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Listening With Your Eyes -
 - April Lorier (4,522)      April Lorier    I was raised by parents who believed that children should be seen, but not heard -- not unless they were performing to make their parents look good. Never do I remember either of my parents listening to me with their ears, hearts, or eyes. Now listening with their eyes may sound peculiar... ( added 150 days 19 hours ago.) |
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Ultimate Fighting For Kids Is A Bit Much For This Mom -
Abigail Richards (6,562)   Abigail Richards The Ultimate Fighting Championship is quickly becoming the biggest combat sport in America. Just last month, CBS has announced a deal in which it would broadcast primetime fights. The fights have attracted such a wide audience, they are threatening to surpass boxing as the nation's most popular... ( added 153 days 9 hours ago.) |
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How To Make Your Kids Smarter -
- April Lorier (4,522) April Lorier Have you ever asked yourself why it is kids can remember lyrics to so many songs, but they can't remember what you told them yesterday? (Ever think of singing your requests?) Generations of teachers have known of the link between music and memory! Many of us still sing, "30 days has September... ( added 154 days 16 hours ago.) |
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Introducing New Foods to Children with Feeding Deficits -
- Erin Roon, MA (157)   Erin Roon, MA Having previously considered the differences between a picky eater and a problem feeder , here are some simple tips for introducing your child to new foods. Involve your child in preparing the menu for the week. Determine together which recipes your child might be interested in cooking. You... ( added 155 days 18 hours ago.) |
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Easter’s Over-Now What? Activities Designed to Use Up The After Easter Mess -
Stephany Springer (13,527)   Stephany Springer Easter came and went in what seemed to be a blink of a very sleepy eye. As I try to clean up the mess that looks like pretend Easter bunnies exploded everywhere on my living room floor, I began thinking about what I could do as not to waste so much. Every year, I am still finding the fake... ( added 158 days 19 hours ago.) |
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How Many Psychiatrists Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb? -
- Myla Madson (2,344)   Myla Madson Only one…but the light bulb has to really want to change! A young boy in one of my counseling sessions recently told me that joke. I laughed until I cried because only a few month's earlier, that little boy was tearing his family apart. I explained to the young man that I was not a... ( added 165 days 17 hours ago.) |
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1960s Sex Education – Father Style -
- Dave Potchak (745)   Dave Potchak If you grew up in the fifties and sixties, I am sure you have relatively the same impression of your dad as I. Regarding our dads and their willingness, or should I say reluctance, to talk about the birds and the bees; I am sure we can all relate. Dad was a great father, a great provider, and... ( added 176 days 23 hours ago.) |
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Asperger Syndrome -
Joy De Vries (25)  Joy De Vries Asperger Syndrome is one of the autistic disorders out there. Autism research has covered many areas but until now has not yet found a complete explanation for all aspects of Asperger Syndrome. Several aspects of Aspergers however can be explained by three major theories: Theory of Mind (TOM)... ( added 182 days ago.) |
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When Little Girls Become “Little Woman” -
Judi Lake (2,231)  Judi Lake “Gar, I’ve noticed that a few of Laura’s friends are starting to develop. Aren’t they too young for this ?" “’Can’t be, honey, they’re only eight-years old…." “I’m telling you, Gary, that I am seeing physical changes in these little girls. Everyone, except Laura, is developing a waist and... ( added 192 days 5 hours ago.) |
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How To Teach About Cultural Diversity in a Non-Diverse Community - TV as a Tool -
- Lisa Smith (325) In many communities across America the complaint is the same; "I want to help my children learn about other races, religions and cultures, but my community isn't very integrated & my circle of friends is not diverse, what do I do?" It's true that although we are a country of diverse backgrounds... ( added 202 days 9 hours ago.) |
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Look and Listen: Build Bridges of Communication Early, Often to Aviod Autism, Social Isolation -
J. Louise Larson (1,495)  J. Louise Larson Researchers at the University of Washington have a theory based on something good parents have instinctively known all along: eye contact and encouraging sound is essential to human development. So essential, in fact, that failing to make the human connection eyeball-to-eyeball and with... ( added 211 days 10 hours ago.) |
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Read the Instructions or Else! -
Cheryl Moeller (330)  Cheryl Moeller Kenzie's dream was a lofty one -- to sit upon her own throne on her 9 th birthday and unwrap her gifts. So she talked me into buying a Strawberry Shortcake inflatable chair to be used to fulfill not only her royal ambitions but another dream as well. When we moved into our current home four years... ( added 211 days 16 hours ago.) |
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"Are You Doing Too Much For Your Children? Are You the New Breed of Helicopter Parents? If So, What Can You Do? -
