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Monday, August 25, 2008
For most of you being a mother is one of the most wonderful and rewarding experiences that you will have in your life. It can also be a time when you feel lost and out of touch with who you are outside of being a mommy. Maintaini
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Our family engages in "mindless" video games from time to time ... but it's treated like "junk food". It really has no "nutritional" value for our minds. Ben Armstrong 1
Like the observer above, many parents and critics express t
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Perhaps the least understood and least appreciated notion among those who design and deliver education today is the fact that our students have changed radically. A really big discontinuity has taken place the arrival and rapid di
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Research published by University of Rochester neuroscientists C. Shawn Green and Daphne Bavelier has grabbed national attention for suggesting that playing action video and computer games has positive effects enhancing students vis
Friday, August 22, 2008
A great many parents are concerned that the electronic games their kids play are teaching the kids negative messages such as aggression, violence, and isolation from real people. I want to illustrate here how computer and video ga
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Honestly, self-esteem is not taught to little babies and toddlers. It's an innate sense that drives them to roll over, to crawl, to walk, to begin speaking, and to learn how to get their basic needs met. Children are natural
Thursday, August 21, 2008
If youre concerned about your babys health, you want to be certain to start healthy eating habits early. The first year of solid foods is a very important time for establishing your childs eating habits. What your child eats,
Thursday, August 21, 2008
A severe allergic reaction to milk, peanuts, wheat, shellfish, latex and other types of triggers can keep a youngster from fully enjoying childhood. And that's not right.
We know how challenging and frightening it is to s
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Im sure youve seen the dire reports about childhood obesity becoming rampant in America. Its a scary thing and not an experience any of us wish upon our children. Preventing obesity can be easy and empowering for children. Giv
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
When my oldest boy was really young, he tickled my mother with that phrase. I would ask him, "What's the matter?" and he would answer me, "Well, what the matter is..." followed by whatever it was that he needed to discuss with me
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
As a mom of 4 who's youngest child is about to start Kindergarten this Fall, I'd like to share with you some things I've learned about Preschool over the last ten years, along with a list of readiness skills every child can be lea
Monday, August 18, 2008
When 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 make great differences in development.
Being
Monday, August 18, 2008
Family decision-making is an intriguing phenomenon. Many factors become part of the decision-making process. Emotions play an important part in this activity.
Parents and children each use emotions to steer decisions favorable
Sunday, August 17, 2008
In a single dose of children's television, I was bombarded with themes of mutants, cyborgs, evolving and the digital world. These words intimidated me at first, until I learned what the shows were talking about. I wondered how this
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Ideally, we raise our children from the cradle to have a positive sense of self-esteem. A child that has always had a strong sense of who they are and were they want to go with their life isn't as likely to dabble in drugs, a
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