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- 5 Effortless Ways To Spark a Family Discussion (That People Will Actually Contribute To) - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2017 from Tyler JacobsonCommunicating with your child is crucial to their language development. That probably won’t be a surprising fact to learn; however, if you're dealing with teens who no doubt have mastered their ability to speak, communcation plays a different role in their development. Effective and healthy ...
Views: 1165 - Overlooked Facts on Cyber Bullying: Self Esteem, Self Confidence, Body Image, and Eating Disorders - by Submitted on May 03, 2017 from KidGuard Inc.The only thing we want as parents is the best for our children. Not knowing what kind of risks your child is exposed to can be vexing. Statistics show that most children don’t mention when they encounter problems on the internet. How can you watch out for them and make sure you are giving them ...
Views: 1124 - Foster Parenting Changes Lives For the Better - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Mike LoganFoster parenting is a term that almost everyone has heard of, but few realize what the steps are to becoming foster parents and why people decide to do so. If you have ever wondered what foster parenting means, here is a glimpse into this amazing world. What is a Foster Parent? In certain ...
Views: 997 - How the Decision to Foster Adopt Can Positively Influence a Foster Child - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Mike LoganParenting any child, biological or otherwise, takes patience, love, and commitment. However, foster parenting can be a bit more challenging and require an extra effort to exhibit each of these qualities at times. Foster children have frequently undergone conditions of abuse and neglect, and ...
Views: 855 - Often Unrecognized Safety Hazards in the Household - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Mike LoganAccidents can happen in an instant. While most household hazards are commonly known and precautions are common sense; there are hazards that need extra precautions to protect the children in your home. **Each year over 569 children die from strangulation, suffocation, and entrapment in ...
Views: 904 - What You Can Do to Help Children in the Foster Care System - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Mike LoganChildren of all ages and backgrounds are placed into the foster care system every day for a variety of reasons. The one thing that they all have in common is that their lives have been significantly changed, and that can be frightening for many of them. Every child deserves to feel cared for and ...
Views: 1037 - Lessons Children Can Learn From Pets - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2017 from Merryl LentzSome of the world's best teachers have fur, four legs and can bark or meow. Even though they don't speak our language, pets can communicate quite adeptly and with great wisdom. They have an unspoiled innocence, spontaneity and trust that helps them deeply connect with children, who also possess ...
Views: 1045 - Tips To Capture Your Special Moments In A Beautiful Way - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2017 from Misty JhonesThe first days of your newborn baby are very special. A newborn changed because the day. When you book a newborn shoot you sure you can stick this beautiful memory in a beautiful portrait. So read below more about newborn photography! Be relaxed and take your time Make a beautiful baby works ...
Views: 973 - Government encouraged to embrace 'centered responsibility to counteractive action and instruction' - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2017 from mahendra PingaleA critical change in subsidizing for preventive dentistry and oral wellbeing training is expected to end disturbing increment in adolescence tooth extraction costs, as per driving wellbeing philanthropy. The Oral Health Foundation have issued the announcement taking after research discharged ...
Views: 683 - Youngsters' Health Foundation - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2017 from mahendra PingaleAbout Children's Health Foundation: Established in 1922, the Children's Health Foundation (CHF) is committed to raising and conceding assets to bolster the Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Center, the Thames Valley Children's Center and the Children's Health Research ...
Views: 566 - 7 Careers in Music Your Kids Might Love - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2017 from Jennifer PatersonSo, your child has discovered a love for music that might one day fuel a successful, fulfilling career. But, aside from following the well-known paths of music teacher or performer, you’re not exactly sure how that love can translate into a paying job. After all, not everyone makes a career ...
Views: 1361 - Tips To Secure Your Multifunctional Convenience As A Pare - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2017 from Emma LawsonParents, as occurred and applied to everyone, are fantastic divine blessings in our lives. Parents are usually your first lovers. A parent always serves as the first natural motivation for a child in all conditions of the ramification of life. One incredible fact about parents is that they ...
Views: 1109 - Success in Motivating your Kids to do something important to you and them as well. - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2017 from Dr. Mona AeyshaThe word ‘why’ is very important in motivating a person to make some decision. When one believes that the task given to him is worth considering, he/she is naturally inclined towards it. The goal, belief, purpose, benefit or cash whatever is in your mind to boost your energy towards a set task, ...
