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Back-to-School: Managing the Emotional Roller-Coaster
According to parenting expert Madelyn Swift, children tell us through their behavior what we need to teach them. That certainly applies when it comes to managing the emotional roller coaster that com
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The Crocodile Hunter: Helping Children Say Goodbye
Among the wondrous things about children are their abilities to trust and to bounce back from the losses life brings their way. Children who watched “The Crocodile Hunter” have been touched b
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Helicopter Parents
Helicopter parents' -- too much of a good thing?
It can be tough to decide how best to respond when your child has a problem.
On one hand, you don’t want your kids to experience unnece
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Fearful Kids Can Learn to Love Swimming
Summer’s almost here, and you’ve decided it’s time for your child to
learn to swim. If you’ve got a natural
fish on your hands, sit back and enjoy the fun.
But if your child is
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Teach Kids About Downs and Ups
One of the scariest parts about walking through life’s toughest
moments is the fear that our children will be harmed by seeing us upset. But if you think about it, it would be
unusual i
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Teachable Moments: When your child walks off the field
Those early ball games, before the kids have an understanding of
strategy or the necessary skills to implement it, are mini-contests of endurance
for dedicated parents. Sitting it out
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Parents Can Teach Kids to Bounce Back
Life throws out new challenges daily, and a child who is strong enough to roll with the punches has a strong advantage. That powerful ability to bounce back from adversity is called resilience.
B
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’Tis the Season for Plays, Concerts and Stage Fright
December! Time for holiday plays, and choir and band performances – in a delightful mix with snowflakes and homemade cookies.
Little girls in velvet and boys in their first ties will valiantly gi
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Teach Kids that ‘I Am Enough’
There are literally scores of moments every day when your child reflexively responds with either a solid feeling of being up to the challenge – or a painful sense of insecurity.
For example:
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Parenting Takes More than Talk
When kids repeatedly make decisions that sabotage their success, it’s devilishly hard not to set them straight with a lecture!
However, you’ll both learn more if you build their understanding – a
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Good Mornings Bossom into Great Days
When mornings are fraught with pleading, cajoling, yelling and rushing, nerves are shot by 8 AM!
That’s a problem, because what happens at home in the morning sets the tone for the whole day. Arr
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The Down Side of Doing it All
“What do you mean you didn’t pay my library fine???” your teen shrieks. “I won’t be able to take out books to write my paper!” The door slams and a picture crashes to the floor.
It’s a scene th
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Lessons in Chocolate
The sound of giggles emerges from the kitchen, and then a hushed, “Uh-oh!” You venture in to find chocolate icing spatter-painted all over the walls, the appliances and the floor. Your 10-year-old
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Spinach for dinner? Not!
We adults expect kids to adapt to new things constantly. Unremitting change is the nature of existence outside the womb. From bassinet to big-kid bed, from preschool to college, children are continu
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