Posts Tagged ‘Children’

« Older Entries

Holistic Health Tips to Prevent Infant, Childhood, and Adolescent Asthma

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

In today’s day and age, asthma is all over the place. Asthma is so common that I would venture that we all know at least one person who suffers from this chronic condition. Maybe a family member, a friend, a neighbor’s child… what we know is that at least 20 million Americans experience asthma and the numbers are rising each year.??Wheezing, chest tightness, and being short of breath are the most common symptoms of asthma and can happen day or night. Adults with asthma are more likely to know what their body feels like during symptoms. Kids, on the other hand, are often confused and unable to communicate what is happening to them. They wonder why they aren’t breathing right and why they can’t do what they normally do. Sometimes it is hard for a parent to identify asthma symptoms when they are happening to their child. Talk about a disempowering situation!??Some lesser known symptoms for childhood asthmatics include:? Coughing spells during play, at night, or even after laughing; rapid or labored breathing/chest retractions while breathing ; Less energy while playing/Not able to keep up with their friends during play; feeling weak or tired ; tight chest and neck muscles.

Why I Specialize in Treating Asthma as a Naturopathic Doctor

I had asthma when I was a child. Whenever I played soccer or basketball as a kid, my parents always knew I was struggling when my shoulders were hunched up toward my ears. I was not conscious of this because I just wanted to get more air in and keep playing. So how does this feel? The best way to feel what an asthmatic feels is to breathe in and out of a coffee straw. Purse your lips around the straw, pinch your nose, and take a few moments to try and draw air in and out only through the straw. You will find it’s not easy!??  Some children with asthma feel a level of discomfort fairly regularly. Some only experience symptoms during attacks. Sometimes it is only during certain seasons. Because of all the variables, it is important to have your child examined by a medical professional. Identification of asthma is often difficult; finding solutions for your child is even more important.

Understanding Sensitivity and Hyper-Reactivity

I’ve stated in other articles that asthmatics have two features in common: a sensitive airway tract and hyper-reactivity to environmental triggers. When I state that asthmatics have a “sensitive airway tract”, I am referring to an underlying susceptibility within the respiratory system. Everyone is subjected to air pollution, common allergens, and changes in temperature, but not everyone responds with constricted airways.??Within the airway tract of a child with asthma, immune system cells release inflammation producing chemicals. Histamine is the inflammatory chemical we are most familiar with, but several others are implicated as well. Leukotrienes are even more potent inflammatory mediators. When these inflammatory molecules are within the respiratory passages, an individual will have asthmatic symptoms.

Natural Health Solutions to Prevent Asthma Attacks

The bottom line is that an asthmatic produces these chemicals once exposed to triggers within the environment. Therefore, I would recommend several steps to prevent this event from occurring. Making the following steps are likely to help reduce the likelihood that a child will experience asthma as frequently. 1. Purchase a high quality HEPA air filter and run the machine in the child’s bedroom at night. Asthma symptoms are often worse at night, and a HEPA filter reduces the allergens in the air.  2. Cover your children’s pillow with allergen encasements. Mattress encasements are also available. High quality encasements are vital for creating a barrier between the sleeper and dust mites, the most common allergen.  3. Launder bed sheets once weekly in hot water. 4. Keep pets out of the bedroom. I know, this is not a popular suggestion…but it can be an extremely important one! 5. Have your home checked for water damage. Whether in the floors, walls, basement or crawl space, the presence of water attracts mold and other common triggers of asthma. 6. See your local naturopathic doctor to incorporate holistic health recommendations.

As always follow the advice of your medical doctor or other healthcare professional; asthma can be a very severe condition and medicine is often recommended to ensure safety. Adding in these tips will help your child to breathe free more naturally.

Lewis Family Natural Health is a husband and wife team of naturopathic physicians in Asheville, North Carolina. Drs. Kristina and Eric Lewis specialize in holistic women’s health, homeopathy, herbal medicine, nutritional counseling, all natural weight loss and healthy lifestyle coaching. For more information visit http://www.LewisNaturalHealth.com.
character education

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Adolescents | 5 Comments »

Parenting Through and After a Divorce

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Divorce is an ongoing process in a person’s life. As people pass through the different stages of divorce, their experiences are unique to their situations. There is no such thing as a typical divorce. All parents must strive to find out what works effectively for their individual family. When children are involved, the result does not have to end with a negative impact.

