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Adoption: Laughter and Tears

Adoption: Laughter and Tears by: Tanya SturmanIf you ever walk through an orphanage, it will be an experience you’ll never forget. Witnessing children in poverty, children discarded, children stunted both physically and emotionally, will stir ...

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Let's Pretend

Children have amazing and wild imaginations. The next time you hear "I'm bored" or "What can we do", give them a few household items, or let them make their own and watch them expand into endless hours of fun and entertainment. The following are...

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Raising Courageous Kids - An Author Interview

Author InterviewRaising Courageous Kids: Eight Steps to Practical HeroismBy Charles SmithIn the newly released book Raising Courageous Kids: Eight Steps to Practical Heroism (Sorin Books, July 2004, paperback, 224 pages), author Charles Smith offers ...

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Choosing The Best Type Of Toys For Your Kids

The holiday season has arrived, which means it is time to buy gifts for friends and relatives. Perhaps the lion's share of gift buying is done with children in mind. And out of this, the biggest share is buying toys for them. If there is one thi...

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4 Tips For Child Safety When Playing At Home Or In Sports

I'm a huge advocate of involvement in sports and active play as a great way to start your children off on the right foot in life, but I would also be blind or lying to say there are no risks involved. There are, of course, risks involved, but th...

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Tips For Setting Boundaries For Your Children

To be a good parent, one has to know where to draw the line from time to time. From the cradle to the grave, human beings have to learn to live within a set of limits- be it physical or social and psychological. Children need boundaries to keep them ...

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Teen Advice On-line

Teen Advice On-line by: Angela Butera Dickson There is no doubt about it. We are an electronic society. From our cable television sets to our satellite radios, our cell phones to our beepers, our global positioning devices to our palm pilots, an...

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Play, Laugh, Grow – Learning To Play With Your Child

Play, Laugh, Grow – Learning To Play With Your Child by: News Canada (NC)—The first year of a child's life is a prime time for exploring. Babies are excited and eager to learn about the world around them and playing is essential to a ch...

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It Doesn't Take Much Force To Cause A Head Injury

oesn't Take Much Force To Cause A Head Injury by: News Canada (NC)-Head injuries are the number one cause of serious injury and death to kids on wheeled equipment such as bicycles, in-line skates, scooters and skateboards. Few people realiz...

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Guy Harris

I hear the questions again and again: “How do I get my child to ……quit whining?” …do their homework?” …clean their room?”…do the dishes?”And I hear all kinds of answers for each situation. Here is my proposal, rather than handle e...

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