Views: 1284 - Teenage Freedom: The Desire To Be Free - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2017 from Rachel MinahanChildren have always been dependent on us in many countless ways in their entire life. In every step they take, we are always there to tell them the right thing to do. As for our side, we just want our children to grow into proper individuals. Because of our huge influence on our children, ...
Views: 2689 - How did Daydreaming Become a Mental Illness? What is Happening to Our Kids? - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2017 from Julie DohertyWhat is Happening to Our Children - I would like to share with you the story of my childhood years and my education - Enjoy!!!! Looking back I was a Daydreamer at School - I have written this Article as "Food for Thought" in allowing Children to Be Children! Will still enable them to grow ...
Views: 948 - 17 Ways Working Parents can Inspire Children to Develop Leadership Skills - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2017 from Olusegun 'Roti AdedokunMany working parents are leaders who try to happily balance a daily workload with ball games and family dinners. Many parents that occupy leadership positions soon discover how much influence they have over the minds of their growing kids. The kids of today are the leaders tomorrow and it ...
Views: 1354 - Addressing Genetic Abnormalities: How to Keep Your Child Healthy Despite Their Genes - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2016 from Hannah WhittenlyIt is estimated that 11.1 percent of children visit the doctor due to a genetic issue. Genetic abnormalities come in many shapes and forms, and parents have to tackle these issues in different ways. The following will enlighten you about certain genetic issues and how to deal with them. ...
Views: 1128 - For Moms and Dads: How to Work with Your Children Struggling with Behavioral Issues - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2016 from Lizzie WeakleyThe call it the "terrible twos." That period when parents first see a child's attempt at autonomy. While a child may show signs of temperament earlier, it is not until they are between 20 and 24 months that their acts are deliberate. A battle of wills can begin as the child attempts to exert ...
Views: 1189 - How Happy Are Your Children? - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2016 from Maria Khalife“I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.” ~ Maeve Binchy Most parents want their children to be smart as well as happy, while some have more specific dreams for their kids. Regardless of which category you prefer, every parent wants the best ...
Views: 913 - Interactive Projector For Gaming Turns any Floor into Playable Game Board - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2016 from Jennifer KurtzThe future is here. One of the most exciting and innovative technologies available in the market today is that of interactive floor projection.We have all seen such projectors in futuristic science fiction movies or television shows and have drooled over the endless possibilities it presents. ...
Views: 1835(1 vote) - What to Do When You Find out Your Child Has Cavities - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2016 from Hannah WhittenlyWhen parents take their children to the dentist and discover they have cavities, it quite often sends them into despair. If this has happened to you, you might feel like an awful parent. You need to thrust that feeling aside as quickly as possible. The important thing to do when you find out ...
Views: 820 - 9 Tips To Follow if You Want To Raise a Genius - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2016 from Jake LesterNo one is born a genius. We all have the same set of skill being infants and develop them through our childhood and sometimes even through all our life. Thus, everyone can become a genius with a proper approach to upbringing. Of course, the responsibility for bringing up a genius totally ...
Views: 981 - Relationships: Should Someone Look At Their Childhood If They End Up In Abusive Relationships? - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperWhen something works, there is generally going to be no reason for someone to take a closer look at it. One example of this is that when one has a car that works, they won’t need to take a look under the bonnet, for instance. Yet, this would change if their car was to no longer run as it ...
Views: 1264(1 vote) - Adults Teaching Children: The Legitimization of Bullying - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2016 from Suzanne St. John SmithWhen I was in Grade 4, I struggled with an ability to read, especially when asked to read in front of the class. I wasn’t dyslexic but I was quite shy, and not at all confident about my intellectual abilities relative to my peers. Unfortunately, I had a teacher who, I discovered many years ...
Views: 1081(1 vote) - How to Build Your Child’s Self Esteem - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiHow to build your child’s self esteem. Self-esteem is about liking who we are, and how we value ourselves. It is how we perceive our value to the world and how valuable we think we are to others. Self-esteem affects our trust in others, our relationships, our work, and nearly every part of our ...
