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"Gimme" Proof Your Kids: How To Keep Your Child's Materialism In Check
It's the first day of the summer holiday. Five year-old Stephanie is shopping with you at Wal-Mart..."Oh Mom please!..." she says and stomps off in disgust when you tell her she has to choose only one.
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"Mommy, I Can't Sleep!": Sleep Disturbance in Children
"Just turn the lights off and go to sleep" Do you find yourself saying this to your child? Well, you're not alone!!
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10 Parenting Tips
As a parent, any information I can use to help me in my day is invaluable. Here are 10 parenting tips I have found to work...
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10 Proven Steps To Talk To Your Kids So They Will Listen
Gender Lines: boy vs. girl, learn how to address each so they will listen to you.
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16 Essential Safety Tips For Your Baby
All of us can benefit from Baby Safety Tips...
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4 Steps to A Balanced Life for Your Kids Using a Sandwich
Did you know that Life itself involves using a mental sandwich to maintain balance and that you can use this to promote balance in your kids lives?
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5 Tips For Talking To Your Children About What They See In The News
As news of terrorist attacks or other tragedies surround them, your children may be feeling frightened, anxious, sad and confused. How you can address their fears and anxieties with confidence.
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8 Ideas for Organizing Your Child's Room
Do you suddenly have the driving urge to get your child's room in order? Where do you start? Here are a few ideas...
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Activities To Grow On
School's out and summer's here! The kids are home...ah, yes, the kids are home. But as many parents know, this "honeymoon" can end much too quickly~and before you know it, you may find yourself counting down the days till September!
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Affirming Your Children's Voice
How to encourage your child to speak up.
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Baby camping gear
If there is a toddler in the family, then there are specific baby camping gear that has to be added to the usual camping supply list. Find out what those items are and how to prepare.
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Back To School Time: Establishing Routines
Tips and Tricks to get your kids in the "back-to-school" mode.
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Birthday Party Tips from a Professional Children's Birthday Party Host
If you have planned your child's birthday party and are waiting anxiously for the big day to arrive, there are still some things to consider for the day of your child's birthday party. CHECKLIST!
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Bring on the Summer Vacation!
This summer you can actually enjoy a vacation without returning home exhausted. Here's how to plan the perfect vacation where you get to relax and your kids still have a blast.
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Can Classical Music For Infants Enhance Lifelong Potential?
From baby's earliest days, classical music can provide a springboard for the development of lifelong skills.
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Can Counseling Bring Peace to your Family?
22 warning signs that indicate your family is in trouble and in dire need of counseling. What will your counseling accomplish? How will it benefit you?
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Discipline is Not a Dirty Word
We have all heard people referring to undisciplined children, and it's usually not said in a complimentary or flattering tone. Discipline with children is more a state of mind than a behavior on the parents part.
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Educational Toys for Babies
Educational toys are fun for babies and provide another tool to stimulate learning and brain development in your infant. There are many ways to teach a child and tens of thousands of educational toys on the market to help parents in the endeavor.
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Empower your Kids - Organize your Life
Are you robbing your children of the opportunity to learn valuable life skills? When the whole family is involved in creating and following a smooth routine, magic happens.
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Family Holiday Traditions
Here are three great holiday lists to get you started.
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Family Values: 2 Parenting Tips and 3 Questions That Build Character in Kids
Asking the questions of your kids to promote building their character.
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Fight Nice: 13 Relationship Tips for Parents of Young Children
The heat of the moment is when we say things that can really damage intimacy. Here are some tips for staying calm, even amid the chaos that often defines life with young children...
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Flying with Your Baby ~ What You Need to Know to Travel Safely
Flying with baby can seem overwhelming to even the most seasoned traveler, especially when you start thinking about safety issues!
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Games to Play with Children on a Hike
When you take children out on a hike, the goal is for everyone to have an enjoyable experience. Use these tips to make it happen!
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Help My Preteen/Teenager is Driving Me Nuts!!!
Do you feel like someone has abducted your sweet, innocent child and replaced them with a monster? Welcome to being a parent of a preteen/teenager!
