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Parenting Tips

A toddler having a tantrum is not a fun thing to deal with or watch!  I have had my fair share of them with my three kids.  I saw when I used the following strategy their tantrums got shorter and the whole process of eliminating them was fairly short as well (as compared to other [...]

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In today’s society we’ve been letting our kids slide on earning the money they get. Many parents give their kids whatever they want, plus an allowance. Preparing our children for adulthood is our job as parents. Here’s an e-mail I received from Jim Fay, co-founder of the Love and Logic Institute in [...]

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As I sit here typing this my 5 year old is trying to quietly run back and forth between his room and the guest room where his older brother has be exiled to for the night.  Getting my boys to bed at night, and staying in bed, can be such a tiring task!  Ever been [...]

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“The number of drowning fatalities of children younger than five in swimming pools and spas has increased to a yearly average of 283 for the years 2003 to 2005 from a yearly average of 267 for the years 2002 to 2004, according to a report released Wednesday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Most of [...]

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Teens are starting to use alcohol at earlier age than ever before.  We’re actually seeing pre-teens admitting to experimenting with alcohol!  Yes!  Our babies!!  Here’s some information to help you on this topic from Kendra Smiley:
Here is the bad news:  According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, “On average, [...]

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