Parenting Tips

This is a note from Kendra Smiley about how to encourage children.  I think it’s important to encourage our children in order to develop a sense of self-worth, self-confidence and self-esteem.  More importantly is how we do it.  Read on….
“Many people who grew up in the ’50’s say, ‘Nothing I did was ever good enough [...]

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“The most challenging part about letting a new person take care of your children is the uncertainty of their qualifications and references,” says Shivani Vora,  in the article Nanny 911: Seeking Temp Sitters,  The Wall Street Journal, dated March 26, 2009. How can parents answer the qualification question when hunting for [...]

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Over the years it’s been interesting to see what makes a Time-Out work for toddlers and what doesn’t.  When a baby, toddler, or young child has an unwanted behavior we want to interrupt that pattern by immediately placing them in Time-Out. This will send them the message that the behavior was not appropriate and they [...]

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Over the next month or so retailers will be marking down their clothing items to some all-time lows!  They have to move the old inventory to make room for spring and summer fashions.  It’s a great time to stock up on kids clothes for next fall and winter!  Things like sweaters, pants, dresses, jeans, etc. [...]

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