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How to Say I Love You With Meaning
"I love you," are three words all children need to hear often from their parents. Do you want those words to have real meaning to your child?
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Keeping Teens Emotionally Healthy
ncreasingly, kids are finding unhealthy ways to release pent-up emotions. Without good life coping skills, teens can suffer from depression, eating disorders, or self injury. What you can do to offer healthy coping skills.
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Living with Teen putting a strain on your relationship...
For parents with children and especially teenagers, love and romance - well forget about it . . .
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Motherhood: Mountain To Climb
It has been a long, steep, rocky, and hard climb to the top of this "mountain", but the views from the summit are so precious and priceless that the difficult ascent to the top has been worth every step.
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Night Time Rituals for Children
Children in the rest of the world seem to go to sleep when bedtime arrives.In the United States, some families have troubles getting children to bed. Read several reasons for this difficulty in families.
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Parent Affirmations: Are Yours Too General?
Learn how to create the best affirmations for motivating and valuing your child.
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Parenting The Sibling Rivals
Get some insight on how to handle and effectively deal with sibling rivalry.
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Parenting Tips: Help Your Kids Chase the Right Values
Are you parenting at the speed of life? Do your kids see enough of you? Do they act with character? Find out how you can slow down and get your kids to chase the right values.
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Parenting with Values: Not Your Average Traits
Have you ever wondered, "Am I a good parent?" "Am I doing the right things?" "Will my children grow into ethical adults?" Learn more about parenting with values.
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Plenty of Time
I can't find my keys (though I know I had seen them on the counter just moments before). I am suspicious."Cassie, have you seen my keys?"
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Prepare Your New Kindergartner For The Big Day
Kindergarten is a transition! Here are some ways to prepare your kindergartner.
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Self-Esteem ~ Chores for Pre-School Kids
Do your children care for themselves according to their age and abilities? Would you like to boost their self-esteem and character?
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Six Ways to Sneak Health Food into Your Child's Diet
Are you all-too-familiar with hearing "eww!" "ick!" "I don't like it!" and "That's gross!" coming out of your child's mouth? Slip in the good stuff and avoid the whine!
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Software For Parental Control - How To Keep Your Child Safe
Children and adults alike are spellbound by the world of the Internet.PC computer security is vital, and software for parental control is a necessary component for an all-ages household.
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Spring Cleaning: How to Do It with a Preschooler at Your Side
Most children love to clean up along with you.If you notice their "work", praise it, and take it seriously, you'll keep them interested and you might also instill some good future work habits.
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Stress-Free Travel with Your Kids
Picture this....it s time to head to Grandma s for the weekend, and you can just see it now. You have screaming kids in the backseat, carsickness, boredom, Goldfish crackers flying everywhere inside your mini-van...
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Successful Children's Birthday Party Activities
Here are some popular games and activities for birthday parties used for children between the ages of 4 and 10.
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Summer Safety Tips
Be safe heading into the Summer Holiday. Read these tips and have a safe Summer!
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Teach Your Child To Love Reading
Providing positive, enjoyable literacy experiences give young children opportunities to gain the knowledge, awareness, skills, and love of learning that they need to later learn to read independently. Here are 8 ways you can provide those experiences.
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The Eight Secrets of Parenting From A Teen's Perspective
I recently asked a group of teenagers what advice they would give to their parent on parenting and their answers were illuminating, honest and hopeful... Here are their Secrets:
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Top 10 Baby Sleep Myths
Get the "skinny" about the most common baby sleep misconceptions.
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Top 5 Strategies - How to Communicate With Your Children's Other Parent
I heard a journalist say recently that "there's a vicious and respectless way of communicating that's reserved exclusively for the 'divorced with children'". Ouch, that hurt! Probably because it's so true. It doesn't have to be like that...
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What Did You Learn in School Today?
Employ these do's and don'ts to increase your child's willingness to share useful and important information about his school experience.
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When Educational Toys Come To the Rescue
Every child learns differently, and some children need different teaching methods or additional resources to help them learn.That is where educational toys may come to the rescue for your child.
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