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Is There Any Real Use For A Fun Quiz?

Is There Any Real Use For A Fun Quiz? by: Brian Fong Q. I don't like my children spending so much time on the computer and playing video games. Can you help me find or develop a fun quiz to stimulate their thinking? A. A fun quiz is an exce...

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Get Your Kids Moving

Are your children active? Inactivity among children is becoming an epidemic. Motivating your children to be active not only improves their health now, but it will also benefit them later in life.Here are some facts:Lack of exercise is a major reason ...

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How To Improve Motivation In Children

There can be many reasons that a child displays a lack of motivation. He may be afraid of failure, he may not enjoy the task at hand or feel it is irrelevant, his negative thinking may be an obstacle, or he may be overwhelmed by the process of settin...

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Childhood Obesity

Childhood Obesity by: Beverley Brooke Along with the increase of obesity in adult, childhood obesity is on the rise. Around 15.5 percent of adolescents in the United States, aged 12 to 19 are obese. Even more alarming, about 15.3 percent of chil...

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Family Life or How to Buy: Chair for a New Baby

Family Life or How to Buy: Chair for a New Baby by: Elen Meerovich Even if your baby is just weeks old now, you'll soon see how amazingly quickly she develops. Most expected parents want to buy their new baby the world.But you don't ne...

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Convicting Children

The conviction of 14-year-old Lionel Tate for first-degree murder and the subsequent life in prison sentence has been all but absent from the media lately. After the Florida court handed down the shocking sentence three weeks ago, it seems the media ...

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Ouch! Baby's First Shots

Ouch! Baby's First Shots by: Michelle Higgins Now that your bundle of joy has arrived, it is your responsibility to keep her safe and healthy. Immunizations/vaccinations protect your baby from serious and some life-threatening illnesses. T...

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Should My Child Learn Karate?

So, you may be wondering to yourself, "What is my kid going to get from Karate Lessons"? Although it may be the mystique of the martial arts that your child is drawn to, this can be just as beneficial in your child overall behavior. Many children wit...

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Feeling Inadequate to Cope With Your Autistic Child?

You received the unexpected news that your child is now diagnosed with autism. You are stunned, shocked. Do you feel you are inadequate, to cope with this news? These feelings you have are normal. Do not allow them to have power over you, or let them...

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ADHD / Hyperactivity

SCRUTINIZING HYPERACTIVITY Introduction In past centuries the health of children was mainly threatened by ignorance of basic hygiene, inadequate sanitation, contaminated water, poor nutrition and infectious diseases. Epidemics of cholera and other ...

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