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How Well Do You Know Your Son or Daughter?
As parents, we sometimes are so busy taking care of our children that we lose track of some of the details of their ...
Source: Advocates For Youth
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Empathic Communication
Effective communication—the sharing of ideas, opinions, and information—helps you to build bonds with your child. ...
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Family Communication
Family communication is much more than just the exchange of words between family members. It is what we say, how we say ...
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Share Thoughts and Feelings
ME BagsCreate “ME” bags to help you and your children share your feelings and thoughts more easily. Each ...
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Quality Family Time
The expression "quality time" is very common in our society today. What exactly does this phrase mean? To ...
Source: A Better Child
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A Simple Place to Start - The Dinner Table
Parents are told pointedly and often that they need to improve. In general, they are blamed for everything from kids' ...
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Learning From Mistakes and Failures
"Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgement."Although we usually don't ...
Source: Community Action Network
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Setting Limits with Young Children
When children are under stress they lose their patience, their love of fun, their easygoing ability to make each day a ...
Source: Hand in Hand
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Discipline: What's a Parent to Do?
The most important issue most parents face is how to provide appropriate discipline for their children, and this is a ...
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When Your Child Refuses to Go to School
Everyday, all across the nation, as many as 1 in 4 children refuse to go to school. But where's the line between what's ...
Source: Education.com
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Trouble with Math Homework? Try Getting Manipulative
How hard can basic math be? You might be surprised. In today's standards-driven classrooms, math work is more complex...
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How to Talk to Your 2nd Grader
It's hard for a second grader to realize that certain sorts of phrases only escalate conflicts between friends and...
Source: Education.com -
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How to Talk to Kids About Race
Talking about race doesn't have to be a sticky thing. By approaching it with an honest, patient and matter-of-fact tone,...
Source: Education.com -
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How to Talk to Your Middle Schooler
Does your middle schooler blame others for her actions? Perhaps she says, "The teacher gave me a D" when she should say,...
Source: Education.com -
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How to Talk to Your 3rd Grader
"I wont hit him anymore." Sound familiar? So, don't just let your child say he'll change, have him change! Talk to your...
Source: Education.com
