Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Teenage Problems - Depression

Is it that you are a father/mother of a teenager?

Do you often find your teenage child acting irrationally or confused?

If yes, then is it that you find your teenage child very depressed often than not?


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Monday, June 23, 2008

How much does your child's marks matter to you?

Every parent dreams of their child securing the 1st rank in academics and dreaming such is certainly not a crime. Definitely, dreaming is good for your health, wealth and well-being. But your dreams should not create undue pressures for your children.

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Baby Weight Worries

Why must all magazines celebrate the post-pregnancy pictures of celebrities? Don’t they realize it makes the rest of us miserable?

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Consciousness - A value every good parent must possess

Often it’s the case with parents themselves who do not realize who they are and what they want to become in life.

It’s parents who are often not clear of what they are looking forward to achieving from life and this tradition of not being conscious of one’s own personality and desires is often passed on to children.

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What a mom-to-be should eat

This is great for pregnant mums who:
Are nauseous or
Are snacking a lot or
Are feeling the heat!

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Does your child lie to you?

Fear is the root cause of dishonesty! Children, especially toddlers, are very sensitive in their nature. Moreover, they don’t know what is right or wrong; good or bad; honesty or dishonesty.

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

How do I get my child to … brush his teeth?

For most toddlers, getting them to brush their teeth can be quite a challenge.

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Stealing and Children

Parents often find that their children turn up with things that don't belong to them. A parent's instinctive reaction is to give the child a good dressing down so as to nip his career as a petty thief in the bud.

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Stomach Ache in Children

Its monsoon season and stomachache is one of the most common childhood complaints that we observe. Most parents assume that the pain in the stomach must be linked to something their child has eaten. However, this assumption does not always hold true.
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Are You Considering Tuitions for your Child?

We hear a lot of times children going to tuitions at a very young age, and for too many subjects. Tuitions have their advantages as well as disadvantages.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

What Are The Negative Effects of Divorce on Children?

Most children are confused, afraid, hurt, sad, angry, and anxious when they sense or are told about their parents’ divorce. Interestingly, these are the same emotions that their parents often experience during the divorce process.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Theories will be theories but your practicality is essential

There are too many researches in this so called “good parenting” field and people spend too much time on reading and discovering about these technicalities. However, if people start to notice small things, they may never need this bit of guidance from external sources.
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Children and Junk Food

Children find themselves amidst a complex society that is undergoing breathtaking changes. Concepts, relationships, lifestyles are metamorphisised to accommodate the new jet-setting age. Food is no exception.
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What toys should parents buy to their children?

Today, toy shops offer parents with hundreds of varieties of toys for their kids. These are spoilers, educative, innovative as well. But they come at a price. Parents spend a fortune buying toys, wanting to do the best there is for their children. However, most parents find that they spend more time playing with these toys than their children do.
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

TV for children Good or Bad?

With the invention of television, life has never been the same. Do you think Philo T Farnsworth, Idaho farm boy and member of the Church, would have imagined the impact his doodlings of the first TV set on the back of his school notebook would have?
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Nightmare problems in Children

Nightmares can be defined as scary dreams. 1 out of every 4 children has nightmares more than once a week.
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How to help your baby love food

All parents want the best for their children and this includes a healthy, balanced diet. However, this is often easier said than done especially if your little one doesn’t take an open minded approach to food.

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Solving Sibling Problems

We all have heard the famous saying amongst our kids when they get caught having a problem with their sibling “She/ He started it!”. It’s natural but there are ways to ease the tension between the kids. I came across these tips on a website, just have a look:
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Homework help for Children

President George W. Bush once told America - “If you expect your child to be well-educated, you have the responsibility of making sure your child gets educated, starting at home, with basic fundamentals.”

Homework is very important for your children. Homework makes an opportunity for them to internalize what they have been taught in school, and for parents to involve themselves in education of their children.

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Monday, June 2, 2008

Theories will be theories but your practicality is essential

There are too many researches in this so called “good parenting” field and people spend too much time on reading and discovering about these technicalities. However, if people start to notice small things, they may never need this bit of guidance from external sources.

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Single/Divorced parenting

For all the differences when parenting single, there are so many plots of common ground with two parent homes.

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Intentional Parenting - Do You Know What Hangs In The Balance?

Have you ever considered what it means to be an intentional parent? Have you thought about what hangs in the balance? Fourteen years of parenting, reading countless books and listening to the sage of advice of many who walked the parenting path before me has taught me much. Ironically, what stands out the most is how much there is left to learn about being an effective parent and how often I still miss the mark.

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Good Parenting Habits : Do u have it in you ?

Parenting is a task that requires considerable patience and sense of responsibility because the ideas and emotions inculcated into a child at a young age influences them throughout their adult life. There is no one straight answer to what parenting is about, as it is serial of trials and errors through which you groom your child to face life ahead of them.

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