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Parenting Tips: Accepting The Birth Of A Special Child

Apr 16th, 2010

Parenting Tips: Accepting The Birth Of A Special Child

Parents should think of practical ways to help their child as soon as his/her special ability or lack of ‘normal’ abilities is diagnosed. Seeking a miraculous "cure" only weakens such parents in ‘both bank balance and spirit’. Instead of craving to transform a special child into a ‘normal child’, parents need to build on the special child’s innate talents.

Saving Your Marriage When You Have Children

Apr 15th, 2010

Saving Your Marriage When You Have Children

Learn how to take full, 100% responsibility for your own feelings, and you will be helping your children do the same. You will also give them a chance at growing up in an intact and loving family.

ADHD: Parenting A Child With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Apr 14th, 2010

ADHD: Parenting A Child With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Parenting an ADHD child often brings special challenges. Kids with ADHD may not respond well to typical parenting practices. Having ADHD can be as frustrating as dealing with someone who has it.

Spanking Makes Kids More Agressive

Apr 13th, 2010

Spanking Makes Kids More Agressive

Spanking instills fear rather than understanding. Even if a child were to stop his screaming tantrum when spanked, that doesn't mean he understands why he shouldn't be acting out in the first place. What's more, spanking models aggressive behavior as a solution to problems.

How To Deal With Your Teen’s Growing Up Angst

Apr 12th, 2010

How To Deal With Your Teen’s Growing Up Angst

One of the few common things that appear to cause so much anxiety to teens are the changes their bodies undergo. But anger is definitely not a suitable way of handling the confusion many parents feel as their children knock on the door of adulthood.

Happy Marriages Make Happy Kids

Apr 7th, 2010

Happy Marriages Make Happy Kids

Having children can take a toll on married life. The romance, the vibrancy and the color of married life starts fading away and changing nappies, school donations, late night colic attacks and trips to the doctor take priority over love life. To be a role model for a happy, loving marriage, ‘up’ your love meter as a couple and you'll be better parents too.

Raising Kids: Modeling Good Manners

Mar 31st, 2010

Raising Kids: Modeling Good Manners

Children model their parents and will adopt good manners only if they them displayed in the immediate neighborhood. At every step of the way, parents are constantly showing their kids the right and wrong ways to behave. Bad language and aggressive behavior send the wrong messages to your highly impressionable children.

Parenting Tips For Single Moms – Part 2

Mar 27th, 2010

Parenting Tips For Single Moms – Part 2

Even a working woman in a two-parent household finds it hard to juggle work and household chores. Single mothers often neglect their own well-being for the sake of their children. As a single mom, asking for support when you need it and not trying to do everything yourself will help you keep going for the long haul.

Tackling Temper Tantrums In Tiny Tots

Mar 24th, 2010

Tackling Temper Tantrums In Tiny Tots

Temper tantrums are a small child’s way of trying to cope with frustrations, or with a lack of attention. They are common between the ages of one and four. As a child grows and develops more refined verbal communication skills, temper tantrums often disappear.