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- Parent Child Relationships - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from cedric riceThis article simply expresses my own thoughts and ideas on parent child relationships. It is certainly an intelligent dissertation based on my own education and experience. I would not however use my beliefs to counter anyone else’s beliefs. Relationships are not exact and can’t be approached ...
Views: 2169 - Parent Coaching For New Moms - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2008 from Shoshana BennettBecoming a new mother is an intense experience that affects all areas of your life including work, relationships, identity, and emotional health. Motherhood adds stress to life, no matter how good you feel. The challenges of caring for a newborn, other children, home, and whatever else can ...
Views: 1974 - Parent Stress-Relief - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2011 from Bob LancerIn the midst of the hustle and bustle of parenting kids, a common mistake involves the parent focusing too much on the child’s inappropriate action, and not focusing enough on the parent’s reaction to that action. For instance, say your toddler is behaving inappropriately in a public setting, ...
Views: 1073 - Parent Teacher Conferences: 6 Tips to Sharing Information with Teachers - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Sherrie HardyParents know their children best. As their children’s advocates, parents sometimes need to share information with the teacher to help students get the maximum experience out of their school day. Without this information, teachers may misunderstand behaviors, attitudes and responses. Here are ...
Views: 1470 - Parent's Report Card Time - by Submitted on May 12, 2005 from Lesley Spencer PyleA friend recently told me that he took his son out for a burger. While they were eating, his son said, "Dad, do you know why I am eating so slowly?" His dad said, "No. Why?" And his son replied, "So I can have more time with you." Those are powerful, thought-provoking words. Kids need their ...
Views: 948 - Parent-Teacher-Student Partnership - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2009 from FSB AuthorsThe conversation about changing our minds, our schools, and our nation to a paradigm that focuses on strengths begins with parents and teachers. Parents, teachers, and students can begin to form a strength alliance between the home and the school. If you are a parent and use this book at home, ...
Views: 1393 - Parental Guilt and Kids with Special Needs - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2005 from Gary DirenfeldParental Guilt and Kids with Special Needs For the most part pregnancies are met with the anticipation of a good delivery and healthy baby. Upon delivery parents do a quick scan of the child checking for ten fingers, ten toes and if unknown, a check of the genitals to determine gender. A ...
Views: 746 - Parental Intuition; The Extraordinary Parent-Child Bond - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2011 from Stephanie AltAre you one of many who claim not to be very intuitive? Do you have children? If you are a parent, can you tell at a moment’s glance, that something is bothering your child, even when they refuse to admit it? What about over the phone when they just don’t sound right? Have you had restless ...
Views: 2805 - Parental Leadership and Guidance: what is your preferred style? - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2012 from Jeni HooperEvery parent wants the best for their child. How we lead and guide our children throughout their childhood is a blend of instinct, experience and planning. We often struggle to describe how we do what we do. However, as a parent you are likely to have a signature style that guides your ...
Views: 1539 - Parental Monitoring Software - Finally Know What Your Child Is Doing Online - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2008 from Mehaul FeeneyIf you do not know what your child is doing online they could be in danger. In this new digital age it is hard to know what your child is doing while online. Internet monitoring software will help you to keep tabs on what your child is doing while on the internet. The number of crimes against ...
Views: 879 - Parental Peace – The Real Christmas Gift for Kids - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2013 from Gary DirenfeldEven though parents argue as to the best residential schedule, choice of school, faith, holiday time, Christmas and extra-curricular activities, these issues are simply not as predictive for the outcome of children of separated parents as conflict alone. More to the point, the greater the ...
Views: 1396 - Parental Perspective To Influence The Children Behavior Management - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2012 from Laura FoblerMaintaining children behavior management can usually be difficult since it seems a child's behavior changes on a day-to-day basis or even in the blink of an eye. Where I and many other parents make the mistake is that usually a kid's action has not altered at all from day to day. In fact it is ...
Views: 668 - Parenthood – The Dos and Don’ts - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from ricky smithBecoming a parent is one of the greatest feelings in the world, and not a lot of people actually get to enjoy the sensations and excitements related to it. For those who do, it is not just a fun ride, but also an extremely bumpy, and at times, quite a dangerous one. Being a parent is not jus t ...
