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20Tips To Communicate with Your Teenager By Lorna McClaren
Effective communication is one of the most important skills in life, yet when our children become teenagers, it becomes more challenging. Communication may become more stressed, painful, frustrating, confusing, anger inducing, heart wrenching...
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Encouraging Good Homework and Study Habits
by Ruby Yusuf
It is that time of year again when students, many very reluctantly, head back to class dreading yet another year of homework, exams, and report cards. As parents who would like to see our kids do well academically, it often falls upon us to encourage good homework and study habits. The key word here is “encourage” which is very different from putting pressure or forcing your children. Chances are if children feel that they are being forced to do something, they will naturally want to resist. If there is resistance, then resentment will soon follow and the last thing you want is for your kids to hate school to a point where it negatively impacts their education...
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Travelling with Children By Ruby Yusuf
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Travelling with children is a prospect that often conjures up images of being trapped in a car with screaming kids in the back and an endless road trip ahead, or having to hush a wailing child on a cramped airplane while attempting to ignore angry glares from fellow passengers.
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How To Help Your Child Sleep Better At Night By Ruby Yusuf
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Almost every parent shares the experience of being constantly awakened at all hours of the night by a crying baby. Frustration and stress are natural emotions that result, especially for over-tired parents. However, one mustn’t despair because there are many valuable tips and methods that can be used to aid sleep-resistant babies and toddlers.
According to many experts, parents who are trying to get their children to sleep consistently through the night need to realize that results aren’t immediate. Sleep cannot be forced on a child; rather he or she needs to fall asleep naturally. Experts like to use the phrase "setting the stage for sleep" which encompasses techniques such as having a regular bedtime routine and creating a comfortable environment that will help to encourage children to relax, wind down, and understand that sleep is anticipated. A bedtime routine can include relaxing activities like a bath, bedtime story, dimming the lights, and a lullaby. It is also a wonderful way to connect with your child who will gradually learn that the soothing routine every night is a prelude to sleep...
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Encouraging Healthy Eating Habits in Children
 Getting youngsters to eat more nutritious foods has been a frustrating battle that parents have faced for generations. It is a familiar scene at many dinner tables as parents watch their children take their time to carefully pick out and push aside any vegetables on their plates. Desserts of course are a different story as they are usually gobbled down in record time with nary a fuss. Children tend to prefer to load up on foods that are high in fat or sugar not only because of how they taste, but also because the rapidly growing bodies of youngsters naturally crave energy producing carbohydrates. Unfortunately, children’s lives have become more sedentary, and as a result, obesity rates in the younger generation are steadily increasing...
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