A generation of degenerates?

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With so many children growing up with two working parents, or with a single parent working outside the home and many of those same folks living in disparate locales from their families of origin, who’s raising the kids???  Day care, babysitters, teachers, friends – anyone?  After watching the devolution of what used to be called [...]

Anxiety and the New School Year

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We can all remember our first day of school, emotions everywhere. It was a day full of excitement and anxiety and for some of us of one outweighed the other. The feeling of butterflies in your stomach and not knowing what the day will bring can be scary and when you are not prepared to handle this “new thing” it can be overwhelming. Being prepared to enter into a new school year is vital to our teens’ success in school; so we must equip them with the tools needed to handle all that they will encounter, easing the anxiety ultimately eliminating it all together.

The Three Prerequisites for Parenthood: Understanding, Creativity and a Sense of Humor!

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It’s okay to use humor in parenting. Parents don’t have to be drill sergeants and the home atmosphere doesn’t have to reflect a “boot camp!” Children respond so much better to positive reinforcement!

DONATING YOUR CORD BLOOD or BONE MARROW. It’s easier than you think!

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Hi Everyone, My recent obsession with cord blood donation came when someone 40 years old who i love and adore was diagnosed with leukemia. This has been such a hard time. Tears, fears and anger have all finally blended into one thing, COURAGE. Courage is what makes every other virtue possible. WE are ready to [...]

Laughter Heals and is Good for the Soul!

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Do you remember the last time you laughed? I don’t mean that little snicker or a brief guffaw. I mean the kind of laughter that starts from your toes, moves all the way up your body until your sides ache. I mean the kind of laughter that involves muscles you haven’t moved or used in [...]

How to help kids at school without overparenting

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As kids head back to school, familiar problems have a way of emerging. How are you going to react to their first conflict with teachers, fight with their friends, panic about an upcoming test, or team tryout?

Will you be too hot, too cold or just right, like the porridge in Goldilocks and the Three Bears?Here’s some advice on these three styles of parenting from Leslie Kuerbitz of Garland. Kuerbitz has seen it all, from the perspective of being a licensed professional counselor and as an intensely involved mother, who admits she tended to veer toward the “hot” parenting mode.

Stressed Out, Overwhelmed and Heading for Depression!

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With the start of the new school year, many children are excited, though sad to see summer’s end. They are eager to get new school supplies, have a new teacher, see their friends from school and make new friends. Older children may already be involved in school activities through band, football, drill team or cheerleading practice. As children become adjusted to their new routines, anticipation, eagerness, and excitement begin to fade.

Do We Talk At, To, or With Each Other

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Failure to listen can cause problems between parent and child, husband and wife, and between those sharing a relationship. By not hearing fully what the other person says, assumptions may be made which could lead to arguments and hurt feelings. It is important to hear, so that necessary information can be discussed and remembered.  Another [...]