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Shaping Responsible Children - Hidden Messages
Curt, a bright sixteen-year-old, was bursting with excitement over his newly earned driver's license. His mother, seeing an opportunity for him...
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Raising Smart Consumers
"Parents need to recognize that they have a responsibility to teach their children to become wise consumers and to realize that their children are, in fact, being bombarded with advertising messages...
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When Kids Say "I Hate You"
When my son gets angry with me he yells, "I hate you! I wish you weren't my mother!" and other hurtful things. It really disturbs me, but I don't know how to respond. Think about it: When...
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Back to School Organization
Soon our homes will be filled with the sounds of "Mom, where is my homework?" As moms everywhere get geared up to battle the Back to School stress and vow once again to be more organized This...
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Encourage Your Child to Save and Invest
Start early with coins. Sort, save, and pay for small items. Ages 5 to 6 should have coin purses and be able to make change and bank deposits. Visit the Royal Canadian Mint on the Internet at...
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The Power of Choice
Would you like to get your kids to willingly cooperate? Stop the daily battles? Teach your kids valuable life skills? If your answer is Yes! Yes! Yes! then read on... There are so many things we must...
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Bully Advice For Kids
How a bully becomes a bully: He is angry. Someone might have bullied him in the past. He has a low self-esteem. He thinks controlling you will help him feel better about himself. He might have been...
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School Yard Bullies
Ever been beaten up? Threatened? Ridiculed over and over? Ever watched on helplessly while someone was humiliated in front of you? Ever picked on a weaker person because it made you feel better about...
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The Parental Involvement Puzzle
The other day I got a phone call from my son's English teacher, Mr. Owen, saying in a warm, almost apologetic-sounding voice, "Andrew has a project, a biography, long past due and I have to submit his...
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Morning Routines: Starting the day right
Mornings are a struggle in many homes as parents try to get themselves out the door on time and children seem determined to do anything but get ready. After encouragement and coaxing fail, we may resort to...
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Motivation for Good Grades
"It's not fair! All our friends get paid for good grades. Jeff gets $15.00 for each A!" How many times have parents heard this complaint? Sorry ... in my household, we don't pay for any type of...
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Children Without Friends, Part 4
In our last article we introduced Nick, a third-grade boy who was disliked by many of his peers. As we discussed, the staff in his program spent a week observing him. They learned that Nick had more strengths...
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Internet Safety
"HORU?" He asks. "Y" she teases. "MOF?" He pries. "F" she replies. "WBMGF?" She giggles, "GTG POS TTYRS." If you are a parent, and you don't...
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Children Without Friends, Part 3
There are many different reasons why children are disliked by their peers. When trying to find ways to help these children, it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking about what they do that bothers...
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Children Without Friends, Part 2
In Part 1, we discussed how important friendships are to children's development. Children learn valuable skills while interacting with other children. Many children who lack friends have serious problems...
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