Co-parenting during and after a divorce helps to reassure children that the parental roles will continue. It applies to all parents whether they are married or divorced. The extent to which parents can effectively co-parent and refrain from conflict in the presence of their children greatly determines how children will adjust to the transitions associated with divorce. As most experts will agree, the continued conflict and disparaging of the other parent are the most harmful aspects of divorce and the most detrimental to children.

Becoming healthy, cooperative parents and working together for your children’s sake is one of the most beneficial things that parents can do for their children. Parents who successfully transition from being a married couple to supportive divorced parents will be able to establish a healthy emotional environment for their children.

During a divorce it is common for emotions to surface and very tempting to get caught in historical arguments. The end result is almost always hurtful and the focus on the children’s best interest is often lost. Leave the issues of your marriage in the past to avoid the pain that lead to the divorce. Find ways to discuss your feelings and receive the support needed from family, friends or health professionals to help guide you through the difficult stages. Taking the time to address your own needs will help your children. Children will feel more secure if they sense that their parents are emotionally healthy. Having healthy outlets for your own feelings will help you get through the divorce process successfully and alleviate some of the stress associated with it.

Divorce does not have to mean that children will suffer. The parents may be deciding to end their marriage, but that is separate from their responsibilities as a parent. Children should be able to continue to have a healthy relationship with each parent whether they are married or not.

Susan Woodard, M.S., LMFT is the author and owner of the court approved Positive Parenting Through Divorce workbook. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Clinical Director of the Atrium Counseling Center in Broward County, Florida, where she has been practicing for over 12 years.
Buffalo NY plastic surgeon

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Educational Related | No Comments »

Parenting Twenty-Something Children While They Find Their Way

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Most parents have trouble communicating with their twenty-something children. It is a difficult stage of life, a transitional time when adult children ignore their parent’s advice or view them as clueless. Many times the adult children will become unappreciative and hostile, pushing the parent/child relationship into a downward spiral.
Martha Pope Gorris, author of Parenting Twenty-Something Kids says, “There are a lot of things we are doing that need fixing. I think what happens with a lot of us is that we get comfortable with an instructional mode of parenting. When our kids get into their twenties we are still giving advice, still instructing, still guiding. And that is not what our children need. It is important to accept that fact.”
When Pope’s two daughters reached adulthood, she looked for proactive information about how to better communicate with them. She found there was very little available to help families with this transitional stage in both a child’s and a parent’s life. Through her research, she wrote an inspirational guide for parents, suggesting powerful tips for developing healthier relationships with 20-something kids.
First, Gorris says, “Recognize the new challenge associated with parenting twenty-something children. It’s difficult, but rewarding.” Sometimes it helps mom and dad to look back to when they were in their twenties. They will remember it was a time of independent growth, of not wanting or needing a parent’s advice. This realization helps with the transition from parenting methods used for young children to a whole new set of rules for young adults.
All parents want their children to become independent, able to take care of themselves and become successful adults. In order for this to happen, parents have to stop trying to control them. Control only leads to a defensive attitude in children, pushing them further away. Ask yourself: Will these words or this action promote a healthier relationship with my child? Then act accordingly.
Expectations are another form of control. Parents expect certain things from their adult children; after all, they raised them with particular goals in mind. For many young adults, the expectations of parents are totally different from the ones they see for themselves. Parents need to let go and accept the choices of their child, and stop giving advice and listen.
Listening is extremely important at this stage. Listen to the goals your children have for themselves. Listen seriously; make eye contact, giving them your undivided attention. Become a friend they can confide in, rather than a controlling authority figure. Respect what they have to say; support their decisions in the same way you would respect one of your friends or colleagues.
Share your own experiences with your adult children. Tell them stories from your past, allowing them to choose if they want to follow your example or not. Your stories can teach them valuable lessons, making you more like a friend than an authoritarian figure. This new parenting technique will be more effective when dealing with adult children. They will come to view you as an equal, and a loving friend they can trust.
The most important thing is to show your children love without strings, no matter what path they choose. Remember, your children may not hold all the same beliefs and viewpoints that you do. Accept them for the people they have become, affirming them despite their poor decisions, or mistakes. Let them know you love and care about them, always being available for them if they need you. Always give them proactive support and affirmation.
Many parents feel they are powerless at this time in their children’s lives. They regret mistakes they made when their children were young. But is never too late to start again. Be honest, willing to apologize to them if it is necessary, telling them you would like to do better as a parent. That honesty and authenticity will help your relationship grow into one of mutual love and respect.

