4,208 articles on "family"

What Divorce Parenting Practices is Best Appropriate for Toddlers?

What Divorce Parenting Practices is Best Appropriate for Toddlers? by: Ruben Francia Toddlers, toddlers, toddlers! Very young, seems don't understand what is happening yet their development may be affected by parental divorce. During the fi...

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Why Does My Cat Drink Dirty Water?

Why Does My Cat Drink Dirty Water? by: Larry Chamberlain You know that cats should always have a supply of water, especially if you are feeding them dried food. There on your nice clean kitchen floor is a bowl of nice clean fresh water, in a nic...

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Grandpa's Knife

Grandpa's Knife by: Gary E. Anderson From the book Spider’s Big Catch Gary Anderson www.abciowa.com Sometimes, when I’m stressed or feel the need to refocus, I find myself thinking about my grandpa’s knife. There are people in the wor...

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How Two Quarelling Kids Helped Invent the Better Behavior Wheel

How Two Quarelling Kids Helped Invent the Better Behavior Wheel by: Julie Butler When David was nine and Laura was twelve, the battles started. Prior to that, they got along great. Laura was always protective of her little brother, and he in tu...

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A New Way to Use Old Snapshots

A New Way to Use Old Snapshots by: LeAnn R. Ralph If you're like me, you have hundreds of photographs sitting in envelopes. Pictures from birthday parties, weddings, family gatherings, anniversaries, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Chr...

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Mindfulness and Marriage Moving Along

Marriage has to be the greatest opportunity for mindfulness on the planet. I used to think that parenting took top honors, but really, a good marriage lasts a lot longer than a good childhood. After all, the kids do move out eventually, but the spous...

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Evicted With Nowhere to Go

You couldn't afford to pay the rent this month, but you were too scared to approach your landlord. Now you've come home to find a bright yellow Eviction notice taped to your front door. A million things zoom through your mind. What are you ...

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Aptitude, Achievement, Processing Deficit - What Does It All Mean

You are sitting with the professionals who know about learning disabilities. They have been explaining what they will be looking for when they test your child."We look for an aptitude-achievement discrepancy as well as a processing deficit," one of t...

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Are we there yet

The holidays are rolling around again, and it's time to figure out how to keep the kids busy as you drive to see your families. Whether it's only an hour or two or most of the day, traveling can be a very boring experience for children.How ...

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Strattera, the New ADHD Medication

The newest ADHD medication Strattera (atomoxetine) is expected to hit the pharmacy shelves this month to much ado. What separates Strattera (atomoxetine) from the rest of the ADHD medications pack is that Strattera (atomoxetine) is the first non-stim...

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