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How To Teach Your Children Courage


Courage means doing the right thing when it is hard, even when it means being called a "chicken" by others.A person with courage dares to attempt difficult things that are good.

How To Teach Your Children Social Skills


As our children grow, they will be going to schools and interacting with lots of different people other. For example, friends and teachers.

How Children Can Read Faster and Better


For most children, it is easy to learn to read faster. Their reading rate is often a matter of habit.

Is a Mothers Love, Medicine?


Minus all meningitis thoughts. The flu symptons were strong.

When Kids Hurt Parents


The cruel callous remarks made by our offspring can sometimes wound us deeply, to the very core of our soul. The hurtful words of our children can scar us like no other.

Parenting - Give Your Child The Tools To Build Strong Character And Values


There are many parenting styles. Yours may be very different from your own parents, your siblings, or your neighbors.

Educational Jigsaw Puzzles, How Educational Are They?


Many companies advertise their products as being educational. How much of this terminology is sales promotion and jargon, and how much is fact?As an educator for many years, I can say with authority, that there is educational value in all types of jigsaw puzzles.

Missing The Bus


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.

The Recipe For The Making Of A Self-Assured Child: One Part Communication, Two Parts Love


Each child carries a unique picture of the self, shaped in part by the influence of parents. Your child is not born with a self-image or self-assurance.

Four Tips For Alleviating Back To School Anxiety


Back to school preparations are in full-swing. Soon, the first bell of the year will ring and the sounds of summer will be replaced by the voices of school-aged children bemoaning the end of their summer and trying to sort out their new school routines: What building am I in? Who's my teacher this year? Do I really have to take calculus?For most children, going back to school signifies a move from the lazy, hazy days of summer to a regimented school routine and poses unique challenges that must be overcome.

Swing Sets and Outdoor Play Equipment- 5 Essential Tips Before You Buy


For first time parents choosing a swing set or outdoor play equipment can be a daunting task. There are so many different materials to choose from and prices can vary from around a hundred dollars up to a couple of thousand for a larger solid timber unit.

Parenting Your Teenager: 3 Ways to Make the Time


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.

Parenting: 6 Observations on Fatherhood


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..

Theres a Lollipop on Your Bottom (and Other Terms of Endearment)


"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.

Babys First Month at a Glance


Congratulations on your new baby! You have just brought your baby home and are pretty excited about everything. Perhaps you don't even mind the fact that getting a good night's sleep is getting tougher by the day.

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