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A Dads Thoughts On Dads day
by Lee Wise.(21 Reasons I Love Being A Dad) © Lee Wise All rights reserved What you will read in the next five to eight minutes will not qualify as one of the top ten professionally written articles of the ...
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Soul Mate - a Pain in the Neck
by Nisandeh Neta."and they lived happily ever after... That is how our favorite childhood fairytales have always ended. That is how the romantic movies from Hollywood always end. And that is what the media agencies a...
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For the Love of Mommy
by Jennifer Ottolino.For most of you being a mother is one of the most wonderful and rewarding experiences that you will have in your life. It can also be a time when you feel lost and out of touch with who you are out...
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What Kids Learn That’s POSITIVE from Playing Video Games
by Marc Prensky.“Our family engages in "mindless" video games from time to time ... but it's treated like "junk food"…. It really has no "nutritional" value for our minds.” – Ben Armstrong 1 Like the observer above,...
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Digital Natives and Immigrants
by Marc Prensky.Perhaps the least understood and least appreciated notion among those who design and deliver education today is the fact that our students have changed radically. A really big discontinuity has take...
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Really Good News About Your Children’s Video Games
by Marc Prensky.Research published by University of Rochester neuroscientists C. Shawn Green and Daphne Bavelier has grabbed national attention for suggesting that playing “action” video and computer games has posit...
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Kids Learn To Cooperate In Video Games
by Marc Prensky.A great many parents are concerned that the electronic games their kids play are teaching the kids “negative” messages such as aggression, violence, and isolation from real people. I want to illust...
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What the Matter Is
by Skye Thomas.When my oldest boy was really young, he tickled my mother with that phrase. I would ask him, "What's the matter?" and he would answer me, "Well, what the matter is..." followed by whatever it was t...
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Saving Money on Preschool
by Michelle Jones.As a mom of 4 who's youngest child is about to start Kindergarten this Fall, I'd like to share with you some things I've learned about Preschool over the last ten years, along with a list of readin...
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Children are People, Not Machines
by Jeffrey D. Murrah, LPC.When growing up, my father frequently reminded me to "pay attention to the details." That saying became very real to me in the area of parenting. While raising children, the details make great diff...
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Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Blackmail
by Jeffrey D. Murrah, LPC.Family decision-making is an intriguing phenomenon. Many factors become part of the decision-making process. Emotions play an important part in this activity. Parents and children each use emotion...
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Mutants or Clones?
by Jeffrey D. Murrah, LPC.In a single dose of children's television, I was bombarded with themes of mutants, cyborgs, evolving and the digital world. These words intimidated me at first, until I learned what the shows were ta...
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His Toy, Her Toy
by Jennifer Gove.I remember when my daughter was born. Visions of her and I dressed in pinks and purples sitting in her lacy pink room playing dolls danced threw my head. A year later my son was born ;My husbands vis...

New Mom...New Baby...New Debt??
by Susan Koiner.Ah, there is nothing like being an expectant mom. Along with your expanding waistline comes the ever growing list of products for you and your new bundle of joy. Preparing for a new baby can be a c...

Remember The "Generation Gap"?
by Douglas G. Burkland.The techniques of managing relationships between parents and their children is as old as.. well, parents having children. It's not an easy job, either for the parent or the child. But, the key to any...
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Teaching Children Good Manners
by Rexanne Mancini.Last week in my newsletter, I mentioned that my children knew how to behave in nice restaurants because they had been exposed to the atmosphere at an early age. My idea of well behaved might be diffe...
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How To Potty Train In Two Days
by Carrie Lauth.Ah, potty training! Go to a local bookseller and you will find dozens of books on the subject. Search the Net and there are thousands of websites with information on how to do it stress free. There a...
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Math or Magic?
by Kenneth Williams.As someone once said: "There's an easy way to do something, and an unlimited number of difficult ways". Take simple division, for example: Suppose you need to divide 43 by 9. The answer is 4 (the ...
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If Youd Like to Know Why Reading Matters
by Barbara Freedman-DeVito.HERE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY READING IS SO IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN. WHY DO WE TELL CHILDREN TO READ ? ©2004 We're always telling children that books and reading are good for them, but have we...
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Dressing A Toddler, Whomever She Is Today
by David Leonhardt.Some things we take for granted. Like getting dressed. Unless we are paraplegic, an absolute klutz or have just smoked far too much cabbage, getting dressed is a cinch. Sure, if you happen to be th...
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Friends Are A Gift You Give Yourself
by Skye Thomas.My oldest boy is fifteen and was a real jerk about a month ago. He had gotten pretty full of himself and acted like he was too cool for the rest of the family. Pretty typical teenager behavior, but...
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Tips for Keeping Packed Lunches Fun and Interesting
by Melissa Brantly Severson.• Let the child choose his or her own lunch box or reusable lunch bag. Encourage the child to add decorations, too. • Children like finger foods. Cut chicken, cheese, or meat into bite-sized pieces...
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Educate and Entertain Your Preschooler
by Myranda Morgan.1. New Word of the Day Introduce your preschooler to a new word each morning at breakfast and define it for him. Keep it simple by using synonyms for words he already knows. Example: vehicle can be a...

Family Night on a Budget!
by Cyndi Roberts.When you and your family are on a tight budget, sometimes one of the first things to be cut out is money for entertainment. When our 3 children were small, my husband and I always tried to find fun ...
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Fighting the Pregnancy Blahs
by Lee-Anne Robert.Every pregnant woman has experienced the pregnancy blahs. I can remember feeling so big and unattractive throughout my two pregnancies, and secretly wishing for the pregnancy to be over so that I cou...
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