1,046 articles on "children"

One Definition of Success

As parents, we want our children and teens to grow up and "be successful." But what "being successful" means depends on our definition of "success" in the first place. Obviously "success" means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. ...

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Motherhood And Madness

When her husband suddenly walked out on her, my friend Barbara was a very young mother of four children between the ages of two and six. Her husband had become addicted to pot and their marriage had begun to disintegrate. Barbara was a “good girlâ€...

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How To Get Your Kids To Speak Your Language

How To Get Your Kids To Speak Your Language by: Frank Gerace Note: This experience had to do with preserving Spanish for our kids but the principles are valid for anyone trying to help their kids speak and preserve any language and culture. COUN...

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5 Reasons Why Your Children Are Misbehaving

There are a multitude of reasons as to why your children might be misbehaving. Five possible reasons are listed below: 1. Primarily misbehaviour stems from the child receiving a lack of attention. To a child, any kind of attention is better than non...

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Blogs for Kids

Blogs for Kids by: S. Housley Flush out the writer in children. Blogging could draw out a young writer and open doors to their future. Consider encouraging your child to start blogging! Children love having an audience. The instant recognition ...

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Should We Worry About Immigrant Assimilation and Education?

Yes, they are important to our future! Many of tomorrow's workers and business owners are the children of today's immigrants. More than 40% of the growth of our labor force in the late 1990s was due to immigrants, and since immigration WIL...

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Music and the Young Child

Having operated a successful Family Child Care in my home for over 10 years, I have had many opportunities to introduce various aspects of the Arts to young children. Being naturally musical myself, providing a musical curriculum to my kids was a sim...

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Obesity Isn’t The Only Problem With Today’s Youth Entertainment

Parents are desperately trying to lure their children away from video games and the TV for fear of obesity. Many children today are substituting good reads for TV remote and game controllers. Cindi Brown, a daycare owner expresses “Children who rea...

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Children Can Make A Difference For Human Rights!

(NC)—Why not celebrate Universal Childrens Day on November 20th by doing an activity with your children? Here are a few ideas for how your family can promote and protect the human rights of all children around the world: 1. Write a letter: Families...

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Cheap Above Ground Pools

During the extreme summer heat waves that we often experience you will find that your children become extremely uneasy and very uncomfortable. Pools can often be very inviting for these small children however certain precautions must always be observ...

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