Dr. Proactive, Randy Gilbert produces the “Inside Parenting Success Show”, hosted by Jodie Lynn. She presents her interview with Martha Pope Gorris (MarthaPopeGorris.com) based upon the tips from her book. Hear the interview for free: http://www.insidesuccessradio.com/Guests/Martha.Gorris
Logo Design

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Educational Related | No Comments »

Parents Leave Your Emotional Baggage At The Door

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Recently I ran across a parenting blog in which the writer was reviewing an educational product. She immediately lost credibility with me when in her first paragraph, she wrote that the product made her feel like vomiting, and then used some form of sexual innuendo to refer to the innocuous item.I was curious: What kind of a person could have such an over-the-top, bizarre reaction to something so banal?
Reading her bio and other personal blog entries, I learned that she is haunted by a very sad childhood, filled with sexual abuse and parental abandonment. The non-physical disciplinary technique she was critiquing appears to have triggered her childhood feelings of terror, abuse and abandonment. I wondered, as I read her words, if the pain from her childhood was spilling over into her parenting.
It is important for us as parents to be aware of the emotional baggage that we bring from childhood into our children’s lives. Divorce, abuse, bullying, abandonment, neglect and the many other bad experiences one can have in childhood, often spill over into adulthood, and can have a drastic effect on how adults shape their children. It is hard enough to navigate through childhood without having to shoulder the hurt, anger and frustration of one’s parents.
Parents do not want childhood events affecting their adult decision making. It is natural that feelings are going to “come up” when we interact with our children. Parenting is much harder than anyone says and far more emotionally charged. It should be the intent of parents to calmly and rationally assess situations and respond fittingly. It can be irresponsible and counterproductive to make parenting decisions impulsively, stemming from feeling.
As Steven Covey says in The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People: BETWEEN STIMULUS AND RESPONSE IS OUR FREEDOM TO CHOOSE.We have self-awareness, imagination, conscience and independent will. Responsibility is the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice, based on values, rather than a product of their conditions, based on feeling.
Bearing that in mind, the responsible parent lets the feeling come up: frustration, anger, stress, disappointment etc., pauses to choose a response, and then responds based on what is appropriate, not based on what she/he feels. Kids are precious, innocent, and impressionable; they deserve a suitable adult response to their normal child behavior.
The mom blogger above lost her authority as an expert on parenting techniques because her unresolved childhood issues forced her to respond irrationally. The venom that she spewed would have been perfectly appropriate if directed toward, say, a child murderer, but when directed towards a simple product, her reaction was weirdly out of proportion. One can only hope that when faced with parenting issues that trigger her in the same manner, she doesn’t respond with the same rage.
Parents who have unresolved issues leftover from childhood owe it to themselves and their children to take action. Working through painful emotions with a trained professional can free them up to make rational choices. Their defensiveness can be replaced by thoughtful and mature responses and decisions. A well thought out, appropriate response, is far healthier for parent and child.
All people experience hurt and disappointment during childhood. If those childhood experiences are going to have a negative effect on one’s offspring, then it is prudent to deal with the pain. Identifying that a painful past is affecting one’s decision making and then seeking help to resolve those issues, assures parents that they don’t pass on the hurt they are experiencing, to their own children. Kids deserve a positive upbringing and the guidance of a rational, loving adult unencumbered with ghosts from the past.

car rental Tenerife

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Educational Related | No Comments »