Sarah Newton (8) When is too much too much? I have had several interesting conversations this week regarding the term Helicopter Parents. These conversations got me thinking about my own clients and the fact that, in one way or another, they are all doing too much for their children and that my job as a... ( added 211 days 23 hours ago.) |
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Entrusting our Children to God -
- Teresa Ortiz (5,015)  Teresa Ortiz Awana; Sunday school; VBS; Youth Group, and a Mission Trip - and then the words came. Sharp and hard. "I don't want to go to church anymore, I'm confused about this God thing". They are the words that every Christian parent dreads will come when their children become teenagers. What do we do? We... ( added 213 days 12 hours ago.) |
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Too Tired For Technology -
Cheryl Moeller (330) Cheryl Moeller As a mother of preschoolers, I fell behind the curve when it comes to technology. While other women were sporting Blackberries, Palm Pilots, and Blue Tooths dangling in their ears, all I could manage was a small spiral notebook from the dollar aisle in Walgreens. However, just to stay in the... ( added 214 days 22 hours ago.) |
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"Top Ten" Questions I have about Laundry -
Cheryl Moeller (330) Cheryl Moeller All of us have questions about our laundry. Women used to have their questions answered by their moms, grandmas and neighbors over the backyard fence as they hung their clothes up on the clothesline. I am a stay at home mom of 6 with mountains of laundry to do. These are some of my unanswered... ( added 214 days 22 hours ago.) |
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Why I'm Still Afraid of Flunking First Grade at 50 -
Cheryl Moeller (330) Cheryl Moeller Does anyone have an older sibling that still treats them like they are five? Okay that's me and I have three of them. I love my older sisters, but they have always been my older sisters. It started when they were born first. I always got the hand-me-downs. By the time I got the hoola hoop, it was... ( added 214 days 22 hours ago.) |
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Mom's 2008 New Year's Resolutions One Month Later -
Cheryl Moeller (330) Cheryl Moeller January 1st: "My children and I will learn Modern Hebrew this year." February 1st: "My children and I will weekly eat one dozen bagels with lox." January 1st: "I will get the kids the pet they've always wanted." February 1st: "I will buy a collar and a leash for my chia plant."... ( added 214 days 23 hours ago.) |
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Where do those "Gifted Kids" Come From? -
Cheryl Moeller (330) Cheryl Moeller I believe it's time to begin in our homes a "Gifted Moms" program. Why should "gifted children" get all the press? Hey, where do they think these gifted kids came from? E-Bay? The spring clearance rack at Marshalls? No, we gave birth to these brainy, precocious, talented children. I'm... ( added 229 days 21 hours ago.) |
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A Recipe for Raising Children Slowly - Alternatives to a Life of Speed -
- Mary Campbell (65) Preparing children for the future is a bit like cooking a meal. We can either do it fast, or we can do it slowly. Our modern lives are characterized by fast. Fast cars, fast food, fast lives. Our children are given fast schedules, because we want them on the fast-track. We ferry them to an... ( added 230 days 7 hours ago.) |
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Will I Ever Sleep Again? -
Laura Trahan (30,614)   Laura Trahan It is 4 a.m. and my husband and I are awoken by horrible screams coming from my seven-year-old's room. He jumps out of bed and begins running down the hall imagining by his screams that he has somehow broken his arm, a burglar has gotten in the house or some other horrible tragedy is occurring.... ( added 258 days 20 hours ago.) |
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Creating Un-Spoiled Children -
- Lori Radun (585) Have you ever wondered if your children are spoiled? I know I have. I was so curious one day that I looked up the definition of a spoiled child on the internet. According to B.D. Schmitt, M.D., author of "Your Child's Health", he says "a spoiled child is undisciplined, manipulative, and... ( added 261 days 20 hours ago.) |
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10 Instant Ways to Become a Better Parent -
- Tanis Nicole Wright (88) Most articles, books and websites on parenting tips and advice focus on how to change your children or your children's behavior, however, there are not too many sources of information that focus on the parent. However, the true key to happy and healthy children as well as successful parenting is... ( added 262 days 22 hours ago.) |
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Leaving Behind the Magical Illusions of Childhood -
- James P Krehbiel (1,391)  James P Krehbiel As children, we believe that we have the magical powers to change all that is wrong with our world. We need to believe that we can control our destiny in order to emotionally survive. For example, we may have been raised by parents who were emotionally unavailable. They lacked the capacity to be... ( added 265 days 7 hours ago.) |
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Practice What You Preach -
- Teresa Ortiz (5,015) Teresa Ortiz It was just another ordinary day - my son, Justin and I were sitting around talking about this and that.... "Mom, what would you say if I told you I wanted an eye piercing?" "Only losers and druggies have piercings!" The words came out of my mouth so fast, I didn't even know I said them until I... ( added 265 days 19 hours ago.) |
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