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The John Wayne vs Apron String Approach to Parenting

The John Wayne vs Apron String Approach to Parenting by: Julie Butler My husband and I have different views on parenting. He likes to recount a scene from an old John Wayne movie, "Hondo", where a young boy doesn't know how to swim. Raised...

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What Is Homeschooling and How Do I Know If It's Right FOr My Family

What is Homeschooling And How Do I Know If It's Right For My Family? Do you know what these famous people have in common? Alexander Graham Bell George Patton Albert Einstein Benjamin Franklin Winston Churchill Agatha Christie George Bernard Shaw...

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Dinner Table Drama

Dinner Table Drama by: Jason Katzenback It has been a long day. Home from work, you put together a nice, healthy dinner for the entire family to enjoy. Gathering the family around the table, you sit down to eat and within a minute, a voice pipes...

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Where Do You Start to Provide Reading Help for Children?

If you are trying to find a way to supply reading help for children it is usually difficult to know where to start. As you would readily acknowledge, simply going over and over the identical material endlessly does not really provide reading help for...

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5 Tips for Combating Sedentary Behavior in Your Children

Modern parents are finding themselves increasingly concerned with the general sedentary lifestyles of today's childrenjust as the professionals are alarmed about the increasingly sedentary habits of modern adults. It seems like all kids do these...

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Is the Rise of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder The Next Epidemic?

The number of children in the United States with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has increased nearly 22 percent in a recent four-year period. In other words, nearly one in every 10 kids is now diagnosed with ADHD, according to U.S. h...

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Your Promise Mean A World To Your Child

Unfulfilling a promise made to a child is no less than breaking his trust. Parents are the ones on whom the child depends for the fulfillment of his desires and needs. Their each promise is like a hope for the child. And whenever parents break thei...

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A Mom's Fascination With Face Painting

As the mom of a three and a five year old, I've been to many school events, community festivals and charity functions where the face painting booth, no matter what else was going on, was the star attraction. So I began to wonder, why is it that...

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Kids To Improve Their Summer Fire Safety Know-How

(NC)-When Canadians think of summer, they conjure up images of vacations and long-weekend getaways, camping, picnics, spending time with the kids and, of course, going to the cottage. It is a time when relaxing in the sun and having a good time are a...

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Don’t Make Fast and Furious Food Changes

Don’t Make Fast and Furious Food Changes by: Sue DeFiore OK, moms and dads out there, we hear you when you say, my children won’t eat healthy foods. If we even say the word, they tune out and already decide they don’t like it. Well, my fir...

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