4 Successful Parenting Tips I Learned From My Harvard Mba Husband

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

My husband is an insightful businessman with the unique ability to create something out of nothing, envision the future, work efficiently and strategically, and quickly get to the bottom line. In his books and seminars he teaches useful business strategies to high level executives so that they can grow their businesses successfully. His clients rave about the results they achieve when they implement his lessons.
Eager to have the same successful results parenting that my husband’s clients have with their businesses, I have incorporated four of his business practices into my parenting technique.
Think Strategically
When one thinks strategically he or she devises a careful plan of action to carry out and achieve a goal. Strategic thinking is a helpful tool for today’s busy parents who are pulled in many different directions and pressed for time. Set a goal and devise a smart plan to achieve the goal. Strategic thinking can be used in conjunction with meal planning, grocery shopping, leaving the house in the morning, etc.
For example, getting the kids to bed at the same time every evening is a great goal that can often go awry for many households. Creating a step by step plan, in this case a bedtime ritual, is an excellent means towards achieving the goal of consistent bedtimes. As children become more and more familiar with the bedtime ritual their internal clocks get set and falling asleep gets easier and easier.
Strategic thinking makes parenting easier because the whole family knows and adheres to a good plan and with a minimum of stress, achieves their goals.
Time Management
Good time management asks two questions: Is the activity of value? If the activity is of value, what is the best way to do it efficiently? Parents who find that the day is overwhelming, should ask themselves whether the majority of their time is being spent doing important activities efficiently.
There are four questions that should be asked when determining the efficiency of their activities: Should the activity be done at all? Does the activity need to be done now? Can someone else do it? Does the activity have to be done perfectly or is good enough, good enough?
A simple example is setting the table for the evening meal. The answer for most families is, “Yes, this is an important activity.” Does mom or dad have to step away from the stove to set the table now? “No, a child would feel proud to do it now.” Does it have to be approved by the Queen of England? “No, good enough will do and I am proud my child completed the table, not guilty that it isn’t perfect.”
Create Possibility and Move Things Forward
Creating possibility opens the future to bright and wonderful situations and creates opportunity. Moving things forward happens when the person acts on the possibility created.
Parents should be coming from the possibility of love for children when there is opportunity to express it. For example, when a parent is faced with a challenging discipline situation, he can scream and lose his marbles or he can come up with ideas or possibilities to express his love while still managing the children’s behavior.
“Maybe my kids are out of control because we have been in the car all morning, if I take them to the shore and let them run on the beach for an hour I bet we would all calm down.” Moving things forward is then simply Dad driving to the beach and having a wonderful time rough housing with the kids for an hour.
Another way of thinking about this is Stephen Covey’s concept of choice. As he says in The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People:
“BETWEEN STIMULUS AND RESPONSE IS OUR FREEDOM TO CHOOSE. We have self-awareness, imagination, conscience and independent will. Responsibility is the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice, based on values, rather than a product of their conditions, based on feeling.”
Manage Risk
With every activity in life there is the chance that something could go wrong. Putting a baby in the tub and feeding whole grapes to toddlers are high risk parenting activities. Moving the baby from the crib to a bed with a rail is medium risk and coloring at the counter with washable markers is low risk but risky all the same.
Thinking ahead will help parents manage risk and will minimize the likelihood that something might go wrong. Parents need to get in the habit of asking themselves, “If I let my kids do this, what is the most likely outcome.”
Parents should measure the probability of something (good or bad) happening multiplied by the negative impact if it does happen. They should then ask, “What is the cost of eliminating the risk?”
For example: Electrical outlets are dangerous if a child sticks a fork in one, so parents are willing to go to the baby store and buy outlet protectors. A child might possibly be able to remove an outlet cover, but is that slight risk worth the parent hiring an electrician to come in and move all of the electrical outlets up to the ceiling?
Parents who overestimate the probability that something will happen, compulsively worry and hover. People who underestimate risk don’t provide a safe environment for kids. Good parents are able to correctly estimate risk so that they protect their children when the risk is too high and loosen up the reigns when the risk is low.
Applying these business management practices to the everyday challenges of parenting will help give parents tools to parent more efficiently and with less stress. Parenting thoughtfully and creatively will model effective adult behavior to children and create a calm and peaceful home.

Movie Plots

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Educational Related | No Comments »

Helicopter Parents: Why are Some Parents so Overprotective?

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

We hear it everyday. Many of today’s parents are more overprotective than they once were. Teachers complain that parents are doing their children’s homework for them. Children complain that they can’t do anything without being under the watchful eyes of Mom or Dad. No matter where the children are or what they’re doing, their parents are not very far away.

Most parents certainly mean well. They want the best for their children. It’s clear that parents should get involved with their children’s lives as a positive mentor, teacher, and guide. As a society, we want parents to care about their children’s feelings, successes, and goals. But sometimes, some Moms and Dads might do too much for their children. This can inhibit their children’s ability to learn how to work and play independently.

A helicopter parent is one who hovers over their child and swoops in at any sign of discomfort or challenge. They are considered by most to be overprotective.

Parents can be overprotective for all different reasons. Here are a few:

1. Need for control: Moms and Dads can’t control Bin Laden. They have no control over the pedophiles or the kidnappers they read about in the paper. They can, however, control how their children spend their time and of course, with whom.

