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- Thinking Positive Thoughts About Your Anxious Child: Avoiding Four Common Negative Beliefs. - by Submitted on May 15, 2010 from Christopher McCarthyGregory's father, Ken wore the face of a parent exhausted from the repetitive behavioral problems stemming from his child's anxiety. Gregory struggled with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), which caused him to resist change, transition, and requests that made him feel out of control. Just last ...
Views: 2456(2 votes) - Motivation: 6 Parenting Tips for Motivating Kids to Achieve Goals - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2010 from Jean TracyMotivation is your child's North Star. It's the guiding point your child can use to reach goals. Find out right now how to motivate your child with positive self-talk. “You can't make me!” shouted the young girl. Her mother looked down and walked away. If you have an unmotivated child, don't ...
Views: 2455(4 votes) - Tips On Getting Your Children To Listen To You - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2010 from Greg BakerGetting your kids to listen to you can be a problem at times. Undoubtedly, you've tried a variety of methods from shouting, finger pointing, scowling, threatening, and the famous counting to ten. Kids seem to tune out your words if your tone is saying something else. Your tone of voice ...
Views: 2453(4 votes) - "Inspiring Our Youths to Greatness!" - by Submitted on May 10, 2012 from John Eric JacobsenI was presenting my Kids in Trance Seminar about 9 years at Brunswick City Schools in Ohio. I helped a teenage student resolve a problem with a school bully. The issue resolved itself so quickly that the teens' mother inspired me to assist other kids in the district. Since I was already in the ...
Views: 2452 - ***How Your Dating Can Help Your Daughters - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Bobbi PalmerIf you're a Mom with children still at home, I'm sure you have concerns about how your dating might affect your kids’ lives. Issues such as jealousy and challenges with time-sharing are real. But I’d like you to consider the positives. Yes, it’s true that "a happy Mother is a good Mother." ...
Views: 2451(2 votes) - Book Review: Sitting Moon – A Guide to Natural Rejuvenation After Pregnancy - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Martha Tara LeeI was drawn to the book Sitting Moon: A Guide to Natural Rejuvenation After Pregnancy at the library. It has in part to do with the professional-looking cover with a white background, as well as the sub-title: ‘Natural Rejuvenation’. Natural is always good, I thought. Another factor probably ...
Views: 2450 - What is Loyalty? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Jennifer RussellHow to teach your child about loyalty? As your children begin elementary school they learn a lot about relationships. Your daughter's best friend today may betray her trust tomorrow. Or possibly your son wants to leave his basketball team because there's someone he doesn't get along ...
Views: 2450(1 vote) - Top Baby Jogging Stroller With Swivel Front Wheel - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2007 from Joe PetersonA traditional jogging stroller will have a fixed front wheel. When using the term fixed front wheel it means that the wheel does not swivel or turn. Because of the fixed front wheel when you want to turn the stroller you tilt the stroller back onto its rear wheels to make the turn. The fixed ...
Views: 2449 - When Your Parent Moves In - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from David HorganThree years ago my mother-in-law moved in with us. Today we have a wonderful arrangement, but getting there was a little bumpy. We never had big problems. We did have some little ones. The fact is, my mother-in-law is a sweet, easygoing person who is a pleasure to be around. The real ...
Views: 2447(8 votes) - Five Ways To Help Your Child Resist Peer Pressure - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2012 from Jeni HooperWanting to be popular and accepted by others is a need that goes deep; it may be hard wired as part of our evolutionary survival strategy. We automatically seek out a safe space and a social group where we feel relaxed and accepted. Children are more vulnerable than adults and their need for ...
Views: 2446 - Suspect Your Child Is Using Drugs - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2012 from Christopher LowryHow can you tell if your child is using drugs? It is difficult because changes in mood or attitudes, unusual temper outbursts, changes in sleeping habits, changes in hobbies or other interests are common in teens. These changes often signal that something troubling is going on and may involve ...
Views: 2439(4 votes) - *** Steps Parents Need to Take to Prevent Sexual Abuse - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Toni SchuttaHave you taught your child about “good touch/bad touch”? That’s a good place to start, but not enough to protect your child from possible sexual abuse, according to Libby Bergman, executive director of the Center for Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment. “Children need to know the difference ...
