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My kids play on the local soccer league every year and each of them is assigned one of the games to bring snacks to share with the whole team. With each player bringing snacks to one of the games, the whole season is covered. But I am appalled at the things some of the parents [...]
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Did you know that you can slice off the top of a pineapple, or the top of a carrot, and plant it? I’ve been wanting to try this recipe for Pineapple-Carrot Muffins, but what really got me moving was when I thought of re-growing the pineapple and carrot tops after I used most of the [...]
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From Study of Child Life by Marion Foster Washburne Impudence Impudence is largely due to, (1) lack of perception: (2) bad example and suggestion; and (3) a double standard of morality. Lack of Perception (1) In the first place, too much must not be expected of the young savages in the nursery. Remember that the [...]
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When I was a child we never had many family traditions. My parents both worked, hard, and we were fairly poor and lived in a very small home. We rarely made time to do things together as a family, and get-togethers were always very ad-hoc and simple. Even Christmas, the time when most families were [...]
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Yesterday I ran into a colleague I hadn’t seen since before I had my daughter. She wanted to see some photos, which I showed her, and then she asked me the question people always seem to ask without giving it much thought: ‘Is she good?’ I never know how to answer this question, and on [...]
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The loss of a loved one is difficult for anyone to come to terms with, but for children it can be especially complex. Depending on the age of the child, there is a range of emotions they can experience and behaviours they can exhibit. As parents, it is important that we recognise grief and respond [...]
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Crying is a perfectly natural, healthy response to strong emotions. As adults when we experience sadness, despair or even anger, we can well up and use our tears as a way to release our emotions. It’s well recognised that to suppress these emotions is unhealthy and can lead to a plethora of psychological issues. As [...]
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This is the continuation of the essay from Study of Child Life (1907). To read from the beginning go to Part 1. 1. Freedom is the first essential, and here the child of poverty often has the advantage of the child of wealth. There are few things in the poverty-stricken home too good for him [...]
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I have read a lot of material recently about the importance of play- and the possible side-effects of making children sit for academics at younger and younger ages. Research and common sense is starting to speak out against our nation’s obsession with schooling at younger and younger ages. Instead of highlighting recent research showing that [...]
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I’m a psychiatric nurse. And in my job one of the key skills is the ability to risk assess, as well as the willingness to take positive risks. If someone wants to leave the ward for a few hours, it’s my job as a nurse to assess whether I think they’re safe to do so, [...]
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Tell me where is fancy bred, Or in the heart or in the head? How begot, how nourished? Reply, reply. William Shakespeare (From “The Merchant of Venice”) In order to further define what education is, one must be clear on the forces that affect learning and teaching. We must ask, in the spirit of [...]
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We have all made mistakes in raising our children. If you haven’t yet- just wait. Part of the maturity process in parenting is learning from those mistakes and being gracious to those who are still on bumpy roads. In her book Parenting Wild Things, Jessica Bowman details her experience as a mother of 4 (including [...]
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