2.Bigger, Better, Faster: Children who are learning skills are usually slower and less adept than their parents. Therefore, it’s not surprising for parents to feel that “It will be faster, bigger, bolder, and just plain better if I take charge.”

3. Fear the failure: These Moms and Dads can not stand by and watch their child feel inadequate, unprepared, or miserable in any way. It is too heartbreaking. They believe that it’s their job to shield their child from these negative emotions.

4. Desire to live vicariously: These Moms and Dads spend their time doing a large amount of their child’s work and looking for acceptance and approval for their own performance. They get personally invested in every aspect of every activity their child engages in and take it to heart when their child fails.

5. Entitlement: These parents are constantly checking to see how you are treating their child in comparison to others. They keep their eyes on everyone else’s plate. They believe that their child should get more of your time, additional energy from your staff, and lots of free “extras.” If it will help their child, they will ask for it.

6. Need to keep them young: Some Moms and Dads are saddened by the idea of their children maturing and needing them less. When children are dependent on their parents, parents can feel needed and wanted.

It takes a very patient, secure parent to allow their children to employ self reliance. Children who are self reliant are confident in their own skills and therefore, are more apt to go after their dreams.

Known as “The Character Queen,” Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman is a child development specialist, success coach, and parenting expert. Her tips-based style makes her a favorite among both parents and teachers. She’s the creator of the Powerful Words Character Toolkit, a character education system used in children’s after-school and day-care programs. For more information or to contact Dr. Robyn, please visit her Powerful Parenting Blog at http://www.DrRobynsBlog.com or her website at http://www.DrRobynSilverman.com
Business Logo Design

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Educational Related | No Comments »

The 5 C’s of Parenting

Monday, December 14th, 2009

If you will dare to care, to correct in love, to share the teachings of charity, and demonstrate genuine concern, you will model responsible parenting principles. Below I’ve detailed a few approaches that promote a strong parent-child relationship and keep the lines of communication open:

Communication: In the eleventh chapter of Deuteronomy, parents were instructed to teach the words of Yahweh to their children, talking about them at home and when away from home. Abraham, in the book of Genesis, was told to educate his children and household to keep the way of the Lord. Likewise, Christian parents must communicate with their children. The two types of communication are verbal (spoken words), and non-verbal (actions and body language). As a child’s first teacher, parents should talk with the child about your familial beliefs, values, morals, expectations, and how to live with and get along with others. However, in addition to talking with them, a parent should also be an effective listener of the needs and concerns of their children. Developing two-way communication in the early years increases the likelihood a child will continue to communicate with parents throughout their preteen and teenage years when the influence of peers is at its highest and most concentrated.

Caring: A Christian parent will be caring. Caring for a child requires giving unconditional love. In the second chapter of Titus, older women were given instructions to teach what was good and provide an example for younger women so that they would love their husbands and children. “Love is the fulfilling of the law.” – Romans 13:10b NRSV. Love is demonstrated through actions and words. Caring for a child requires a parent to give of him/herself. To care means to provide a child with not only the basic necessities of food, clothing and shelter, but also nurturing the child to grow, learn and exceed his/her genetic potential. Similar to the Hallmark slogan, a Christian parent cares enough to give the very best. The practice of giving a child one’s best will eliminate a large percentage of the physical, emotional and verbal abuse and neglect prevalent in society today.

Concern: A Christian parent will always show concern. Concern involves providing appropriate responses to the needs, moods, feelings, emotions, thoughts and actions of a child. A parent will show interest in the child and the child’s development. Concern can be communicated by asking a child how his/her day was, what was learned. It is quality time in which the parent assists the child to explore the environment. One cannot look at the flowers, insects, clouds and other marvels of creation with a child without using some of the time to talk about the Creator. Through concern, a parent teaches social skills that include accepting correction, accepting rejection, sharing, conflict resolution and respecting the feelings and property of others. Concern is reflected in the relationship that is established. The author of Romans 12 lists the marks of a true Christian. Loving one another with mutual affection shows concern. When shown in the formative years, preteens and teenagers are less likely to rebel against parents’ questions or view questions as an invasion of privacy.

Charity: In Bible dictionaries, charity and love are synonymous with one another. Loving thy neighbor as thyself can be found in multiple passages in the New Testament. Such love is demonstrated by providing for those in need. Webster’s Dictionary defines charity as goodwill, generosity and helpfulness towards others. A Christian parent will demonstrate charity by teaching compassion and sensitivity to the thoughts, feelings, experiences and needs of others…especially those who are in need or less fortunate than they are.

