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How To Monitor Your Kids Online

Jul 1st, 2010

How To Monitor Your Kids Online

The hazards facing children on the Internet vary widely. There's the chance they'll find inappropriate content. They might make friends with people who aren't who they claim to be. They may face cyber-bullying. While not every child will encounter all of these problems, they are very real. It's important that parents help their children know how to cope.

How To Keep Kids Occupied at Appointments

Jun 26th, 2010

How To Keep Kids Occupied at Appointments

Whether to the doctor, the dentist, or various government and utility offices, appointments are part of life. Bored, unhappy children can make an already tedious experience turn into a real nightmare. How can you keep children occupied and happy at appointments?

Classic Children’s Books: Robinson Crusoe

Jun 25th, 2010

Classic Children’s Books: Robinson Crusoe

How often have you been asked, “What would you do if you were marooned on a deserted island?” ‘Robinson Crusoe’ may have been inspired from a true-life-account of Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, who got washed ashore on a remote island in the early 1700s and was rescued several years later. You sure don’t want to deprive your kids of a classic of this magnitude!

‘My Kid Won’t Get Out of Bed’: Stop the Morning Madness Now

Jun 23rd, 2010

‘My Kid Won’t Get Out of Bed’: Stop the Morning Madness Now

As long as you take responsibility for getting your child out of bed, they will let you do it. In order to create less dramatic mornings, you have to let your child experience the consequences of not getting themselves up and out the door.

Imagery For Kids™: 8 Powerful Healing Tools

Jun 22nd, 2010

Imagery For Kids™: 8 Powerful Healing Tools

In my therapeutic practice with children over the past 25 years, I have found that many of the answers to life's challenges lie within each child - that children can create pictures from their mind's eye to heal their troubles. Through learning and practicing visualization, kids can develop emotional self-care skills to help themselves with a variety of everyday, practical concerns.

Child Behavior Modification: Rules For Parents

Jun 21st, 2010

Child Behavior Modification: Rules For Parents

Parents are no stranger to unruly behavior, tantrums, defiant behavior conduct disorder or even attention deficit disorder in their children. All of these can cause problems in dealing with your child. But, more often than not, parents can themselves help modify their child's behavior just by following a few simple rules.

3 Easy Kids Meditation Techniques With Videos

Jun 19th, 2010

3 Easy Kids Meditation Techniques With Videos

If you've ever thought that teaching meditation to kids is hard, here's help from our favorite yoga expert, Anmol Mehta, who provides some easy meditation techniques for kids and also some sample videos, which he hopes will inspire and encourage your child to dive in and reap the enormous benefits of meditation practice.

Goal-Setting For Kids: Teaching Your Child To Succeed

Jun 18th, 2010

Goal-Setting For Kids: Teaching Your Child To Succeed

Ever thought about goal setting for kids? Goal setting is one of the most important skills that a person can learn, and the earlier this skill is learned, the more chances there are for successful outcomes in a person’s life. Once a child learns how to do this, they can use this tool for more success in school and at home.

Father’s Day Special: The Disneyland Daddy

Jun 18th, 2010

Father’s Day Special: The Disneyland Daddy

The kids of divorced parents love going to Dad’s because there are "no rules." They get to do pretty much whatever they want. The mom resents Dad's free-for-all parenting and calls him "The Disneyland Daddy." Can she stop the disrespect and chaos in her home and can he learn to be a responsible, effective parent?