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Teaching Toddlers About Sharing and Caring
by Tania Cowling April 15th, 2024 | Infants/Toddlers, SocialTeen’s Perspective on Family Dinners
by Sam P. April 8th, 2024 | Seasonal, TeensHome Alone: A New Experience
by Michele April 1st, 2024 | Safety, TweensHow to Foster Effective Communication in Children
by Lori Sciame March 25th, 2024 | Communication, Elementary
Back to School…
by Jacob P. September 10th, 2009| Elementary, Preschool, Teen Perspective, Teens
That's right, the dreaded time of year has arrived for most American students! With this comes panic, fatigue, and suffering. So, in order to keep you from quarantining your child or wallet, I've made a teen's back to school survival guide for you, the parent.
Teaching the Right Values to Tots
by Joe Lawrence September 8th, 2009| Infants/Toddlers, Teen Perspective
As parents we teach our children values on which to base their lives. Basically, we are programming their minds to operate in the real world. Are we simply reteaching the values taught to us by our parents or ones that we adopted throughout the years?
In my book, Inspire Tomorrow, I
In my book, Inspire Tomorrow, I
The Jaycee Lee Dugard Story
by Gumer Liston September 3rd, 2009| Helpful Hints
The Jaycee Lee Dugard story caught the world off-guard when it suddenly burst into the open, hitting every parent smack on the face with the harrowing thought of how unsafe the world could be for our children. The thought of having one's child snatched by some deranged individual and kept
Parenting Through Change
by Ronald A. Rowe September 1st, 2009| Elementary
Times of transition can be rough on all of us. But for the little ones, it can be particularly devastating. Whether it's a move to a new house or changing to a new school or even dealing with new neighbors, kids will feel the change acutely.
Sometimes things have to change.
Sometimes things have to change.
Video Games
by Ronald A. Rowe August 28th, 2009| Preschool
Video games are a part of modern culture. My eight year old son has a NintendoDS permanently affixed to his hands. He can operate the stylus like a surgeon with a scalpel. He knows every Pokemon by name and type and weaknesses and on and on.
The three
The three
Making Time
by Gumer Liston August 24th, 2009| Infants/Toddlers, Preschool
Okay, I won't deny it, I am time-poor when it comes to parenting. I know that the time I spend with my only son is not enough to be considered enough time. My wife has been telling me to find more time with my son. I love to, but 24
Money Management for Kindergartners
by Joe Lawrence August 21st, 2009| Elementary
When should children start to learn about managing money? Since financial management is considered a learned behavior, why not learn the right way from the beginning? Being a self-improvement junkie, I thought of a system to help my child learn about dollars and cents.
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Screen Time: From the Teen’s View
by Jacob P. August 17th, 2009| Teen Perspective
Recently, I completed earning enough money to buy a Xbox 360 Pro for myself. I am limited in the amount of 'screen time' I am allowed a day, and I wanted to discuss that with you.
Now, some of my thoughts on screens (TV, video games, computers, etc.) for kids. First of all,
Now, some of my thoughts on screens (TV, video games, computers, etc.) for kids. First of all,
The Swine Flu- Part 2
by Ronald A. Rowe August 13th, 2009| Elementary
After my recent post about the swine flu, alert reader Sean Rushforth asked what I think about the swine flu pandemic. In a word: scary. In several words, the swine flu pandemic is really, really scary. (Just to buck the system and stick
College Visits
by Louise August 10th, 2009| Teen Perspective
The first thing to know: Visiting every college will be unique. Some provide tours and information sessions on a weekly schedule for which you can just show up, while others require registration in advance. At many colleges you can even schedule an interview, but there are also those who only
Homeschooling
by Greg Cote August 10th, 2009| Elementary
Perhaps you have considered homeschooling, or maybe you aren't sure what is required of families that homeschool. To learn more about some of the benefits and requirements of homeschooling, watch this video interview.
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Is the Internet Safe for Children?
by Joe Lawrence August 6th, 2009| Elementary
We live in a time where anything can be learned almost instantly...the Information Age. If I want to learn how something works, the rules to a game or even diagnose myself when I feel sick, I hop onto the Internet. There are sites that teach you anything and allow you