Correction: Ephesians 6:4 (NRSV) states, “…fathers [and mothers] do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” Discipline, often equated with punishment, is defined as corrective or formative training. For discipline to be effective, it does not have to be punitive. Hitting or spanking a child in anger should be avoided at all costs. Because an angry person’s behavior generally reflects a lack of control, all the child sees is the parent’s reaction which supersedes the initial reason for the disciplinary act. This angered approach often develops angry, defiant children rather than obedient ones. Developing a child through instruction has a positive impact upon a child. Proverbs 22:6 (NRSV) says, “Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray.” A Christian parent will strive to train a child by instilling morals and values, teaching right from wrong, and that misbehaving has consequences. This includes explaining why an action or behavior is inappropriate, and then teaching the preferred, more appropriate behavior. Correction involves consequences. Consequences may involve an apology and restitution which will encourage the acceptance of ownership for the inappropriate behavior, promote responsibility and prevent delinquency.

Using these basic approaches to parenting will not only make for a better parent-child relationship in your own home, but will lend a strong and effective blueprint for the child to use in the rearing of their own children in the future. Most importantly these steps serve as ways to continue to give glory to God in our everyday lives.

GX Magazine is a multi media publication that is positively impacting lives, emmpowering culture and redeeming technology. Our mission is to help others achieve their dreams through a personal relationship with Christ Jesus.
wooden toys new zealand

Tags: , , , ,
Posted in Educational Related | No Comments »

Parenting Guide for Adolescents

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Adolescence is your youngster’s final transition to adulthood. It is probably the most challenging stage for your child and also for you as parents. You will be surprised to notice that your tried and tested skills for dealing with your child is no longer quite as effective. The same is true with your disciplinary techniques, you will discover that your well polished parentings skills no longer have the same effect now that you are dealing with your maturing and somewhat defiant teen.

As parents of a teenager, you are now dealing with a new entity so you must adjust and acquire a new set of skills in terms of communication, discipline and conflict resolution. This is completely challenging and may knock you completely off guard if you are not prepared for the changes that lie ahead. It would then be wise to seek out information about teen parenting tips and get expert advice, otherwise you risk losing control over your teenager.

As your teen grows and changes, you must keep up and change as well particularly on how you view and treat this maturing person. You must face the fact that your child is no longer a baby and that he is going through the critical stage of transition to adulthood. Your support and guidance is needed more than ever, this turbulent stage poses tremendous pressure on parents because how you handle this stage could later determine your child’s final character. It is indeed stressful but it is also quite rewarding if you can react appropriately to this milestone in your teen’s development.

It may console you a bit to know that you are not alone and most parents also go through this turbulent and unpredictable stage of adolescent life. There are also tons of information and guidelines that you can take advantage of to make the transition as successful and problem free as possible. On the other hand, if you believe that you can no longer handle the situation on your own, you can always seek professional help before things spiral out of control.

Mia is a full time Internet Marketer that manage a site for helping troubled teens and their families. She is always available for any help about teen problems via 1-866-573-6566. Call now!
Best Smartphone Software

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Adolescents | No Comments »

10 Effective Ways to Parenting Toddlers While Dining Out!

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Toddlers always scream in public. It can be embarrassing situation for every parent while parenting toddlers. Parents face difficulty when they take their toddlers for dining out. Here are effective ways in parenting toddler while dining out.

Effective ways in parenting toddler while dining out:

1. Preparation and practice! If you have preparation and practice while parenting toddler, dining out can be an enjoyabe experinece for the entire family. Dealing with infant needs only preparation, but parenting toddler requires both aspects.

2. Disruptive behavior! Toddlers behave in disruptive way when they are hungry, need a diaper change or tired. Toddlers get bored during the waiting periods that are a part of restaurant dining which leads to disruptive behavior. Parenting toddler is easy if you prepare for these situations before only.

3. Selecting the restaurant! Restaurant selection is the first step in preparation. Find out whether the tables are set far apart that other diners will not be disturbed by your toddler noise. Find whether there is a place for breastfeeding so that a mother can feel comfortable nursing her toddler.

Find if there is room for diaper changing. Find out whether the restaurant is busy and the peak dining hours. If the restaurant is busy, quick service will not be there.

