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The process of becoming a responsible adult is an often shaky one. Many parents realize that their children need some guidance through their teen years, and yet few of us had a good adolescent experience of our own. What can you do to help your teenager live successfully through this difficult period? Be patient. Try [...]
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It’s that dreaded time of the day for you and your child: tooth brushing time. You gently convince (and by that I mean nag) them to brush their teeth, then suddenly, all hell breaks loose! You get the same response every time: thrashing, screaming, twisting away, and a closed-shut jaw that clearly says, “No way!” [...]
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There is still a lot of discussion centering on attachment parenting, even though the controversial TIME coverage was almost three weeks ago, which is equal to eons away in our instantaneous, cluttered, sensationalism-saturated mass media. You know that something – some issue, some news story – has made it big when it’s still being talked [...]
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We now no longer camp as for a night, but have settled down on earth and forgotten heaven. ~Henry David Thoreau Camping brings families together. There is just something about experiencing the rawness of nature, the warmth of the fire, and the closeness of a tent or RV that bonds hearts and minds. If you [...]
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I’ve already had the pleasure of reviewing The Mommy MD Guide to Pregnancy and Birth, so when Jennifer Reich asked me to review the newest Mommy MD book from Momosa Publishing, I was more than willing. The Mommy MD Guide to Your Baby’s First Year is much like it’s forerunner. Written by Rallie McAllister and [...]
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From Study of Child Life by Marion Foster Washburne In all these examples, which are merely suggestive, it is impossible to lay down an absolute moral recipe, because circumstances so truly alter cases—in all these no mention is made of corporal punishment. This is because corporal punishment is never necessary, never right, but is always [...]
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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 talk to other parents about issues they’re having with their children, I’ve noticed that many problems come down to power struggles between parent and child. It’s a situation familiar to me from my own childhood, and even with my daughter only being a toddler, I can sometimes see myself having my own battles [...]
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From Study of Child Life by Marion Foster Washburne Positive Commands As we shall see in the next section, Froebel meets this difficulty by substituting positive commands for prohibitions; that is, he tells the child to do instead of telling him not to do. Tiedemann says that example is the first great evolutionary teacher, and liberty is [...]
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This is the second article in the series. To read from the beginning go to part 1. Disobedience When the will is rightly trained, disobedience is a fault that rarely appears, because, of course, where obedience is seldom required, it is seldom refused. The child needs to obey—that is true; but so does his mother [...]
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From Study of Child Life by Marion Foster Washburne comes another wonderful treatise- this time pertaining to child discipline. This will be an article series so stay tuned! ———————————————– The child born of perfect parents, brought up perfectly, in a perfect environment, would probably have no faults. Even such a child, however, would be at [...]
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One of the most challenging things our children can do is to hit out. It’s a common problem, but one that can leave us feeling desperate, offended, or like failed parents. Especially if that hitting is towards other children, and we have the added embarassment and humiliation of having to apologise and maybe even take [...]
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