Family Matters
Special Thanks This Thanksgiving
by 1 year, 6 months ago
By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller
Millions of parents will pause this Thanksgiving to do what the day was originally created for giving thanks for the many blessings that exist in their lives. Turkey, pumpkin pie, and the presence of loved ones will receive their fair share of gratitude during this annual ritual of appreciation.
The abundance provided by the universe, opportunities for meaningful work, and the laughter of children will be acknowledged with gratitude by loving parents as they thank the ...
Helping Kids Overcome Their Fears and Phobias
by 1 year, 6 months ago
By Patti Teel
www.pattiteel.com
Children love the fantasy and fun of dressing up in costumes and Halloween is usually an exciting and fun event for them. During October, however, the television networks begin running their annual horror flicks. Remember, young children still have trouble differentiating real life from make believe and many scary movies should be “off limits.”
A number of children have developed deeply rooted fears from watching movies that were too adult and scary. It can also ...
Seven Ways to Ease Kids’ Anxiety When You Date
by 1 year, 7 months ago
By Michele Germain, LCSW
www.thejillprinciple.com
When their parents date, it creates anxiety in children and teens. The changes and losses they have gone through often cause them to feel jealous and insecure. They may become uncooperative, withdrawn, and rebellious or over attached to you. Each child, depending on age and personality, will react differently. But it is important to understand that they are struggling with two main feelings.
First, children hold a fantasy that their parents will be reunited ...
Creating Healthy Boundaries in Stepfamilies
by 8 years, 5 months ago
By Sally Sacks
www.sallysacks.com
To have a healthy and happy stepfamily you must know the importance of boundaries. Stepfamilies are difficult and many fail, often because the children don’t get along at all. The children may not like a stepparent, or the parents own individual ability to deal with these problems is impaired, one sided or simply exhausted. All of these factors contribute to the toppling over of the stepfamily.
Here are some examples of how to ease this situation before it ...
Handling Homework
by 8 years, 5 months ago
Excerpt from The Floppy Sleep Game Book, by Patti Teel
www.pattiteel.com
Limited amounts of homework in the primary grades may be beneficial; however, it should not be excessive, especially in the lower grades. The amount of homework assigned varies greatly from school to school and from teacher to teacher. As a rule of thumb, the National Education Association and the Parent Teacher Association recommend that children in elementary school spend approximately ten minutes of homework per grade. ...
Chance to be involved with a new BBC1 primetime show
by 8 years, 5 months ago
A new BBC1 show is looking for people to ‘wind up’.
Do you have a partner who puts their car first in your relationship? Would you like the chance to get your own back?
With our help you can!
The BBC is looking for fed-up partners who are always playing second fiddle to their loved-one's car. What car do they have? How would they react to being wound up?
Email us with who you want to wind up and why at pranks@12yard.com or call ...
ADHD and Sleep
by 1 year, 7 months ago
By Patti Teel
www.pattiteel.com
Children with ADHD are more likely to have sleep difficulties. However, good sleep hygiene in conjunction with self-soothing relaxation techniques may help to solve your child’s sleep problems.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a neurological condition that is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. There are three subtypes of ADHD that are generally recognized by professionals. There is the predominately hyperactive-impulsive type (children don’t show significant inattention); the predominately inattentive type (the child ...
Nine Ways to Help Children to Cope With Loss and Grief
by 1 year, 7 months ago
By Sally Sacks
www.sallysacks.com
The biggest problem children have in coping with their grief is the inattention and lack of awareness adults have in the need to talk about it, express all kinds of feelings around it, and to help children to find a way to compensate for the loss.
Often parents are ill equipped to deal with grief in their children, because they have a hard time dealing with it themselves. For example many stoic type families just held it ...
Cross-dressing and the Trojan War
by 2 years, 2 months ago
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