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Food is Our Oldest Conversation:

Food is Our Oldest Conversation: by: Phil Goglia Food is our oldest conversation and our most emotional one. Being nourished at our mother’s breast is our first activity after birth. As our lives unfold, we come to associate food with our self...

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The UK's Top Teen Coach

Pester Power – Are we raising ‘wanting machines’?Ok so it’s coming up to Christmas and despite our every effort to the darling teenagers in our lives, this time of year has turned into nothing more than a shop front.I have to say, I was shopp...

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The thin line between teaching perseverance and pushing too much

At first, let me make it clear: you should never force children to practice a sport or an activity that they don't like neither to force them to go beyond where they are willing to go.Sounds obvious like that but it is scary how many parents I s...

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Unilateral Disarmament - The First Step to Improving Communications with Your Teenagers

Many times, we are so conditioned in how we speak that we do not realize whether or not we are effectively communicating with our teens. This is especially true when they upset us.To ensure that you are fostering an environment that will encourage yo...

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A Parental Game Of Chess

On a recent winter day, our son came home from school proclaiming a new-found love of the game of Chess. We were pleasantly surprised, as my husband has been trying to persuade him to try it for six years now. It seems that all it took was the knowle...

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Couple Relationship

Couple Relationship by: Brigette Meier Statistics about divorce rates in the United States vary widely from one third up to fifty percent. Still, even considering the lower estimations, that would still be every third couple getting divorced. Su...

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ll Elderly Family Members and Friends Need To Be Safe

ll Elderly Family Members and Friends Need To Be Safe by: Tammy Gonzales Many family members are thrown into the situation of care giving because of a medical health crisis of a loved one. It is important to know what condition your loved one is...

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Author Interview - Mommy Come Home

Author Interview: Mommy Come HomeThe New Trend to Tradition: Bringing Up Your OwnInterview with Sandra Gillmore conducted by Lisa HendeyIn her new book Mommy Come Home, author Sandra Gillmore strongly advocates the role of “full-time motherhood”....

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Are You Addicted to Your Children

The following article is offered for free use in your ezine, print publication or on your web site, so long as the author resource box at the end is included, with hyperlinks. Notification of publication would be appreciated.Title: Are You Addicted t...

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Communicating with your child who doesn't use words to talk

We all know people who can speak volumes without ever opening their mouths. They use their hands, their body language, their facial expressions. Experts tell us that when we talk with each other, only 7% of our message is communicated by the actual w...

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