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Top Three Ways To Communicate With Your Child Although many parents become frustrated as they try to maintain an open line of communication between themselves and their children, regardless of age, there are three quite simple ways to attempt to achieve this goal effectively. What About ADHD Teens and Driving? This is one of the most common questions asked of me by parents of teenagers who have ADHD. Just What Is A Learning Disability? A learning disability is defined as a permanent problem that affects a person with average to above average intelligence, in the way that he/she receives, stores, and processes information. Peer Pressure - Five Ways to Help Teenagers Beat Peer Influence Young people generally want to fit in to their various social groups so peer approval is a significant driver for their behaviour. For a young person resisting peer influence can mean isolation or instant ostracising so it sometimes takes great strength of will to refuse to follow the crowd. Parents, Teach Thought-Stopping! Fix Crooked Thinking Caps Does your child pout, blame and brood? Does he gripe, groan, and grumble? Do you worry about your child's attitude? If so, maybe your child's thinking cap is crooked. If it is, you can help. First, understand what's going haywire under that cap. Second, learn how too many crooked thoughts create crummy thinking habits. Third, teach your child how to straighten his thinking cap and grow into a person of character. Public Schools Can Waste 12 Years of Your Child?s Life For over fifty years, public-school officials and politicians have tried one education fad after another. They have all failed. Children should not be turned into victims and educational guinea pigs by public-school authorities. Here's why public schools can waste 12 years of your children's lives and destroy their love of learning: Punishing the Victim -- Why Public Schools Pressure Parents To Give Their Kids Mind-Altering Drugs Public-school teaching is structured in such a way that it inevitably bores millions of normal, active children who are forced to sit in classrooms six to eight hours a day with about twenty other immature children. The teacher has to cover the curriculum, so she is pressured to teach all the kids the same material in the same way. Few teachers have the time or patience to know each child's unique personality, interests, strengths, or weaknesses, or give different instruction to each student. Your Kids Career - Whose Choice? A strange thing happened to me today. Or more precisely, astrange thought occurred. You see, my eldest sonhelped me install a new kitchen. He was the expert handyman.Me? Well, I was the 'gofor'. "Dad, could you go forthis?" "Dad, will you go for that . . ." Top 10 Things To Never Believe From Your Teenager 1) It's not my (pot, beer, cigarettes, etc.), I'm just keeping it for someone else. Tips for Single Parents Prioritize.Learn to say No.Steal some time for yourself.Don't be too proud to ask for help.Don't be too proud to accept help.Listen to those people around you that have been there, done that and got the t-shirt to prove it.Don't let anyone tell you what you can and can't do.Don't let this stop you from trying to acheive your dreams and goals. You've just got to be more creative in trying to accomplish your goals because you have someone other than yourself to think about now.Get a good life insurance policy.I know this sounds kind of obvious, but you have got to take care of yourself, because you are all that your child has.This means you have to go to the doctor, eat, work out, sleep(yeah right what's that?).Above all else, make sure you have some people around you that you can lean on when times get hard. What About Competition? Are Your Kids Ready? Life is full of competition -- even in childhood. Kids compete for good grades, the attention of their parents and teachers, and even to get picked for 'the right team' in gym class. There's nothing wrong with encouraging healthy competition in your children. It can teach kids to perform at their best while encouraging teamwork and fostering a strong work ethic. Competition can teach valuable lessons about discipline, preparation and sportsmanship. Best of all, it can help to prepare them for other challenges they will face in life. Parenting Your Teenager: Are Sleep Overs with the Opposite Sex OK? Q. Our 17-year-old son wants us to let his girlfriend spend the night at our house in his room. He has two beds since his older brother left for college. He says nothing will happen and lots of his friends' parents allow this. Should we try it and see how it works? 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Make It Fun For Your Toddler If you had to spend 4 or 5 hours in a snug car seat with even snugger straps and nothing to do, you might not be a huge road trip fan either. Road trips are getting more fun for the younger set as portable and built-in DVD players become more and more common, but sometimes even watching videos gets old.
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