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Creative Ideas for Easing Separation Anxiety

Creative Ideas for Easing Separation Anxiety by: Nicole Brekelbaum Does your child exhibit separation anxiety at daycare drop-off? Do you spend more than fifteen minutes struggling to calm your child's fears? You are not alone. All parents ...

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Computer Homeschooling..the added advantage in african american children's education. Part 1

We've got spirit, yes we do! We've got spirit how 'bout you!When it comes to computer homeschooling your african american children, african american parents have to enable themselves with the right spirit to support their children&apos...

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Families That Hit Pine Cones Together Stay Together

Families That Hit Pine Cones Together Stay Together by: Duane Shinn It is said that families that pray together stay together. I think it’s almost equally true that families that play together stay together. If play time is the glue of family ...

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Helping Children Manage a Fear of Failure

A fear of failure can be remarkably self limiting. People who have a pronounced fear failure will make fewer goals, try fewer things, and generally have poorer self esteem. Over a lifetime, a pronounced fear of failure can result in restricted life e...

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Teddy Bear Bedding Sets: Refurbish Your Child's Shady Retreat Without Apprehension

Of course teddy bears have always been the stuffed animals that little children love, but they've also come to stand for sweetness, tenderness, and childhood itself all around the globe. Teddy bear nursery bedding (http://www.babybeddingzone.com...

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When Is My Daughter Ready For Ballet Pointe?

When should you let your daughter start en pointe work? Ballet Pointe dance is strenuous and requires a lot of skill, but each dancer treasures her memories of the first time she makes it up and onto her toes. Your daughter should be at least 11 yea...

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What Makes a Great Wilderness Camp?

So you have a troubled teen and you have decided that a wilderness camp is the best way to help your teen recover. Fine but which camp is best suited to your teen? Well of course that depends on the type of trouble your teen is in and that in turn w...

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Christmas Crafts

Rekindle some joyous spirits from Christmas past by re-crafting some of your most precious Christmas ornaments with your loved ones. What do you do when parents no longer want to do the whole Christmas tree decorating thing and they have chosen to p...

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Is Mothering Wearing You Out?

Is Mothering Wearing You Out? by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. I always wanted to have children and I was completely thrilled when I had my first child. Nothing, however, prepares a mother for what it’s like to be responsible for a child 24/7. Before ...

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The Art of Criticism

The Art of Criticism by: Nilesh Gore If you do anything / different / beyond others expectations in your work on your own way or private life that impacts someone else, Criticism is always possible, and likely. When you get criticized, do you vi...

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