Views: 2438(2 votes) - Overcome Challenges Faced By Families - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2007 from Ley-Ann ClarkeGetting ready for the day can feel like a full time job in itself. Many working mothers spend their mornings getting the kids out of bed (which sometimes takes an act of God- or at the very least, a crane and a bucket of water), finding all of those lost items that are needed for the school ...
Views: 2437 - Children Searching for Sex and Porn - Yikes! - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2010 from Kathy SlattengrenNorton Family Online recently released the most searched for terms by children in 2009. Across all three age groups (7 and under, 8 - 12, 13 - 18) sex or porn was in the #4 spot for most search for terms. Yikes! This data was gathered from the 14.5 million searches done by people using their ...
Views: 2427 - Dad, Give Them Household Chores! - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2004 from Mark BrandenburgYou have a chore to do around the house and your kids want to help out somehow. You know that it might be nice for them to help but you're feeling a bit impatient. And you know that it might turn into a two hour project and there might be a big mess to clean up. A mess that could be avoided ...
Views: 2426(1 vote) - Beyond Split & Broken - Complex Instead - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2010 from Jill DarceyStatistically, the effects of divorce on our society are difficult to prove although there are figures bandied around. What we do know is that some people go on and have far better lives and some don't. For majority however, we can say divorce carved its mark on our life and we live with it for ...
Views: 2423(6 votes) - When Your Children and Grandchildren Reject Christianity and the Church - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2010 from Beth SandersWhat should you do when your children or grandchildren are moving away from the family's tradition of Christian beliefs? A 2007 Barna Group study finds that only 63% of Americans ages 18 to 41 identify as Christian whereas that number is 77 percent for people ages 61 or older. The continuing ...
Views: 2420(3 votes) - Graduation Time - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Jo-Anne CutlerThis month has certainly brought back memories for me as my daughter, Melissa, graduates from high school. It seems that the last 18 years have gone by in a flash as I can still remember, so vividly, my own experience of the prom and all the peripheral, but all too important details such as the ...
Views: 2409(2 votes) - ***8-Step Guide To Messing Up Your Kids - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2008 from Margaret PaulWe all know that most parents REALLY want to be good parents. But since it is rare for parents to take parenting classes before becoming parents, we inadvertently do lots of things to mess up our kids. This tongue-in-cheek article may help you to see what you are doing! 1. IGNORE THE ...
Views: 2408 - Pregnancy & Postpartum Anxiety: How Dads Can Support Mothers - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from New Harbinger PublicationsEmotional difficulties in women during pregnancy and after delivery are surprisingly common. For example, studies consistently show that approximately 14 percent of women suffer from postpartum depression (Paulson, Dauber, and Leiferman 2006). In addition, some studies have found around 16 ...
Views: 2407(1 vote) - Anxiety on the Rise - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from Dr. Mona SpiegelI'm sure you know someone, either in your family or among your friends, who is highly anxious. You will recognize the rapid speech, need for reassurance and fear of new situations, sometimes accelerating into full-blown panic. We have become scared to live. Anxiety, according to the Report ...
Views: 2404(3 votes) - How Do You Know That Your Child Is Gifted? - by Submitted on May 19, 2010 from Beatrice BrownA gifted child is one who has advance cognitive (understanding) skills and motor skills for her age. She can walk, talk, and reason earlier than average. She will be a high achiever in most areas, and she may have an IQ over 150. Having a gifted child is rare. Although many children may be ...
Views: 2404(2 votes) - Dealing with Anger in Children and Teens, Part 2: Effective Tools to Help You Handle It - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2010 from James LehmanIt’s hard to get most adolescents to comply, but when you’re dealing with a hostile teen, it can be almost impossible. In part two of this series on anger and hostility in kids, James Lehman discusses concrete ways for you to break through your child’s force field of anger and defuse his ...
Views: 2402(4 votes) - Juggling Kids, Career, Marriage and Personal Time? - by Submitted on May 11, 2007 from Amber RosenbergHave you ever been fascinated by certain people and wanted to truly understand what motivates them, what scares them and what keeps them up at night? Over the last couple of years, I’ve noticed that working mothers come to coaching looking for solutions to very specific challenges, not the ...
