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Matrimony to Acrimony or Harmony?

The choice is yours... this is how you make it. The importance of the choices you make when your marriage ends through which children were born into this world, becomes more apparent as time continues to march forward. Each step takes us down one of ...

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Feeding Kids

Feeding KidsFeeding kids is a battle most parents know about. How do you get them to eat good healthy foodThe important thing is not to stress when they don’t want to eat. Small children, in particular, follow their instincts when it comes to eatin...

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TAKING A STEP BACK FOR OUR CHILDREN

Why is it that as a society we tend to look down on a stay at home mom or dad, but it is perfectly normal for both parents to work, so their kids can have the best of everything…..everything, but their parent’s time or guidance? I realize that in...

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Divorced Parent: Do You Alienate Your Child from the Other Parent?

Divorced Parent: Do You Alienate Your Child from the Other Parent? by: Ruben Francia I have seen some divorce parents consciously distance their children from the other parent? Such actions may only be justified when there is a genuine concern a...

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Build Child's Self-Esteem to Increase Safety

Low self-esteem in children leaves them vulnerable to the compliments and praise of a stranger. Children that receive continual support from home will feel good about them, have higher self-esteem, and be more self-confident.Children with self-confi...

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Spending Time With Your Child

Why Is Spending Time with Your Child So Important? For children to get any sense that they are loved and wanted, you have to be prepared to spend some time with them. I know you are all thinking, so tell me something I don’t know. My point in all o...

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Who Are Your Kids Talking To Online

Did you know that 1 out of 4 children were sent pictures of people who were naked or having sex? That 1 out of 5 children were solicited for sex on the Internet? About 50% of people on the Internet have made phone calls with someone the chatted with ...

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Making time for your kids

Making time for your kids©Samantha Olea-2004Making time for your kids…It’s more important than you think. If a child grows up feeling as if they were an after thought, or that they just don’t matter that much to you it directly affects who...

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Food is Our Oldest Conversation:

Food is Our Oldest Conversation: by: Phil Goglia Food is our oldest conversation and our most emotional one. Being nourished at our mother’s breast is our first activity after birth. As our lives unfold, we come to associate food with our self...

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A Parental Game Of Chess

On a recent winter day, our son came home from school proclaiming a new-found love of the game of Chess. We were pleasantly surprised, as my husband has been trying to persuade him to try it for six years now. It seems that all it took was the knowle...

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