerful way to build personal power and self-esteem for your childâs lifetime. Children exert their personal power when they refuse to go to bed, or decide not to take a bath, or have temper tantrums. To help your child use their power in a positive way and to strengthen your childâs sense of com
April 5, 2006
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Six Basic Needs of Children, Adolescents and Adults
It doesnât matter what stage of life you are in, everyone has the same basic needs. These needs are physical, emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual, and creative. When all of these needs are satisfied, youâll discover that your life is brimming with joy and good feelings. Youâll find your self-esteem at its highest peak whenever you are fulfilled within your daily life and activities.nn Physical Needs: These needs are the basics. The need for air, water, sleep, exe
February 8, 2006
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Praising The Goodness Of Your Child
Praise can be a word, an expression on your face, a gesture, or a statement that encourages pride, joy and accomplishment in your child. When you give praise you are giving your child a feeling of positive feedback, which increases their sense of confidence, self-worth and competence.nnNot bad, huh! When you praise your child, you are pointing out the significance of their abilities, achievements or traits. When your child looks good, tell him so. When your child does anythin
January 9, 2006
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Parents - Experience A Childâs Playful Heart
Playtime between a parent and a child creates a deep emotional bond. Itâs the bond that sets the path for joyful, creative, cooperative times by being together. Adults seem to shun fun and games in their daily lives. As adults, we often get so caught up in âgrown upâ business that we can forget how to have pure fun. Some parents just donât know how to play with their children or feel they donât have the time. Itâs no wonder â most parents work a full-time job an
December 27, 2005
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Siblings â Both Loyal and Rivalous
I remember the day I brought my newborn son home from the hospital. I had prepared my three other children about his new arrival â or I thought I did! I showed him off lovingly to his older brother, who took one look at him and said, âtake him back!â I am thankful that this attitude didnât continue throughout their lifetime, but I do know of many parents who are still not comfortable leaving their children together alone in the same room!nnSiblings are children, regar
December 13, 2005
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Create "Me" Time During The Holiday Season
The thought of the holiday season makes most peopleâs anxiety and stress level rise. The season holds lots of activity which will include list making, frantic shopping, house decorating, food shopping, cooking, family frictions, post office line waiting, cleaning the house, and a longer list of other unavoidable chores to endure. Before you start to feel exhausted by holiday season frenzy, learn to love yourself by having more respect and esteem for yourself. Create a healt
November 9, 2005
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Well, Well, "You're Having Twins" 11 Top Tips on Working With Newborn Twins
Well, Well â Youâre Having Twins!n11 Top Tips On Working With Newborn Twinsnnn âTwins, it canât be! No one on either side of my husbandâs or my family can remember anyone having twins.â I guess my words didnât matter much because when I heard I was going to give birth to twins, I felt a blessing, as if a special gift had been handed to me. Having twins meant being prepared for their arrival way before birth. I found out that not only did I need to purchase two o
September 15, 2005
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Parents Need to Vent Anger! Try These 4 Steps to Serenity
Parents are losing their self-control to anger. A friend called me today and told me a very troubling story. She told me on a T.V. news program she heard of a mother who was driving with her four year old child. The mother became angry with her child and couldnât cope anymore with her childâs misbehaving. Finally the mother abruptly braked, stopping the car on a busy highway. She pulled over to the side of the highway, opened the door and pushed her child out of the car,
August 17, 2005
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âIâM OVERWHELMEDâ - 5 Tips On How Parents Can Take Control Of Their Lives
Are you feeling overwhelmed being a parent? Do you want to feel more relaxed and empowered raising your child? Working parents, stay-at-home parents, visiting parents â it doesnât matter which one you are because these days almost every parent feels overwhelmed by their daily day. Parents every day experience anxiety, stress and despondency because they feel as if they are losing control of their natural balance. The natural balance that once allowed them to walk, talk an
July 27, 2005