Views: 970(1 vote) - How to Build Your Child’s Self Esteem - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiHow to build your child’s self esteem. Self-esteem is about liking who we are, and how we value ourselves. It is how we perceive our value to the world and how valuable we think we are to others. Self-esteem affects our trust in others, our relationships, our work, and nearly every part of our ...
Views: 805(1 vote) - How to Build Your Child’s Self Esteem - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiHow to build your child’s self esteem. Self-esteem is about liking who we are, and how we value ourselves. It is how we perceive our value to the world and how valuable we think we are to others. Self-esteem affects our trust in others, our relationships, our work, and nearly every part of our ...
Views: 808(1 vote) - My Biggest Nostalgic Emotion: Being Bored - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2016 from Tyler JacobsonAs we live in a time where pediatricians actually recommend limiting screen time as a matter of health, I have been thinking a ton about my time as a child. I was never a big television fan, and even avoided watching too many cartoons thanks to my constant desire to play outside. Now I am a huge ...
Views: 980(1 vote) - Beneficial Software for Fitness and Wellness Studio - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2016 from Lidia PeckStudio booking, it is the beneficial site for those who want to starting business related to the fitness studio. Our service provides the well design software for the fitness studio that helps to efficiently grow you business with software and its standard feature support. Our software helps to ...
Views: 1365(1 vote) - 2 Things I've Taught My Daughter About Health and Beauty That You Should ,Too - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2016 from Tyler JacobsonWomen of the world are under attack. All around them are messages from magazines. TV shows, peers and the internet, telling them what they are supposed to look like. They are being told what the ideal body shape is: how fat is too fat, how skinny is too skinny, what they have to do to be ...
Views: 1129(1 vote) - Four Secret Strategies to Better Manage Behavior Without Punishment - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2016 from Gary DirenfeldIn addition to my counseling practice for most matters of family life, I frequently provide workshops. This week, three: one for parents of high school students, one for parents of elementary students and the third for students in grades 5, 6 and 7. As in all my parent workshops, I ask what ...
Views: 898(1 vote) - Child Behavior: When nothing else works, consider these 7 strategies: - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2016 from Gary DirenfeldParents are saying discipline, consequences, time out and sticker’s don’t work. Parents are presenting as more and more defeated when it comes to managing the behavior of their children. They have a long list of tried that – didn’t work scenarios including many of the more popular parenting ...
Views: 1167 - Child Behaviour Problem at School? Top 6 issues are…. - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2016 from Gary DirenfeldLast year ended in a huff. When school let out, the pressure was off and the behaviour subsided. Some kids don’t fare well at school. Come the new school year, parents worry and wonder, “Will it be different this year?” Maybe the situation will be different: Perhaps maturation over the ...
Views: 937 - ***6 Easy Actions to Take to Encourage Self-Confidence in Children - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2020 from Vivian HarteChildren need to feel good about themselves. They need to be accepted and valued by the adults in their lives and their peers. Children with high self-confidence feel that the important adults in their lives care about them and would go out of their way to make them safe and well. They feel ...
Views: 6914(1 vote) - Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using A Baby Teether For Infants - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2016 from Jerome JulianThere are various different types of teethers which are made to provide relief for babies during the time they are getting their first teeth. It is often distressing to see your baby in such difficulty during this time. Therefore as any parent would do, you would look for a method to relieve the ...
Views: 6394 - Tips To Soothe A Teething Baby Using A Baby Teether And Other Techniques - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2016 from Jerome JulianInfants often go through extreme discomfort during the time they undergo teething. This causes them to cry, drool and put various different things in their mouth. As a parent you would do anything to help ease this discomfort your little one is facing. You may be able to find some remedies and ...
Views: 620 - Better Together: How to Improve the Quality of Your Family Time - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2016 from Anica OaksFamily is probably at the top of your priority list. For many people, family is the most important and enduring thing in their lives. But it can often be difficult to stay connected and maintain those very important relationships. Life gets in the way, we get busy, little kids take up a lot of ...
Views: 1206 - Find Your Perfect Nanny From A Nanny Agency In New York City - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2016 from Jerome JulianAre you looking for a nanny in New York City? Unsure of where to start and what to look for? There are many nanny agencies out there that provide quality assured nannies but how can you be sure that she is fit for your family. Which Of The Nanny Agencies In New York City Should You ...
