1,046 articles on "children"

How Your Smoking Affects Your Loved Ones

How Your Smoking Affects Your Loved Ones by: Kelly Gillis Your cigarette, cigar or pipe smoking doesn't only have an affect on your health. The U.S. Surgeon General's report "The Health Consequences of Smoking," released in 2004, state...

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A Child"s Self Image

With all the focus on weight today it is not surprising that children are starting to look at their bodies at earlier ages. Children as young as 7 years of age are asking parents about their bodies. Where are they getting it from? Well, I would imagi...

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Pay Attention! It's Your Most Important Job

Pay Attention! It's Your Most Important Job by: Audrey Burton Anyone can become a parent; there are no tests or interviews to pass. Children can become parents, mentally disabled people – it’s even possible to become a parent while in a...

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Maturing As a Parent

I have three children, ages 19 and 16 (yes, the 16 year-olds are twins!) My older son just mailed his college deposit and will leave for school sometime in August. Thinking back over the past few years, I’ve just realized my children have been spr...

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Vitamins, Minerals And Growth

Vitamins, Minerals And Growth by: Tim Henry Each and every bodily process has its base in the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that are consumed, and the process of growth is no exception. From the growth and development that takes place i...

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Play Is Serious Business For Childrens' Intelligence

Play Is Serious Business For Childrens' Intelligence by: Jon Weaver Too many parents consider play as simply a means of diverting and distracting their children. Playthings are often seen as a means of keeping children happy, rewarding them...

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How to Deal with Negative Thinking in a Child

Do you have a child who tends to see the problems, who thinks of the reasons that something can't be done? Quite possibly, your child is a pessimist in the making. Over the course of a lifetime, pessimism has been linked with increased stress, h...

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The Silly Bully - The Best Way to Deal With a Bully

In Dr. Lawrence Kolberg's Theory of Moral Development, he says that children in elementary school are very concerned with peer approval. They lack self confidence, and this sometimes leads to distasteful methods of gaining that recognition. I be...

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Is the FDA really looking out for you?

Is the FDA really looking out for you? by: Lee Cummings The FDA mission statement reads in part: “The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological ...

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Are Your Children Ready for School

Spiral bound note book, 3-ring binder, 3-hole lined paper, pencils, pens, erasers, crayons, stapler, scissors, paste, book bag, pencil case, shoes, socks, underwear, shirts, pants, skirts, jacket, uniforms.... Check, Check, Check..., everything is re...

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