302 articles on "parents"

Play Is Serious Business For Childrens' Intelligence

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, keeping them out of mischief, and giving parents free time. Not often enou...

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Mathematics - We’re Counting on Help from Parents

Please don’t give your child an excuse to dislike math by making comments about your own school experiences with it or your distaste for it. It is important for parents to be positive, active supporters of the learning process to help encourage a c...

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Educational Toys for Babies

Educational toys are fun for babies and provide another tool to stimulate learning and brain development in your infant. There are many ways to teach a child and tens of thousands of educational toys on the market to help parents in the endeavor. The...

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Protecting Your Kids On the Internet

The Internet is a great tool for many things, such as doing research, reading the latest news, shopping and staying in touch with family and friends. To borrow from the title of a Clint Eastwood movie, along with the good comes "the bad and the ugly"...

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The Parent's Guide to Safe, Encouraging Play with Baby

All around the world, the word play is significant in the life of the individual. In fact it has been discovered that any person or individual who is not playing is not happy. Hence the popular saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Ho...

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Children and Fitness

As the number of obese and overweight children in the United States continues to climb, fitness is a consideration that weighs heavily on the minds of parents, caretakers and teachers. The risk of health issues accompanying obesity among children pro...

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Chinese Marriage

Chinese Marriage by: Wong Yee Lee In ancient China, a man could have as many concubines as possible after the first wife. It was possible that the youngest concubine would be a teenager while the husband could be an ancient old man. Poor familie...

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Children are People, Not Machines

Children are People, Not Machines by: Jeffrey D. Murrah, LPCWhen growing up, my father frequently reminded me to "pay attention to the details." That saying became very real to me in the area of parenting. While raising children, the details mak...

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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Is it Time for That Talk

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Is it Time for That Talk?word count 772Just a couple of years ago Annie helped her parents get the washer & dryer moved from the basement to a bedroom on the first floor after her mom missed the last step & broke her toe. Annie...

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Home Schooling 101

Home Schooling 101 by: Kim Yonkers Most people, when they first encounter the idea of home schooling, have one hundred and one questions. This article is intended to act as a reference point for people interested in the prospect of home schoolin...

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