Parenting

Every parent beams with joy and pride whenever his or her child reads a sentence successfully.

Little Sue-Ann, a 3-year old, has just brought home her first reader from kindergarten. She proudly reads aloud to her parent and the next thing you know, her beaming parent asks Sue-Ann how to spell a particular word. Obviously Sue-Ann’s reply will be, “I don’t know.” That poor 3-year old is feeling a little sad and discouraged for not being to “spell” and without being spared, the parent questions her child again, “How come you don’t know?”

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As parents, we fear the worst for our children. We see an imperfect world, where strangers and circumstances can discourage, frighten, harm, or endanger our little ones. But kids need not be plagued with thoughts of a dangerous world, and parents shouldn’t feel the need to create a protective bubble around them. The best defense is to empower kids with a boost of confidence and how-to-deal skills when facing possible dangers.

What is Self-Esteem?

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I just spoke to a neighbor. He’s a father of two teenaged sons. He told me that his sons play truant and it’s so serious that the headmaster sent him a letter informing him of his sons’ misconduct in school.

I asked him, “If you could turn back the time, what would you have done differently?”

Without a doubt, he pointed out communication is the key to preventing this and other related child discipline problems.

I told myself I don’t want to face this problem 10 years from now when my kids grow up into teens.

To achieve this, getting your child to share his day is crucial. It can make a huge difference in your kids’ life and yours too.

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FACT: Nearly two-thirds of college students have at least one credit card in their name.

What does it tell you as a parent? Your child is going to have at least one credit card – sooner or later.

So why not prepare him the best ways to use credit cards before he leaves for college.

Here’s what you can do:

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No time to exercise since you have a baby?

Get a baby jogging stroller or baby jogger and you can have the best of both worlds: you can exercise and your baby can have fresh air.

Baby jogging strollers come in many styles, colors, and prices. Some great brands are Baby Trend, Baby Jogger, InStep, Schwinn, Bob, Dreamer Design, Tike Tech, and Phil & Ted.

Following are the bestsellers and remember to check out in the reviews what others have to say about a particular model. You don�t want to end up buying what you don�t need.

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