Views: 1059 - Parenting - Roots & Wings - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2005 from Kim OlverI’m sure many of you have heard that old Hallmark card adage that goes something like this: Parents give their children two great gifts---one is roots, the other is wings. This is what I address in this article. As parents, we pray for our children’s safety, health and happiness. We do ...
Views: 1447 - Parenting - The Irrational Vocation - by There are some grounds to assume that a cognitive dissonance is involved in feeling that children are more a satisfaction than a nuisance. Why do people bother with parenting? It is time consuming, exhausting, strains otherwise pleasurable and tranquil relationships to their limits. Still, ...
Views: 1189 - Parenting 101: Fathers Clean Your House For the Arrival of the New Baby - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2019 from Stephanie CooperHaving a new member of the family is a joyous event. However, it is accompanied by a lot of preparations for your home. Most of the load falls on the shoulders of the unsuspecting fathers. Before you welcome the little bundle of joy in your house, you need to properly clean and prepare the ...
Views: 801 - Parenting 101: How a House Move to Bournemouth Can Affect Your Kids - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2018 from Stephanie CooperHouse moves are among the top five most-stressful life-changing events a person can experience, alongside the divorce, sudden unemployment, loss of a family member and long-term illnesses. There are many reasons behind the need for home relocation, some good, some not so much but once started ...
Views: 1101 - Parenting Adult Children - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2007 from Jane AdamsYour Money or Your Life? Financial independence is a benchmark of maturity, and money is often the stage on which parents and their grown children act out the drama of separation. When, why and how much we help our kids financially depends on what we can afford and whether we think our help ...
Views: 1718 - Parenting Advice for Your Child's Brain Development - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Susan Merz AndersonIt's easy to find parenting advice when it comes to changing your child's outer behavior. But wouldn't you also like to get parenting advice that helps your child grow from the inside - and make changes on the outside happen almost automatically? The positive parenting principles outlined in ...
Views: 2136 - Parenting Advice When Your Child Is A Victim Of Bullying - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Charlotte JaneThere can be so many struggles that parents face on a daily basis that sometimes it seems that nothing can help, Just a few simple tips from this article can give you a parenting advantage that can turn things around. Gather the information you need before you are in the middle of those daily ...
Views: 610 - Parenting After Weinergate: Talking to Your Teens About Lying - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2011 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.With Anthony Weiner no longer front-page news now that he has resigned in disgrace from public office, what's a parent to make of that perfect storm - a mix of politics, power, sexting and lying? The media frenzy over the ex-Congressman's behavior provides a clear teachable moment for our teens. ...
Views: 922 - Parenting Alternatives For Saying “No” To Kids - 1 - - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2012 from Bob LancerThere are good reasons why parents seek alternatives to saying “No” to their children. One is that saying “No” often makes some parents feel that that they are being too negative. If this is your parenting issue with “No”, try instead to inform your child of the reason why, and of what he ...
Views: 1620 - Parenting And Coaching Children And Students - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2008 from Reza Hossein BorrIf you want to know how a child is know his emotions. Children are all emotions. The children do not think, they feel. It takes a long time before children learn the art of thinking. Their experiences with the world begin with feeling the world starting with their mothers and the family ...
Views: 576 - Parenting and Leadership - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2009 from Dr. Joseph AbrahamLeadership at home: this is about you and your children, not your politicians. Question: There are tough times in our family due to tension between us, the parents, and our two teen aged kids. They are less and less obeying the house rules. How can we maintain their discipline? Answer: We can ...
Views: 1299 - Parenting And The Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2008 from Jennifer HoughYou Just Want them to be Happy – but they Already Are With Best Selling Author, Jennifer Hough – Holistic Nutritionist & Get Out of Your Own Way Founder Having parented in many different ways (children, stepchildren, grandchildren, pets etc.), believe me when I say that the lessons I have ...
