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Teach Kids to Turn It Off

(Excerpt from The Floppy Sleep Game Book by Patti Teel) www.pattiteel.com Time that children spend watching television takes away from time that could have been spent creatively. It’s also a concern that the ready-made pictures on television may rob children of the ability to make pictures in their own minds. Many teachers are convinced that this accounts for many of their student’s reading difficulties. Children who don’t enjoy reading or find it difficult often have trouble “picturing” what they read. » Read more

Slow Down and Enjoy the Magic of Summertime

By Patti Teel www.pattiteel.com “Summertime, and the living is easy…” Summertime is in full swing. And I don’t know about you, but I’m finding it difficult to stick to a schedule and to buckle down and work. Perhaps childhood memories of long summer days spent at the neighborhood swimming pool have forever altered my cell memory—triggering an age-old urge to slow down the pace and enjoy life’s simple pleasures. » Read more

Should I force my shy child to participate?

By Tina Bryson, Ph.D. I know what it’s like to have a shy child.  I have a picture of my son Ben at his friend’s four-year-old birthday party.  All of the children are gathered in a tight circle around a young woman dressed like Dora the Explorer.  All, that is, except Ben, who insisted on standing six feet away from the circle of not-so-shy kids.  It was the same when he was two and I took him to a music class.  While the other children sang and danced and itsy-bitsy-spidered their hands like crazy, my shy little Ben sat in my lap and refused to do anything more t » Read more

Seven Ways to Ease Kids’ Anxiety When You Date

By Michele Germain, LCSW www.thejillprinciple.com » Read more

Sassy Kids: What to Do When Your Kid Talks Back

If you talk to anyone who was a parent in an earlier generation, chances are they’ll tell you that kids are sassier and ruder today than they ever were in the past. Of course, kids were probably pushing the boundaries back then too, but the punishment was often swifter and harsher than many of today’s parents would offer. Still, there’s something to be said for the different standards of our time. Turn on any TV show aimed at teens or tweens and you’ll probably see young people speaking their minds and testing limits that would make your grandmother gasp. » Read more

Rational Parents = Rational kids

By Sally Sacks www.sallysacks.com If you want to have kids who use their brains effectively, you have to communicate with them rationally. In other words, you must make sense. If you as a parent are rational, fair, open minded and diplomatic, you will parent just fine. This doesn’t mean never yelling, or getting angry. It doesn’t mean saying yes politely to all requests. It means thinking things out and assertively directing your child toward a better choice when needed. » Read more

Protect Your Children from the Ill Effects of Divorce

By Rebecca Garland As mothers, we know there is nothing more important than the well being of our children. Unfortunately, during and following a divorce, even an amicable one, children suffer. The separation of two parents affects different children in different ways, and in cases of abuse or hostile environments, a divorce might even have positive effects on a child’s well being. But in most cases, both parents must work very hard to overcome the ill effects of a divorce. » Read more

Positive Thinking for Kids

By Elizabeth Pantley, author of Kid Cooperation: How to Stop Yelling, Nagging and Pleading and Get Kids to Cooperate and Perfect Parenting » Read more

Parenting Styles – One Size Does Not Fit All

As parents we all have our own concepts of the right way to do things. Some of us may fall in line with the strict disciplinarian parenting style and others may be relaxed and carefree. Most of us, however, are a little bit of both or maybe somewhere in the middle. The bottom line is there are no rules to parenting and one size does not fit all. » Read more

Parenting 101 - Leading By Example

by Jan Roberts Parent Educator Parenting by Osmosis A basic premise of good parenting is one that takes many parents by surprise. It is that children learn attitudes, behaviors, lifestyle choices, prejudices, likes and dislikes, compassion and generosity, by osmosis. They learn by watching and listening to their parents. » Read more

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