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Is Censorship a Dirty Word

On the shelves of the children's section of your local library or bookstore you'll find books with characters who are child molesters, compulsive gamblers, and drug addicts. Teenagers in young adult novels have too much to drink, get pregna...

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Validating vs. Indulging Children’s Feelings

Validating vs. Indulging Children’s Feelings by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. I grew up at a time when children’s feelings were not important. I was supposed to go along with the program without complaint, regardless of how I felt. If I was upset ab...

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My Son's Teacher was a Bully

When my son was in sixth grade, he came home with a rip in his new sneakers. He told me the gym teacher did it during a sneaker check. It sounded like a fib, or at best, an accident on the teacher's part, but I needed to clarify things."You mean...

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Improving Spelling With Games

Improving Spelling With Games by: Steve Hall You got it! You can do just about any type of learning for a child or an individual learning a second language through the use of various computer games. You are sure to find something that will fit w...

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Do you Feel Alone and Lonely - - Because you Have an Autistic Child?

One of the major problems facing parent(s), caregiver(s), today with autistic children is loneliness and feeling alone. This has been my experience, as I see more and more families who have autistic children. They are requesting help and guidance on ...

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End Babysitter Abuse

Not many things are more upsetting than discovering that your child has been abused, in any way, by your babysitter. People think that to be a babysitter means you must be a nice person. WRONG! Some of the nicest people turned out to be Serial Kille...

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Breaking The Cycle To Stop Child Anxiety

As they grow up and get a taste of the ups and downs of life, children begin to worry about things. The older they get the more concerns they have, which, of course, is perfectly normal and shows that they are becoming more aware of the world around ...

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The Kids are Alright: Technology is a Larger Part of Our Kids Lives Now More Than Ever. But Is Technology Making Our Kids Smarter? Part 2 of 2

Part Two: The Case for Technology. It is making our Kids Smarter. According to Don Tapscott, the author of Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation (McGraw-Hill), the idea that technology and the Internet are hurting our children is just p...

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Go Ahead and Laugh...

Go ahead and laugh that we cling to our religious faith and proudly display religious items throughout our home. Go ahead and laugh when you say that we don't seem to live in the 'real' world because things aren't done that way a...

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Parenting Success

Parenting Success by: Alvah Parker At a Women’s Bar Association lunch one of the attorneys ordered a diet soda and then explained to the rest of us that her children were doing a “healthy living” program so she stopped buying diet soda to ...

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