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The Popularity Game
As a mother and a professional therapist, my heart has been broken many times listening to the tales of life in the fast lane of 5th and 6th grade girls. I have likened the experiences to that of prisoners trying...
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Getting Your Kids to Brush Their Teeth
Dear Mr. Dad: Our five-year old refuses to brush his teeth-almost every night my wife and I end up screaming at him (and each other) and he ends up in tears. We're thinking about bagging the whole idea...
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Physically active kids - what a tax relief!
We know that nagging our kids to get more involved in physical activities will pay off for them in the future, but there's also something in it for...
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Testing 1,2,3 (Grade Three Testing)
When elementary school student Carrie Ellis wrote her first set of standardized tests, her results were not very good. As the school year progressed, Carrie followed the same pattern, doing well in her daily...
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A Childhood Condition
You've just finished washing your child's underwear for the third time today and you anticipate you'll have to do it again, at least one more time, before the day is over. You don't understand why he's still...
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Activity Overload: Balancing Your Child's Lifestyle
Even though provincial test results suggest academic skills are declining and standards are dropping, many parents appear to be too busy to pick up...
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Childhood injury
"If disease were killing our children in the proportions that preventable injuries are, people would be frantic and demand that this killer be stopped." Fact Sheet Every year, more...
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Children With Special Needs
Many parents grew up during a time when children with special needs not only attended Special Education classrooms, but were also segregated from typical children in social situations. The result is that...
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Could You Save Your Child's Life?
If your child stopped breathing, would you know what to do? Do you know how to tell when and what to do if your child is choking? Do you know how to stop a nosebleed? Whether or not you've witnessed a...
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Dealing With the Angry Child
Handling children's anger can be puzzling, draining, and distressing for adults. In fact, one of the major problems in dealing with anger in children is the angry feelings that are often stirred up in us. It...
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Families in Chaos: Parenting a Child with O.D.D.
1. Life With The O.D.D. Child If you find that destiny has placed such a child in your care … to love - to raise and to nurture&hellip...
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Family Values and Power Struggles: Your Competent Child
We are at a unique historical crossroads. Across many different societies, the basic values that secured the foundation of family life for more...
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Fear of Failure: A Childhood Epidemic
Fear of failure among children today is at epidemic proportions. Fear of failure causes children to experience debilitating anxiety before they take a test, compete in a sport, or perform in a recital. It causes...
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It Takes a Village to Raise A Child
The Embrun Family Centre is part of a project called Our Children, Our Pride and is one of four Family Centre operating in the counties of Prescott-Russell. The project is funded federally through the Community...
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Raise Excellent-Not Perfect-Children
Perfectionism is one of the most destructive diseases among children today. Perfectionism is a double-edged sword. One edge of the sword drives children to be perfect. These children push themselves to get...
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