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Positive Discipline: Alternatives To Punishment For Kids

Sep 14th, 2010

Positive Discipline: Alternatives To Punishment For Kids

It’s not our job to catch our kids out when they do something wrong. Positive discipline is teaching your child so that they are equipped the next time to do things the right way. If we do our job right as a parent, there will not be much need for punishment at all.

Inviting Stories For Chicken Soup For The Indian Teenage Soul On Love and Friendship

Sep 14th, 2010

Inviting Stories For Chicken Soup For The Indian Teenage Soul On Love and Friendship

Inviting stories for Chicken Soup For The Indian Teenage Soul On Love and Friendship. One need not be a teen to write, you could write in reminiscence or about a teen you know. Last dates for accepting submissions: 15th October 15th 2010.

Child Behavior Modification: Punished By Rewards

Sep 14th, 2010

Child Behavior Modification: Punished By Rewards

Do rewards improve performance? At first glance we may think so, but in his book, Punished by Rewards, Alfie Kohn reveals study after study that shows how children who received incentives never improved on their work, while the children not receiving incentives did.

Family Communication: Talking Through Your Family Problems

Sep 13th, 2010

Family Communication: Talking Through Your Family Problems

Talking is something that many of us learn to do at a young age, but communicating is not as simple as that. For families, this lack of communication can prove difficult. Here are some handy hints and tips to get into the habit of regular communication with your family members.

Parenting Tween Girls: Navigating The Bridge From Childhood To Teen

Sep 13th, 2010

Parenting Tween Girls: Navigating The Bridge From Childhood To Teen

If your daughter is between the ages of 9 and 12, she's a tween navigating the bridge between childhood and her teenage years, and is looking to have more control in her life. As a parent the journey will be that much more rewarding if the two of you can get along.

Family Activity Ideas: Building A Rock Garden

Sep 12th, 2010

Family Activity Ideas: Building A Rock Garden

Designing a rock garden can be a family project that you and your kids can bond over for a lifetime. Here's how you can involve your children in right from inception to long-term maintenance of your own unique garden.

Parenting Young Children: Finding One-On-One Time With Your Kids

Sep 11th, 2010

Parenting Young Children: Finding One-On-One Time With Your Kids

Too often, the importance of spending one-on-one time with your kids is overlooked or written off by parents. But experts say that you need to find quality time with each one of your children. Here are tips for busy parents to give your kids the undivided attention they need.

The Child Nutrition Guide To Grains And Cereals

Sep 11th, 2010

The Child Nutrition Guide To Grains And Cereals

The best way to get our children to make healthy food choices is to educate them and introduce them early to foods that are truly good for our bodies. And where better to start than with knowing what these foods are ourselves? Here's why grains and cereals are good for teens and younger kids.

Parenting Tip: How To Be A Calmer Parent

Sep 11th, 2010

Parenting Tip: How To Be A Calmer Parent

Sharon Wilson, featured teacher on the Happier Kids Now Online Expo and founder of Coaching From Spirit shares about how you can manage your energy and emotions to parent from a calm and peaceful place, so you can bring out the best in you and your children.