1,369 articles related to "parenting"

Advising Teens? Getting Your Point Across

Advising Teens? Getting Your Point Across by: Carol Shepley Giving advice to a teenager is very easy; getting a teenager to take that advice is another matter altogether. It's not only a case of the advice 'falling on deaf ears', ...

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6 Tried & True Fun Ways to Educate and Entertain Your Preschooler

6 Tried & True Fun Ways to Educate and Entertain Your Preschooler by: Myranda Morgan 1. New Word of the Day Introduce your preschooler to a new word each morning at breakfast and define it for him. Keep it simple by using synonyms for words he a...

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Family Night on a Budget!

Family Night on a Budget! by: Cyndi Roberts When you and your family are on a tight budget, sometimes one of the first things to be cut out is money for entertainment. When our 3 children were small, my husband and I always tried to find fun th...

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Make Your Child's First Days of School Memorable

Make Your Child's First Days of School Memorable by: Patricia Twitchell Do you have a child or grandchild getting ready to start the school year? If yes, you are in a position to make the experience a great one. The first few days of schoo...

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How to Listen to Your Teenager without Appearing to Have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

How to Listen to Your Teenager without Appearing to Have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) by: V. Michael Santoro, M. Ed. In one of the Family Circus cartoon strips, the little girl looks up at her father, who is reading the newspaper, and says, ...

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10 Positives For Using Baby Sign Language

Picture the scene: Your lovely little bundle of one-year-old goodness wants something, and he seems to want it quite desperately, but you have no idea what it is! He can't be hungry because he was fed a short time ago. The lovely gargling noise ...

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Co-Parenting Weekend Off? My House Is Quiet ... Too Quiet!

Do you dream of the moment when you can have a bath undisturbed, or go out somewhere (anywhere, you're not fussy!) without taking an hour to get everyone into the car? That time has come... you've got a weekend to yourself and... Instead, y...

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Benefits That Your Child Gets From Reading

Most of us know how reading can benefit us both in our personal and business lives. When we read, we learn many things and we even have the opportunity to improve our communication skills although we may not be aware of it. This is because when we re...

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Six 'Hows' of Choosing Good Books For Your Children to Read

Selecting a book for children to read can be quite a difficult decision. Often you will make mistakes about choosing books such as choosing books that interest you more, are too difficult for your child, don't interest your kid. This article loo...

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Effectively Managing Children With ADHD

As a parent, you will want the best for your child. You wan them to grow up and develop into a healthy, strong and independent individual; to estbalish themselves in a forward moving career and have a family. Also, you will find that many youngsters ...

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