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A Letter From An Eating Disorder -
 - Casey Starkweather (247)   
Congratulations, you skipped two meals today. Feels good right? Already you feel lighter. But tomorrow it will not be enough. Tomorrow will you eat at all? No, you won't. Tomorrow you will not eat. You will exercise and move and jitter. Never stay still, you gain weight sitting still.
Today... ( added 17 days 19 hours ago.) |
Effectively Managing Children With ADHD -
- Jon Preto (72) 
As a parent, you will want the best for your child. You wan them to grow up and develop into a healthy, strong and independent individual; to estbalish themselves in a forward moving career and have a family. Also, you will find that many youngsters will play and become hyper and distracted on... ( added 6 days 22 hours ago.) |
Have Fun with an Inflatable This Summer -
- Nathan Jaehnig (384) 
Every kid has experienced it. Every kid loves it. That is summer vacation. Summertime can be very exciting for kids, but it can also get boring at times. No doubt your kids love to be off school, playing all day long instead of studying, but summer can drag. These dragging days are often referred... ( added 10 days 18 hours ago.) |
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Spacelocker Kitty Clock -
Gabriela Schmid (692)  
Gabriela Schmid
The other day I was wandering through the halls and corridors at Spacelocker, and I decided to duck into the Widget Gallery. You can get there yourself when you click on Your Profile on the top shelf of Your Locker and go to My Locker Page.
From there, you get to the Widget Gallery by... ( added 14 days 10 hours ago.) |
Miami Clowns - Kid's Parties -
- Andi Bibbs (10)
Any party, not just children's parties, will likely be very boring without the fun entertainment and games that go with them. The main reason why kids attend parties is to be entertained. Ts, you don't hav to wor too mc abot ht tes of fod you'r sng and, instead, fos mot of your attntion and... ( added 16 days 20 hours ago.) |
Offending No One, Enlightening No One -
Deirdre Reilly (423) 
Deirdre Reilly
Having a child 10 years after having my first two children has been eye opening, in many respects. It has illuminated for me how tired and old a person can feel while doing mundane tasks like filling a snack bag (in the old days it was called a "lunchbox") or watching a childs cartoon with my son... ( added 1 year 279 days ago.) |
Parents, Are You Majoring In the Majors? -
James P Krehbiel (1,227) 
James P Krehbiel 
As parents, we need to work on setting priorities with our children. We need to ask, "What are the most important values that we want to stress and instill in our children?" Make sure you major in the majors, not the minors. If you focus on minor behavioral infractions, there is a tendency to... ( added 1 year 352 days ago.) |
Message to My Graduating Senior -
Deirdre Reilly (423)
Deirdre Reilly
I can hardly believe it, but my middle son Matt is graduating from high school. How did this happen — where did the time go?
I believe that every family has a Matt — that person who asks so little, and gives so much. Happy by nature, always one of the funniest people on the planet — Matt has... ( added 2 years 40 days ago.) |
Is Text Messaging Contributing To Teenage Sleep Deprivation? -
Tracy Tresidder (1,039)  
Tracy Tresidder
Most kids go to sleep with their phone plugged in right by their heads. Every ping of an incoming message is a temptation to pick up the phone. They know talking on the phone might wake up their parents, but if they text, it probably won't.
Teens are famously sleep-deprived already, but... ( added 2 years 48 days ago.) |
Summer Fun Activities For The Whole Family -
Laura Trahan (37,594)   
Laura Trahan
Summer is fast approaching. Of course, I have already begun planning on how to entertain my kids through the long days of summer. Ok, not really, but now is as good a time as any to share some summer fun ideas for you to survive the summer with family in tow.
It only takes a day before I hear... ( added 3 years 69 days ago.) |
Through The Ages -
Sara O'Rourke (872) 
Sara O'Rourke
I remember it well, the way I once was. To be young again, to be free of self-conscious thought and misconceptions, to be spirited, confident and free. This year had been the first time I had seen a large part of my Italian family - some of the aunts, uncles and cousins I had never met before. We... ( added 190 days 18 hours ago.) |
ADD and assorted children’s behavioral disorders. -
Robert Melaccio, Sr. (5,516)  
Robert Melaccio, Sr.
