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Raising a Successful Child: Connectedness, Continuity, Diversity and Opportunity
Advances in technology and medicine are putting us in a position to create a worldwide quality of life that just a few years ago, was only something to be imagined. At the same time, we are also overwhelmed, weary and worried about our children. As parents, we work long hours while quality time with our children gets shaved away at every turn.
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Take Control of Childhood Asthma
“Mommy, I can’t breathe!” These are words no parent wants to hear. But parents of children with asthma know all too well the panic both they and their children experience during an acute asthma attack. People who don’t have personal experience with asthma tend to underestimate the seriousness of the condition.
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Take the Sting Out of Shots
Kids hate needles. Many adults do too. In fact, millions of people get extremely anxious when they have to receive a shot because they are afraid it will hurt. This fear of getting a shot is a major concern since children need a lot of them.
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Making a Difference: Ways to Lower Dropout Rates in America’s Schools
While dropout rates in America have been on a slow, but steady decline, kids leaving school is having devastating effects on our schools and our communities. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, the high school dropout rate in 2001 (the most recent year for which data is available) was nearly 11 percent, with that rate even higher among minority youth.
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Marrying...with Children
A wedding that emphasizes the family nature of remarriage -- and formally recognizes the children either spouse brings to the marriage -- can go a long way toward jump-starting a blended family.
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Parents: Help Shape Your Teen into a Safe Driver
A “teachable moment” occurs when interest in a particular subject is higher than usual, because of a current event. Educators have long used the teachable moment to emphasize important lessons in the classroom.
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A Spiritual Approach to Parenting
Are you raising a child who is special in some way you can’t put your finger on? Maybe your son or daughter is a challenge -- always on an emotional rollercoaster -- or wise beyond their years.
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Forget “the Big Talk”
It’s the moment most parents dread. Happily going through their day, Mom or Dad is stopped short by the eternal question, “Where do babies come from?” They freeze, blush and mumble something about asking the other parent or stammer out answers ranging from the stork to the cabbage patch.
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How Parents Can Enhance Their Children’s Education
Now that America’s children have returned to school for another year of reading, writing and arithmetic, many parents find themselves looking for new and creative ways to augment, at home, the education their kids are receiving in the classroom.
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Want Your Kids to Eat Right? Take a Look at Your Own Diet
Parents know that the best way to influence their kids’ behavior is to set a good example. That’s as important with healthy eating habits as it is with good study habits. The American Dietetic Association’s 2003 Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Study found that parents have more potential to influence their children’s eating habits than anyone else.
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Salt is the Secret Weapon
You don't have to put poison on your child's hair to get rid of head lice. A treatment using salt works just as well, if not better.
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Avoid Parenting Traps: Ways to Prevent Conflict with your Child
When you become a parent, no one hands you a guidebook on how to raise children. Sure, there are tons of books out there that parents can buy, but there’s no set book of standards that serves as a real “how to” guide on being a good parent and raising happy, healthy and well-adjusted children.
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