1,046 articles on "children"

Is Mothering Wearing You Out?

Is Mothering Wearing You Out? by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. I always wanted to have children and I was completely thrilled when I had my first child. Nothing, however, prepares a mother for what it’s like to be responsible for a child 24/7. Before ...

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Christmas Traditions in Germany

Christmas Traditions in Germany by: Jared Winston Countries all across the world celebrate the winter solstice holiday season in their own unique ways. Some such as Christmas and Hanukah are religious celebrations, while others are non-religious...

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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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Health Quick Tip: Help Your Child Cope With Food Allergies

th Quick Tip: Help Your Child Cope With Food Allergies by: News Canada (NC)-Some children have problems with certain foods, ranging from mild intolerances to life-threatening ana-phylactic shock. Indeed, any food can trigger an allergic reaction...

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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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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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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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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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The Courage to Be a Loving Parent

The Courage to Be a Loving Parent by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Most of us really don’t like it when someone is angry at us. We don’t like it when people go into resistance to helping us when we need help, instead of caring about us. We don’t l...

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take the child's perspective

Over 90 per cent of American parents rely on physical punishment to correct children’s behavior, according to The Journal of Sociology. 1999. That statistic scares me. I’d like every parent or person in a position of trust to take the child’s p...

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