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Teaching Kids To Share: When Your Child Says ‘Gimme Gimme!’

Nov 27th, 2010

Teaching Kids To Share: When Your Child Says ‘Gimme Gimme!’

Nothing can be more frustrating to deal with as a parent than having a child that just doesn’t want to share. Does this scenario sound familiar to you? Here's how you can help your child get past the 'gimme gimme' stage and start sharing well with others.

Teenagers And Privacy: Should Parents Spy On Their Kids?

Nov 27th, 2010

Teenagers And Privacy: Should Parents Spy On Their Kids?

It's important that kids have privacy. But there should be a direct link between the amount of responsibility, consistency, and honesty that kids show and the amount of privacy they’re allowed to have in their rooms. James Lehman explains how to navigate the tricky seas of teen privacy.

How To Teach Your Child To Go From Being Bullied To Empowered

Nov 26th, 2010

How To Teach Your Child To Go From Being Bullied To Empowered

If children who are being bullied used that experience to develop inner resources, they can turn that negative experience into a positive growth opportunity. Here are three techniques bullied children can use to play an active role in coping with being bullied.

The Benefits Of Boredom: Celebrating Unstructured, Free Play

Nov 26th, 2010

The Benefits Of Boredom: Celebrating Unstructured, Free Play

Parents who wish to increase their children's academic potential, social skills and creativity should allow them to experience boredom. That's the advice of child development specialists who want to see children spend more time in unstructured play, and less time in structured activities (or zoned out in front of an LCD screen).

Holiday Stress Relief: 5 Easy Stress Busters For Harried Parents

Nov 25th, 2010

Holiday Stress Relief: 5 Easy Stress Busters For Harried Parents

So Mums and Dads, are your stress levels sky-high because of the holiday season? Are you ready to scream because the stress is getting too much for you? Are your precious little horrors trying your patience? Then try these 5 quick and easy methods to relieve your stress.

Homeopathy For Children: Remedies For Common Childhood Ailments

Nov 24th, 2010

Homeopathy For Children: Remedies For Common Childhood Ailments

In India, homeopathy is studied and practiced as a valid branch of alternative medicine. Invented by Samuel Hahnemann, homeopathy has become popular over the years and today is a serious form of treatment suitable, amongst other age groups, for babies and children.

Holiday Stress: Tips To Survive Thanksgiving With Your Family

Nov 23rd, 2010

Holiday Stress: Tips To Survive Thanksgiving With Your Family

The holidays should be enjoyable times with fond memories, not the subject of dread every year. And yet, each year, families who have flash backs to last year's disaster, look forward with trepidation to this year's. Here's how to ensure that you enjoy this time with your family.

Thanksgiving Activities: 10 Ideas For Meaningful Family Traditions

Nov 22nd, 2010

Thanksgiving Activities: 10 Ideas For Meaningful Family Traditions

One of the greatest challenges of Thanksgiving lies in both expressing and living with gratitude every day of the year. Here are 10 fun and meaningful Thanksgiving activity ideas and traditions for families and people everywhere.

Child Development: Multiple Intelligences And Learning In Children

Nov 22nd, 2010

Child Development: Multiple Intelligences And Learning In Children

Some kids are gifted in creating tunes and phrases; some excel in music, some in the arts. Some are brilliant in math, while others are skilled at silently observing and absorbing. Read on to learn how Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences applies to your child.