Views: 2400 - Free Kids Online Games - Make Learning Enjoyable For Your Little One With These Fun Kid Websites - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2007 from Yogi ShindeInternet is full of free kids online games but finding the right one can be a task which can take hours. Some simply fall short on the quality of graphics and visuals whereas some may not be age appropriate for your young one. But there are some very good sites on the internet which are worth ...
Views: 2397 - Power of Mind: We are what we believe we are - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2020 from Nataša PantovićConscious Parenting and Power of Mind Parenting Behavior / Style Reward and Punishment: Is Santa Claus myth working? Our basic strategy for raising children or motivating employees is a reward and punishment strategy. From an early age we have our Santa Claus that carefully observes ...
Views: 2397(3 votes) - Financial Education - Who should be teaching your children? - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2010 from Daniel BrittonThe current financial crisis has sharpened the focus on the need for better financial education across all segments of the population. Just as information and guidance on healthy eating and exercise can prevent a lifetime of obesity, effective financial education, when started at an early age, ...
Views: 2391(2 votes) - 7 Things To Teach Your Kids About Money - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2004 from Paul F Davis anDid you know that many people retire broke? It's true. After a lifetime of hard work and having earnedliterally hundreds of thousands of dollars, they end up withnothing. So where did all their hard-earned cash go? The answer is,it passed right through their fingers. While schools are great ...
Views: 2388(1 vote) - Balancing Love And Limits In The NonTraditional Family - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2008 from Ron HuxleyOne of the biggest hurdles that nontraditional parents must jump over in society is the feeling of being "less than" traditional, two-parent families. Nontraditional families suffer under the weight of guilt and grief as a result of their particular family structure. They often feel isolated and ...
Views: 2387 - The Power of Respect - Feeling Disrespectful - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Karen RyceQ: “I’ve been reading your column, and I like a lot of what you say. Most of the time I think I am a respectful parent, but not always. Sometimes I really don’t feel like being respectful. What can I do then?” V.H., Briceland, CA A: When you are feeling frustrated, disappointed, ...
Views: 2385 - Teenage Alcoholism: 7 Tips to Getting Your Teen Clean - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2010 from Sarita UhrAs a psychiatrist that specializes in addiction (including teenage alcoholism and teenage drug abuse), I am amazed at how lax some parents are about teenage substance abuse. As every one who has raised a teen knows, it is the age where your child asserts his independence, and pushes back when ...
Views: 2382(4 votes) - Accepting Your Child's Mistakes - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2003 from Mark BrandenburgOne of the most difficult parts of being a father is learning to accept your children's mistakes. It's certainly easy to be loving, supportive, and helpful when your children are mistake-free, but most fathers who are paying attention don't find too many mistake-free periods of their children's ...
Views: 2376 - Stepfamily Activity #66: Word of the Week - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Evelyn FieldingBeing a stepparent is a daunting task, even when you get along with the kids. My stepdaughters live three hours away from me and visit every other weekend, but I wasn't going to let that stop me from being part of their lives! I sat down with them and we brainstormed 99 ways we could keep in ...
Views: 2374 - How Sleepless Nights Are Destroying Marriages - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Dana OblemanI am not a marriage counselor, nor do I pretend to be, but everyday I receive letters from parents all over the world telling me how I have saved their marriage. These letters come mainly from mothers, and some fathers, who say that they were spending no time together, were fighting all night, ...
Views: 2369(3 votes) - Malicious Divorce Syndrome: How to manage - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Les LinetDespite years researching and treating this topic, I find it to be poorly understood but extremely destructive both to parents and to children of divorce. Parents who have lost their child through alienation have sometimes described it as worse than the death of their child because, for the ...
Views: 2361(9 votes) - Grooming: How Child Molesters Create Willing Victims - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2012 from Laurie GrayThere’s an old urban legend that if you put a frog in a pot of boiling water, he’ll naturally hop out; however, if you place a frog in a pot of cool water and gradually increase the heat, you’ll end up with a cooked frog. I can’t say whether this is true for frogs, but it certainly is true for ...
Views: 2360 - PARENTING AFTER DIVORCE - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Darlene LancerChildren intuitively know that there are problems in a marriage, sometimes despite their parents' best efforts to hide them. They may even believe divorce is a welcome relief from their parents' hot or cold war. However, they do not share their parents' need to separate, but on the contrary, ...