4. Practice in parenting toddler! When you enter the restaurant, practice comes into picture. You have to teach the toddler how to dine out. Start small and work your way. When you are starting to teach your toddler, select a family friendly place so that they will accept the behavior and noise of toddlers. Fast food places are the better option to teach toddlers in the beginning.

5. Don’t choose! Do not chose the restaurant which have play ground types of acivities and equipment for children. Such type of restaurants encourages loud behavior which is not what you are trying to accomplish. Once your toddler is habituated with fast paced settings, you can slowly work on your way to more formal settings.

6. Be prepared while parenting toddler! Bring a blanket for breastfeeding at the table. Make sure to have plenty of formula for a bottle fed baby. For a toddler, bring finger foods or light snacks to nibble while waiting for the main dish. Arrange the dining time to coincide with the normal mealtime of the toddler. Don’t offer unnecessarily to save his appetite for the meal.

7. Time is important! Select the time as it is important factor. You can choose nap time for young infant because baby can sleep happily in car seat or in your lap with breast or bottle while you can have peaceful meal.

While parenting toddler, select the time for best performance level for meal out. If your toddler is tired and meal timings are changed, it can lead to difficult situation.

8. No boredom! While parenting toddler, come prepared with the things so that they cannot get bored. Encourage them to do their own activities so that you can spend some time with your dining companions. You can get crayons and coloring books so that your toddler can enjoy.

9. Get the toddler things! While parenting toddler, bring your own supplies. Toddler cup with spill proof lid, paper towels or napkins, and package of baby wipes are good preventive measures.

10. Quick getaway! Be prepared to make a quick getaway if necessary. If your toddler behavior makes that necessary, you can simply getaway. Don’t bribe or bargain a toddler for good behavior. You feel inconveneint getting up and leaving at that moment but it can lead to long term behavioral gains.

With preparation and practice, parenting toddlers will become easy at the restaurant. While parenting toddlers, you have to remember these things so that the toddlers follow and carry into other social situations and make meals at home more pleasant.

Visit Parenting Tips Blog

<a href="http://www.theparentszone.com” rel=”nofollow”>The Parenting blog helps you learn everything you need to know about proper parenting of your child. Know more about parenting in relation to various aspects like infants, toddlers, teens, single parents, working parents, child behavioral problems, etc. Visit http://www.theparentszone.com
How to Catch Cheating Spouse

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Educational Related | No Comments »

Parental Rights – Roles – Responsibilities

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Its Not Easy

No one said it would be easy – the rights, roles and responsibilities of parents have been so disguised and disfigured that they are nothing more than a cloudy haze.  Parenthood has been encumbered with so many changes, new laws and rules that it’s hard to perceive what is real and what is not!

As a mother of four and grandmother of seven, my 67 years here on this “ole mother earth” gives me a decided edge on the evolution of parenthood and the affects it has had on our country and on our families.

During a portion of the 60 plus years I’ve been on the inside of parenthood looking out and as my children became parents – my position has been on the outside looking in …  My eldest child is a single parent with three children and I’ve experienced firsthand the struggles that single parents must endure.

My youngest child has a traditional marriage; both parents are professionals and work long hours.  Their children have non-parental caregivers for a portion of each day.

My middle child opted for an old-fashioned marriage, the mother stayed at home and the father remained in the work force.  They are the living proof that an old fashioned marriage can survive in our modern society.

Divorce, shacking up with the opposite sex and addictions aren’t strangers to our family.   In fact, we’ve been shaken up and repeatedly tested for weaknesses and yet our family unit remains strong and resilient.   My family isn’t unique, no sir, there are millions of other families that have or are being challenged and they too will survive.

Although government and religion is mentioned in this little book – this isn’t a debate about either one.   It’s about our children and the pain they’re experiencing due to a major breakdown in the parent/child relationship caused by the “meddlers, peddlers and the gov.

The meddlers are the ones who actually changed the once strong foundation of our Nation;  they are the ones who have aggressively removed the rights of parents by attacking all things that are morally and spiritually based.

Prayer has been removed from our schools and as a second thought the Ten Commandments were tossed out of our courts and public places, because it was their right – I don’t think so!

Their strategy for removing parental rights was based on timing and assistance from the peddlers.  The peddler’s job(media) was to sell us the propaganda about “self” and the pleasures of life we’d been missing.  

(In September of 2008, the news media is still working hard to hand feed us information that has been revised, rearranged and regurgitated in order to evoke a specific response from us.)

