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It's OK for your child to be bored. In fact, it's recommended!

It's OK for your child to be bored. In fact, it's recommended! by: Alan M. Hess NY Strange as it may sound, bordom promotes happier, creative kids who are better problem solvers. When children use their own creativity with unstructure...

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What Do You Teach Your Children About Money?

What Do You Teach Your Children About Money? by: Kimberly Chastain Whether we realize it or not we teach our children about money every day. Sometimes we teach with words and sometimes with actions. I’m sure at one time or another the followin...

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Take an Education Vacation!

Choose one day out of each month and invite your entire family on an "Education Vacation". Invent games that can be not only fun but also educational at the same time. Your children will be having so much fun that they won't even realize that th...

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The Spirit of Giving Teaching Tip

At this holiday time, take the opportunity to teach children about the spirit of giving.Giving takes many forms. You can give your time, such as volunteers do. You can make monetary, clothing or other donations to organizations in which you believe....

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From Children's Stories to Study Skills: Help Your Children Succeed in School

From Children's Stories to Study Skills: Help Your Children Succeed in School by: Barbara Freedman-De Vito Introduction As a parent who wants the best for your children, there are undoubtedly many things that you already do every day to hel...

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Plane Trip with Kids

Plane Trip with Kids by: Brigette Meier Though you can cover even very long distances by car if you have the guts to, as soon as it comes to crossing water, you'll have to stick to a plane. The equation is the same as usual: limited space +...

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Spend Time Not Money With The Kids This Winter

Spending quality time with your children doesn?t need to cost a lot of money. What's most important, is that you take the opportunity to bond with them. The time that you spend with your children will make them feel special and they will treasur...

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Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Oppositional Defiant Disorder by: Anthony Kane, MDIntroduction Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a psychiatric behavior disorder that is characterized by aggressiveness and a tendency to purposefully bother and irritate others. These behavi...

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Develop Your Child's Critical Thinking Skills

1. Encourage Questions. Don't answer every question, instead ask what do they think. Asking questions stimulates conversation between you and your child. 2. Don't Criticize. Criticism invites low self-esteem. Children feel that they have fa...

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Is An Allowance For Children Necessary

Setting up an allowance for children is often how they become educated about what money means. In order to influence future decisions when it comes to finance, having a monetary allotment while young affects their actions in grown up life. It gives t...

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