Views: 957 - Parenting By Proxy - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2013 from Ann Catherine C.Ht., D.D.Proxy is defined by Merriam-Webster as the “authority or power to act for another”, which is essentially what we do as parents. In the midst of today’s busy schedules and majority of two-parent working households and single parenting, the task of best caring for and nurturing our children can ...
Views: 1728 - Parenting Children with ADD and ADHD: Eliminate the Daily Arguments - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2011 from Sherrie HardyWhen parents of children with ADD and ADHD reflect on their interactions with their children, many find that a high percentage of those communications involve negativity. Daily nagging, yelling, threatening, pleading, and punishing are not what most parents signed up for. These parents fear ...
Views: 1300 - Parenting Children with ADD and ADHD: How to Correct Behavior Effectively - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Sherrie HardyThe job description for Parent is overwhelmingly long. One of the trickier tasks involves helping to guide children’s behavior in a constructive and effective way. It requires vast amounts of patience, self control and perseverance. To be successful, it needs a pocket full of tricks able to ...
Views: 2194 - Parenting Class with Online Counseling: Be the Leaders at Your Home - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2009 from Dr. Joseph AbrahamLeadership at home: this is about you and your children, not your politicians Question: There are tough times in our family due to tension between us, the parents, and our two teen aged kids. They are less and less obeying the house rules. How can we maintain their discipline? Answer: We can ...
Views: 1119 - Parenting Counselling In Nagpur - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2016 from Sapna SharmaParenting ideas offer optimistic parenting guidelines on little one development for raising children and teenagers to be completely happy and resilient and building powerful households. Being a mum or dad will also be one among lifestyle’s most joyous experiences. Whereas, parenting can intent ...
Views: 972 - Parenting Difficulties - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Michelle GottliebMany stages of parenting are hard. Adjusting when the baby first arrives is a major change. It can take a year and a half to fully integrate all the changes that a baby brings to the family. Then you have moved on to the toddler years. Having a two or three year old around the house has many ...
Views: 1347 - Parenting Doesn't Have To Hurt - by Several years ago Ann Landers asked her readers if they had it to do all over again, would they still become parents. An overwhelmingly large number said no, they would not. They all had their individual tales of woe to justify their stands, but it was evident that they all felt trapped in ...
Views: 974 - Parenting Effectively - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2008 from David MeredithWhat does it mean to be an effective parent? I can almost hear as many answers as there are people responding to my question. Perhaps then I had better clarify what I mean by the term as used in this article. The key to the meaning is in the definition of the word effective. Consulting my ...
Views: 633 - Parenting Goals - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2019 from Arifur RahmanOf all the parenting specialists and just naturally awesome parents I've stalked, these seem to be overall similarities. 1. REWARD POSITIVE BEHAVIOR ABUNDANTLY AND CONSISTENTLY- it will become like a full-time job, have lots of ideas in mind (If u r planning on the pool- don't tell them until ...
Views: 621 - Parenting is a Moving Target in the Teen Years - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2009 from Mark GregstonTrying to understand how to help your teen in a world that is constantly changing is like trying to hit a target that constantly moves. Just when your aim is right on target -- your kids change. Knowing how to set the right standards and enforce the right discipline can be overwhelming, and may ...
Views: 1242 - Parenting Kids Without Punishment - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2011 from Bob LancerBeing a parent is without a doubt among the most demanding jobs on earth – that is, if you strive to be a great parent. Like any other endeavor, though, you can slide by in parenting if you choose. But if you do strive to be the very best parent for your child that you can be, one of the most ...
Views: 941 - Parenting New College Students: Are You Too Involved In Your College Student's Life? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2008 from Dr. Debi YohnMobile phone, instant messaging, email, FedEx... with all the technology that is available today, it's so easy for parents to stay in touch with their new college student children. But, when is it too much? Parents are talking to their kids two, three, four, five times a day. However, what ...
Views: 516 - Parenting Or Coaching Children - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2008 from Reza Hossein BorrGiving your child purpose Everybody needs a direction in life, a map that he can see clearly where he is and where are different possibilities and different destinations. Providing them with a map generates seeking curiosity in children and makes them look around and think. There are ...
