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Consistency: The Key to Well-Behaved Children
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Consistency: The Key to Well-Behaved Children

What does “consistency” mean? Consistency means that rules and expectations are the same from one time to another. Consistency makes the child’s world predictable and less confusing. It frees their minds of worry about what might happen and teaches them accountability for their actions. Why is consistency important? Consistency gives a child a sense of [...]
Conflict Resolution and Children
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Conflict Resolution and Children

If you are a parent or around children for any length of time, you will observe conflict. Although it can be frustrating, it is actually helpful for children to experience disagreements. Some bickering and conflict in childhood helps children discover positive ways of resolving disagreements-an important skill throughout life. Following are some tips to help [...]
Children And Bad Attitudes
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Children And Bad Attitudes

No doubt, parenting is hard work. We all face those days when our children’s behavior gets the best of us and we wonder, “Am I really cut out for this job?” However, this should be the exception not the norm. Bad attitudes and rude behaviors must be corrected for the children’s sake as well as [...]
Biting
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Biting

Biting can be a common but unacceptable behavior. Children who bite are usually under stress. The stress could be as simple as not wanting to share, or something larger such as a change in the family or a new sibling. If your child is biting other children or adults, here are some suggestions to help [...]
Aggression and Young Children
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Aggression and Young Children

Why preschoolers get aggressive: It is a natural part of their development To get what they want They have seen aggression modeled within the home or on media Fear of another youngster so they act first Frustration with attempts to master new skills Feelings of resentment when they are away from familiar people and places [...]
Adolescent Rebellion
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Adolescent Rebellion

Just hearing the word ‘teenager’ can send chills down the backs of some parents. In our society, adolescence is often viewed with dread and fear. The media often portrays teenagers as rebellious troublemakers that cause their parents untold grief. Actually, most adolescents weather the teen years with minimal difficulty. It is true that adolescence does [...]
5 Tips for Foul Language
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5 Tips for Foul Language

Language skills are an important part of your child’s development. As babies, they listen to the way we speak and the tones of our voices. Parents look forward to the day when their little one utters their first word such as “ma-ma,” “da-da” or “bye-bye.” But what happens when your child utters his first “bad” [...]
Tips for Communication With Your Teen
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Tips for Communication With Your Teen

Keep Communication Open Show an interest in your child’s activities by asking open-ended questions that limit one-word answers such as “yes,” “no,” and “fine.” Ask your child, “What did you do in gym class today?” along with comments such as “Tell me about school today” to extend conversations and find out more about his life [...]
Teens and Peer Relationships
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Teens and Peer Relationships

Everyone needs to belong and feel connected with others; this need for acceptance, approval, and belonging is especially important during the teen years. Adolescents who feel isolated from family or rejected by friends are more likely to engage in risky behaviors. Peer pressure can impair good judgment and lure a teen away from positive influences [...]
Talking To Your Teen About Sex
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Talking To Your Teen About Sex

As children enter their teen years and develop a strong interest in the opposite sex, they become intent on learning all they can about the facts of life. The question for parents is, who will teach them? Although we often find it difficult to discuss the subject of sex with our children, it is important [...]
Driving Safety
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Driving Safety

For a teenager, getting a driver’s license marks a rite of passage into adulthood. For parents, this “leap towards independence” often brings fear, anxiety, and bittersweet emotions. Every year four million new teen drivers will get their driver’s license. Two million of them will be involved in an accident before they turn twenty! So, what […]

Talking With Your Preschooler
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Talking With Your Preschooler

As your child moves beyond the toddler years her language skills improve and attention span lengthens. These developmental advances now make it possible to hold sustained conversations. Instead of talking in simple phrases, which may have been more appropriate for her when she was a toddler, you can now express complete ideas. Following is a [...]

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