Views: 2358(4 votes) - 3 Parenting Tips – My Child Acts Helpless - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Jean TracyCould 3 parenting tips turn your “I-can’t” kid into an “I-can” child? You bet. Look inside for 3 parenting tips you can use today. Whose fault is it when your child acts helpless? If there’s a person who treats your child like a prince or princess and does too much for your child, tell that ...
Views: 2356(16 votes) - The Pain of Letting Go - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Jo-Anne CutlerEvery month, when I go to write my newsletter, I don’t have a plan necessarily…I just see what transpires in my life around that time and, without fail; there is an event or theme that presents itself. As my daughter lay sleeping this morning in my bed, having curled up there for the second ...
Views: 2354(2 votes) - Wake Up America...We must protect children! - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Stephanie MannPenn State and Syracuse University are facing national scandals! At Penn State in 2002, an assistant coach witnessed a sexual assault of a child, told administrators and no one reported it to police. Seven more assaults have now been reported. Americans have heard horror stories about sexual ...
Views: 2354(4 votes) - Do Your Part: Help Your Teen be Self-Reliant and Confident - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Julia AndrickTake a moment to reflect on your interactions with your children today. What was the general tone of the day? What emotions predominated for you? Were you calm, listening, curious, frustrated, angry, or impatient? What message do you feel your child will take to bed with them tonight? One of ...
Views: 2353(1 vote) - The Cure for Walking on Egg Shells - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Terri BrittI was astonished recently to discover that my 15-year-old daughter is struggling more than I had thought with living in our new home. I got re-married last summer and my daughter Kolbi had seemed to be adjusting very well. She’s always smiling and cutting up with my new hubby, Charlie, and me. ...
Views: 2351(3 votes) - Instilling Responsibility in Today’s Children - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2015 from Marvin MarshallIf you find that disciplining your children and fostering a sense of responsibility in them is stressful or unsuccessful, the use of traditional parenting approaches may be the problem. Why? Because traditional parenting approaches, including using lectures, rewards, and punishments, rely on ...
Views: 2350 - Positive aspects and Disadvantages of Independent Surrogacy - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Dandy RockwellEvery single surrogate mother and intended parent is faced together with the prospect of how they may be going to find a possible match to perform with for the duration of a surrogacy. There are actually typically two methods to come across a match: via a surrogacy agency or locating a match ...
Views: 2350 - Parental Alienation Syndrome and the law of gravity - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2011 from Les LinetParental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) has, to date, not been included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and is not widely accepted in United States courts. Even after it might be included in the diagnostic manual, courtroom arguments will likely continue for decades – ...
Views: 2343(5 votes) - Risky Teen Behavior: Can You Trust Your Child Again? - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2011 from James LehmanDo you feel like your child has messed up so badly that you might never be able to trust him again? Has he wrecked the car, been caught drinking or using drugs, stolen something from school, or gotten involved in vandalism? As a parent, you are probably feeling hurt, embarrassed and ...
Views: 2339(3 votes) - Save Money With Your Kids - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Toni SchuttaCutting back on expenses? Most families are. Asking children to share the burden of spending less is a reasonable choice to make. If you’ve lost your job and huge cuts need to be made, it’s reasonable to explain to children that the family will be making major cutbacks. The key is to ...
Views: 2338(3 votes) - Keeping Your Teenage Daughter Safe - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Dr. Cheryl GuyKeeping your Teenage Daughter Safe is as Easy as it is to Smile during your Mammogram Mom, are you standing on the sidelines of your teenage daughter's life? Have you thought about cell phone safety, dating safety, or on-line safety? What you learn may have you stunned. "The Secrets to Having ...
Views: 2333(1 vote) - Disciplining Children Using Public Humiliation - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2012 from Susan PatersonWith the rise of social media there seems to be a sad trend emerging - public humiliation as a tactic for disciplining children. I was shocked and disturbed by how many of my own Facebook contacts were hitting "like" recently on a video of a father shooting his daughter's laptop as a form of ...
Views: 2332 - Battling Parents -- Not Divorce -- Most Damages the Children! - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2010 from Rosalind SedaccaIt's a controversy that just won't quit. Is it divorce or parental discord that most damages children? Well, answers are finally coming in! A recent article by marriage and family therapist Ruth Bettelheim has much to say on this topic that is both relevant and, quite surprising for many. ...
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