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Three Ways to Use an Identification Card

Author: Wendy Moyer Subscribe to users feed

Published: 28/06/2008

Identification cards are prevalent and useful in many different types of situations. Whether you have or are considering obtaining an identification card for personal or professional reasons, it can come in handy in various ways. 1-Child Identification Cards A child identification card is...

Fun Summer Science Activities

Author: Sara Jones Subscribe to users feed

Published: 25/06/2008

While being on summer vacation can be a fun time for kids when they get out of school, it is also important to encourage the learning process even outside of the classroom. Planning cool science experiments is a great way for parents and children to spend time together, while making it...

Ideas for Picky Eater Kids

Author: Chelsea Aubin Subscribe to users feed

Published: 25/06/2008

Do you have picky eater kids? Nothing is more frustrating for a parent than a child that just won't eat. If you have a picky eater, no matter what their age, you probably already know how hard it can be to make dinner for the family or even to eat over at friends' houses or just to get your child...

Learning Science Together In A Fun Way

Author: Sara Jones Subscribe to users feed

Published: 24/06/2008

As a parent, whether or not you are good in science or if it just has been a really long time since you studied the topic, finding activities to help teach younger children might be difficult. Despite science not being your best subject, the level of difficulty for a girl or boy in the younger...

What We Can Learn From Ants

Author: Victor Epand Subscribe to users feed

Published: 20/06/2008

Personally I have always had a fascination with ants, and although I have never owned an ant kit, I have longed for one for many years! I am most envious therefore, of those children whose parents have purchased one of these kits. In case you haven't come across an ant kit, it is basically two...

How To Promote Core Family Values

Author: Kim Patrick Subscribe to users feed

Published: 20/06/2008

My family knows that I hold honesty as one of our core family values. I often talk to my kids about family values and why we believe in them. I have always had a rule that if a child confesses to something the consequence will be much less than if they tell a lie to cover it. But yesterday...

Nonviolent Communication With Your Children

Author: Marta Perrone Subscribe to users feed

Published: 20/06/2008

After attending a workshop last month in Los Angeles at the Center for Nonviolent Education and Parenting given by the founder and director Ruth Beaglehole, it became quite apparent to me that most childcare providers along with most parents are completely unaware of this amazing method and...

Testing a Prospective Nanny or Housekeeper for Tuberculosis

Author: Marta Perrone Subscribe to users feed

Published: 20/06/2008

In 1989, Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced the goal of eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) from the United States by year 2010. However, today TB and drug-resistant TB cases are continuously reported in every state. An estimated 10 to 15 million persons in the United States are...

Dolls, Figurines And The Value Of Role Play

Author: Victor Epand Subscribe to users feed

Published: 18/06/2008

What is it that girls' dolls and boys' figurines have in common? Admittedly they both have heads, arms and legs, and look vaguely but not entirely human. Girls' dolls tend to be about a foot in height at least, whereas most boys' figurines are around six inches tall. There doesn't appear to be...

Always Reinforce Good Behavior In Children

Author: Kim Patrick Subscribe to users feed

Published: 18/06/2008

My children were angels this morning. Horray! It so makes the morning go easier when things run smoothly of a morning. Two of my kids were up and dressed before 7am and all ready for school - lunches packed, hair combed, teeth brushed, beds made. What a breath of fresh air to get up to that. ...