This partnership between the “meddlers & peddlers” was a game of chess and after their pawns had a solid position in the Supreme Court and when our government was sitting around with their “pants down” or whatever our leaders have been doing the past several decades – they methodically made their moves.

Excuse my insensitivity, but when our society flaunts a new era about “self” that is harming our children – I get more than a little bit agitated.   Children are the future of America; each and every one of them deserve the tools, support and love that America is capable of giving them.

Regardless of one’s religion, Atheist, Mormon, Jew, Christian or other – it’s time to bring morality back to our Nation all for the love of our children.  Whether you believe in God or not, surely you will concede that “One Nation Under God” is a basic human right granted to all by our forefathers.

It’s a fundamental right that wasn’t broken and didn’t need fixed: it has been the mainstay and the solid foundation for our country since it was founded.  You have the right to believe whatever you wish, but no one has the right to mess around with our Constitution!

Basically, it’s like getting up one morning and saying, “I don’t like the direction the freeway traffic is headed – so I’ll just drive the wrong way regardless of who it may hurt.”

Our country must make decisions that are good for the majority and we shouldn’t have to worry about a few disgruntled bystanders, who spend all of their time chipping away at our countries’ foundation.  It’s not about me, it’s not about you – it’s about our children and their children.

Here’s a perfect example of the “meddlers & peddlers” in action.  CNN announced to the world that the Republican VP nominee’s daughter is pregnant, wow, so are 750,000 other teens in our US.

Their family isn’t immune to adversity, but I’m betting the father and mother will support and continue loving their young daughter.  What this does mean is our news media with some outside help will take this piece of news and beat it to death.

There’s only one message here, “Real people have real problems.”   None of us are immune to adversity!  Usually, stones can only be thrown so long before they loose their sting!  

Hopefully Americans can filter through the media maize make wise decisions this election year.  Parents are tired of the same ole, same ole from all politicians – they want the mud slinging to stop.

Idle promises and what ifs no longer satisfy our parents and grandparents;  they are starting to take back their “rights, roles and responsibilities.”   They want real solutions for real problems and they’re searching for leaders who are capable of leading!

Leaders who can aggressively get us out of debt, revive our economy, provide health insurance for all and the list goes on…   So parents, grandparents and concerned citizens, “We can continue blaming, criticizing and pointing our finger or we can stop our “pity party” and get back to the basics of parenthood.

Actually, parents and grandparents are the heroes who can put America back on its once strong foundation, but we need a little bit of help here before the election. 

Next,  America needs an honest, unbiased news source that will get off the political bandwagon and return to good journalism and editorials.  It’s time for someone out in the fantasy world of news to join hands with us and work for a common cause – give us the truth (not a garbled up bunch of crap.)

It’s not the responsibility of the media to make decisions for us, our children or our country.  It’s their responsibility to deliver the cold hard facts better know as the real truth!

We’ll do just fine making the right decision and we don’t need them messing with our heads anymore.  Next, we only have a few days before the Presidential Election and the candidates should be concentrating(once again) on our broken economy, fuel problems, health, education etc… 

We need to know step by step how they will address the major issues that our country faces at this time – promises aren’t going to be a big hit in this upcoming election.

It’s obvious that our candidates in 2008 are playing the old game of “king of the mountain or hill.”   The propaganda and candidate bashing doesn’t really help their cause and it’s losing us valuable time and money.

More time is being spent on politicking than on our Nation’s future.  It’s time for someone to remove themselves from the vicious political scam and get real!  It’s okay to tell us the truth – we’re resilient, hardworking citizens that can support an honest government, but please cut the theatrics. 

One more thing must occur before our Nation can get on the road to recovery – parents must retrieve their “God” given rights and become awesome role models for their children.

Fathers and mothers need to become the head of the household again and guide, direct, teach and discipline their children.  Getting back to the basics of love will ensure a strong foundation for America and leave a legacy for our children that they can wrap their arms around.

Let’s not allow this Presidential Election to be a fashion show or political popularity fiasco – frankly color, sex or race certainly shouldn’t be deciding factors when we go to the polls and select our countries leaders for the next four years.  Haven’t we had enough of the our “Government’s” box office hits that are here today and gone tomorrow?   There are 5 other chapters that can be seen onlin for free:  http://www.yourannie.com

As Always,

Annie

Grandmother of 7 who loves to jog, write, play with my grandchildren and debate with my grown children.

win back ex girlfriend

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Educational Related | No Comments »

« Older Entries