The taboo of all, don't dare mention it as a parent. Well in my opinion Attention Deficit Disorder and many others seem to be a common well know reason attached for children's misbehavior these days. It is attached by many who do not know all the facts which are as varied as the words in this... ( added 331 days 23 hours ago.) |
Teaching My Son To Drive Is Driving Me Crazy -
Roschelle Nelson (323) 
Roschelle Nelson
By the time we made it to the highway, beads of sweat were pouring down my brow. My hands were wet and aching from me gripping them together so tightly the nails almost popped off from the pressure. My butt cheeks were clasped together in an iron vise that most assuredly was going to cause my... ( added 354 days 4 hours ago.) |
Libraries: They Need "T-Spaces" -
- Jane Bullard (2,076) 
Jane Bullard
I took a trip to the library that led to an unexpected and thought-spurring teen encounter. The library is out-of-town for me but I visit it often. When I made the left turn into the parking lot, "school's out" was not on my mind. Focus was on sending a PDF document through a convoluted e-mail... ( added 1 year 1 day ago.) |
Teenage Drinking, Society, And You -
Michael Kocis (1,105) 
Michael Kocis
One of the toughest hurdles facing many teens is the subject of alcohol, I'm not sure if more kids are drinking now than in previous generations, or if they are starting at a younger age ? I'm sure there are statistics on this somewhere that may possibly show an increase over the years with... ( added 1 year 123 days ago.) |
Ditch the Homework! -
- James P Krehbiel (1,227)
James P Krehbiel
According to educator Alfie Kohn, author of The Homework Myth , multiple educational studies have found that contrary to our currently accepted thinking about schooling, "all empirical evidence dispels the notion that there is any causal relationship between compulsory homework and increased... ( added 1 year 130 days ago.) |
A Divided Heart: Just Thinkin' out Loud -
- Teresa Ortiz (10,546)   
Teresa Ortiz
As a parent, you probably understand what I mean when I say I have a divided heart. I am experiencing the joy of one child, while experiencing the pain of heartbreak for another.
On Friday, my daughter and her fiance', announced that they have set a wedding date. August 23, 2008! Oh my, only... ( added 1 year 143 days ago.) |
Mean Girls and Bully Boys: Defining Bullying -
J. Louise Larson (1,223) 
J. Louise Larson
What is bullying?
According the U.S. Department of Education, bullying can be physical, verbal, emotional or sexual in nature. Now it's on the Internet, too. "I think the worst thing ever to hit the Internet is a blog called MySpace. It has no filtering system, so when kids post mean stuff... ( added 1 year 152 days ago.) |
Hey Yo! Gangs Ain’t Cool / Part 2 of 5 -
Judi Lake (2,067) 
Judi Lake
Although based on a true story, all names, dates and places have been changed to protect the innocent.
Startled, I awoke to the sudden ring of the telephone. Groggy, with eyes still shut, I answered the phone.
“Hello?"
“Listen you @%!#%, you best leave my grandboy alone, do you... ( added 1 year 288 days ago.) |
Hey Yo! Gangs Ain’t Cool / Part 1 -
Judi Lake (2,067)
Judi Lake
Although based on a true story, all names, dates and places have been changed to protect the innocent.
As he sluggishly enters the room, he timidly pulls out the chair across from me and sits down without making any eye contact.
“Hi," I say to him as I smile.
“Hey," he quietly... ( added 1 year 294 days ago.) |
Should Your Kids Watch Adult Themed Movies -
Susan Thom (9,936) 
Susan Thom
I dont know if Im in the minority, but I truly believe that kids are affected by what they watch. My daughter, at twenty one, watched the Exorcist when she was very young, and I was out, and she still has nightmares, along with many other movies she watched. There are some movies that older... ( added 1 year 307 days ago.) |
The Child of Today vs The Child of Yesterday -
Sara O'Rourke (872)
Sara O'Rourke
To compare today’s child, teenager, to the one who grew up a mere two dozen years before, you would see remarkable change. As I was discussing with a lovely patient of mine during my volunteering at the local hospital the other evening, society seems to have opened up a great number of new... ( added 1 year 359 days ago.) |
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When Your Kids Grant You Your Dismissal Papers -
James P Krehbiel (1,227)
James P Krehbiel
I believe that the primary goal of parenting must be to teach our children a sense of self-direction. We should teach them to gradually rely on their own resources rather than ours. We should want our children to develop into independent adults. Through coaching, nurturing and parental discipline... ( added 2 years 33 days ago.) |
Be An Easy Rider With Your Student Driver -
Mary Fagan (637)  
Mary Fagan
Remember when your parents popped a gasket teaching you to drive, white knuckling it from the passenger seat? If you don’t want to go around that track, better gear up for your own child’s driving lessons. Start with a couple of warm up laps. First, forget to pick up the permit application on the... ( added 2 years 83 days ago.) |
Parents Guide to “Emo” Music – Understanding Your Teen’s Music -
Ryan Stroud (3,921) 
Ryan Stroud
Some parents claim to not understand their teenager or the loud racket that blares from their stereo. For those parents who want to understand where your teens are coming from and why, just why, their son feels he should wear girl’s jeans and eyeliner, this list of “emo" albums is for you.
Emo... ( added 2 years 166 days ago.) |
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