Views: 705 - Common Myths Surrounding Nanny Agencies In New York City - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2016 from Jerome JulianMany families avoid visiting a local nanny agency in New York City and prefer to find someone through advertisements in the New York City newspapers or through contacts. What Are These Myths? Nannies cost more - This is not true. Agencies do not charge extra as it would be against their ...
Views: 667 - What's products parent need to consider for an infant baby? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2017 from Stephen CesaroAn infant is a word generally used to describe a child between the age of one month to one year.As an infant is being brought back home,a lot has to be considered in order to make sure that the life it is about to have, has to be comfortable both with it and the mother as well.Various factors ...
Views: 1225 - In Celebration of Committed Parents – Right Down to Their Socks - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2016 from Suzanne St. John SmithJune is convocation month, and all around the world students are celebrated as they make their way out of their post-secondary, and often, personal, nests as they fly toward the next phase of their lives. Most of us watch them cross the stage with joy at the possibilities that we imagine for ...
Views: 984(1 vote) - How Your Expectations Significantly Impact Those Around You - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2016 from Tyler JacobsonWhile doing research for this article, I came across this clip. It’s hilarious and a perfect representation of how what we expect can completely overpower our better senses. Now, this clip is about water, but the same can’t be said of people, can it? Believe it or not, but a study by ...
Views: 1245 - 5 Ways to Prepare Your Child for Summer School - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2016 from Dixie SomersMost parents and kids take a mental break from school during summer break, which is often when they spend more time playing outside and sleeping in. Those who enroll in summer school are often unaware of how to prepare for the extra months that are spent in the classroom. To ensure that you ...
Views: 855(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: His moods are getting more and more unbearable to live with - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2016 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I have been married for almost four years to a man twelve years younger. We have a four-year-old son. My problem is I need to find a better way of dealing with my husband's bad moods, which are getting more and more unbearable to live with. Occasionally I give ...
Views: 1338(2 votes) - Healthy Hygiene: How to Build Habits for Healthy Kids - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2016 from Anica OaksEstablishing a healthy hygiene routine for your children can be overwhelming with all the other things going on in your life. I mean, where do you start? Believe it or not, you already have the foundation of teaching great hygiene to your children. It started when you were a child yourself, ...
Views: 958 - Steps to Raising Healthy, Happy Children - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2016 from Julie DohertySteps to Raising Healthy, Happy Children June 10, 2016 By Julie Doherty (Edit) 0Share 0Share Tweet 0Pin 0Share 0Share I want to share with you my answer to this question I have been asked today: What are some of the best things I could do ...
Views: 931(1 vote) - Speak to children at their level - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2016 from Monty RitchingsThe other day I was relaxing at the local pool when I witnessed a really special event that unfolded in front of me. A young man was sitting in the hot tub with his 5 year old son. It was obvious they had a really special relationship as they chatted in the warm water. While they chatted, ...
Views: 895 - Tips for Parents Who Want More Wholesome Entertainment at Home - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2016 from Hannah WhittenlyWith kids so connected to the internet nowadays, it's challenging for parents to make sure everything their children absorb is wholesome and leaves a good impression. Even with parental blocks on the computers and cable, kids can still wind up gaining conflicting messages from cartoons and their ...
Views: 836 - Divorce Visitation Requests from Your Child (by: Dr. Anne Brown, PhD, RN CS) | DivorceForce - by Submitted on May 16, 2016 from Dr. Anne BrownDear Mom and Dad, Please remember my life has been turned upside down and I never had a vote. I don't have a rulebook to negotiate waters totally unfamiliar to me. It is really hard for me to understand that my family has broken up. I feel scared that I will loose one or both of you. I don't ...
Views: 830(2 votes) - Loving Boundaries Are The Best Gifts A Parent Can Give A Child - by Submitted on May 13, 2016 from Monty RitchingsHow many times have you been in a public place that you have witnessed a child screaming its head off for no apparent reason? How many of those times that you witnessed the child screaming did you also witness the parent or caregiver screaming as well? I think it is sad to realize that this ...
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