Views: 849 - Parenting Pitfalls - The Two Critical Turning Points of Childhood - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Brian WalshParents can more effectively support the healthy development of their children with knowledge of when and why their children seem to act so strangely at certain ages. What are the most frustrating years of being a parent? An overwhelming consensus of parents believe it is when children are ...
Views: 1461 - Parenting Plan Templates vs. Court Forms: Does it Make a Difference? - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2012 from Christal StephensOne of the tasks you will be asked to complete during your child custody case is to create a parenting plan for your child. A parenting plan should contain the custody arrangements for your child and some basic philosophies for raising your child. Your plan, once approved by the court, shall ...
Views: 1501 - Parenting Reflections Of A Hippie Mother: I Think My Son Is EMO - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2008 from Cynthia ScottMy 14 year old son, Dakotah (the name has been changed to protect him, whether he's innocent, or not!), borrowed my eyeliner last week without asking me. Apparently, it is part of his *new* look. Hours in front of the bathroom mirror allow him "hang with his friends" feeling his absolute best. ...
Views: 2186 - Parenting Stages! - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2016 from Maggie SliderYou may well be asking yourself, 'parenting stages, what in the world are those?' Isn't it our children who go thru the stages? It sure is, from infant to toddler to preschool to school age to latency, preteen, teens to adolescents finally to adult. Whew, were you even aware there were so many ...
Views: 1222 - Parenting Styles - Overcoming Your Differences - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2005 from Lori RadunIf you spend any time in the parenting section of the library or your local bookstore, you will find hundreds of books on disciplining and raising your children. All the leading experts have their own ideas about what works and what doesn’t. As a parent, you have your philosophy that you ...
Views: 1342 - Parenting Success - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2005 from Alvah ParkerAt a Women’s Bar Association lunch one of the attorneys ordered a diet soda and then explained to the rest of us that her children were doing a “healthy living” program so she stopped buying diet soda to drink at home. She said having this diet soda was a real treat for her. She then ...
Views: 930 - Parenting Support - How to Help Your Children Prevent Mental Illnesses - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Christina SponiasI’ve cured many people who suffered from terrible mental illnesses through dream interpretation. After seeing how terrible mental illnesses are, I concentrated my attention on craziness prevention. I saw that I had to first of all help everyone find happiness in life before they get trapped in ...
Views: 1064 - Parenting Teenager Strategies - What You MUST Do Today for a Happier Home - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2007 from Colleen LangenfeldIf you are parenting a teenager, it can get easy to get lost in the drama. For teenagers the world is a new, exciting, scary, wild, pleasurable and disturbing place...often all at the same time. This fact can make parenting a teenager a wild ride, at best. Especially if you are parenting your ...
Views: 842 - Parenting Teenagers - Dealing with Peer Pressure - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Christina BottoYour teenager faces several areas of peer pressure. What makes it even harder for your teenager is that most parents do not understand the depths to which these pressures go. Cigarettes and Alcohol Cigarettes and alcohol more than likely will be among the first areas where your teenager ...
Views: 2498 - Parenting Teenagers - Playing The Freedom Game And Winning - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2007 from Colleen LangenfeldDo you have a teenager who is begging for more freedom? Are you uncertain how much freedom is too much during the teen years? Parenting teenagers requires a parent to walk a fine line between boundaries and letting go. Out of four children, I am currently parenting my third teenager and I'd like ...
Views: 935 - Parenting Teens With Love And Logic - Crossing The Emotional Barrier - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Mark HughesTime and time again, I experience teens making decisions based entirely on emotions. With this age of instant results from the internet and speed-of-light text messaging, our kids, like never before, are prone to making quick decisions. Unfortunately, these decisions are often based on ...
Views: 2232 - Parenting These NEW Children - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2012 from Jean AdrienneChildren who are being born today are radically different from those born as the parents of their parents, but the same rules that applied to child-rearing twenty years ago still apply today. Actually, they are more important today than ever before, because this new “breed” of child, the crystal ...
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