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How To Help Your Kids Buy Presents Without Handing Over Cash

mamapat — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:38:08 -0500

How do you react when your child asks for money to buy a present for a sibling, a friend, a teacher, or even for you? Most parents will take them to the store, let the child pick out the gift, and then pay for it. Or, if the child is a teenager, you may give him a certain amount of money and let him buy it himself.

While the reason the child needs money is unselfish and properly motivated, you should still not just hand over cash or your credit card. "Why not?" you ask. After all, it is for a good reason.

As parents, we should constantly be looking for ways to educate our children and how to manage money is one of the most important lessons we can teach them. There are two ways to make this situation a positive learning opportunity.

First, let's look at allowances:

How To Help Teens Manage Their Anger

mamapat — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:25:16 -0500

In this fast-paced world, situations often get out of hand due to:

Workplace stress.
Busy after-work schedules.
Kids under stress from school.
Kids not getting along with other siblings.
Monetary concerns.
And so much more!

Parents must find ways to constructively manage situations that can cause eruptions of anger or that require conflict management. You, a parent, are the most copied examples of how to accomplish these things that your children ever use. It is up to you to manage your own anger and, by example, teach your children. How can this be done, you ask? The following are some suggestions:

How To Help Your Children Make Career Choices

beawsviews — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:59:55 -0600

One of the most critical decisions to be made in life is the choice of a career path. While it is not wise to impose a career decision on your children, it is extremely important to be their primary counselors. This article highlights the essential tips that parents need to guide their children into their innate greatness.

How To Teach Your Children to Become Informed Voters

mamapat — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:40:44 -0600

With so much going on in the world, it is imperative that every registered voter should cast an informed vote in the upcoming Presidential election. However, it is not enough to vote once every four years; you should be voting in each city, state, and national election.

As parents it is our responsibility to teach our children to become voters, and even more important, responsible voters. I have several ideas to help you do that and they are as follows:

How To Deal with Rebellious Teenagers

sara90 — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:18:00 -0600

Teenagers are at a critical stage in their lives, which is the transition from being a child to maturing into an adult. During this period of their lives they are going through vast hormonal changes and are experiencing pressure from their peers, the media as well as other external influences. At this significant stage in their lives they need their parents to become their friends rather than their parents or the high authority controlling their lifestyles. They need to feel help and support throughout this stage in their lives.

During this stage they are continuously seeking independence from their parents through all aspects in their lives. They are beginning to develop sexual desires and question the existence of god and spirituality in their lives. They desire to be treated as adults, and they are in constant search for their identities, finding the groups in which they belong and, more importantly, finding themselves.

How To Let Go of Adult Children

mamapat — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:53:30 -0600

It is here! The day you dreamed of for years has finally arrived. All those days of carpools and freezing as you watch your son stand on the sidelines hoping that today he will get in the game—they are over. The days of the door slamming shut and nagging your child about getting that “pig sty clean” are finally, blessedly at an end. You are filled with relief and joy.

What? You aren’t? Yeah, but, remember when you thought what a great day this would be and could not wait for it? Okay, you are feeling sad and already lonely—even though she does not leave for college for another week. Oh my God, what are you going to do?

Be comforted in the fact that you are not the only parent to ever be surprised at the intensity of the sadness you are feeling. Let me give you some advice that might help a little.

How To Tell if Your Child Has a Drinking Problem

mamapat — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:43:44 -0600

Plaguing many parents is the issue of teen drinking. We all know that underage drinking is illegal, but we also know that teens do it all the time. There are always unscrupulous store owners who will sell to minors and, as parents, we need to be vigilant to the signs that our child is drinking.

Sometimes the signs are obvious:

How To Motivate your Delinquent Teen to Action

caribmania — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:49:58 -0600

How To Make Sure Your Kids Drive Carefully

Denise639 — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:41:02 -0600

Driving is a privilege. It is a way to make our lives convenient and more efficient. The truth is, teenage deaths related to car accidents is rising, so talking about vehicle safety should be a priority on your list of topics to discuss with your teen as soon as possible. When you want to make sure that your teenager drives carefully, there are steps you can take to help her understand the importance of driving with caution.

How To Help Your Children Stop Nail Biting

bronwyn — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:17:33 -0600

All parents worry about their children's bad habits. Nailbiting, although not one of the worst things a child can do by any means, can be unattractive, annoying, and damage their teeth. Parents often punish or reprimand their children for biting their nails, but there are much more effective ways to help your children stop biting their nails.

Teach your child to crochet or knit. Even children of a young age can learn to knit, crochet, or fingerknit. When they are occupied with creating things out of yarn, they will not remember to bite their fingernails, and their hands would be too occupied to do so anyway!
Give children toys to play with. Play-Doh and clay are wonderful ways to keep children's hands occupied, as are pipe cleaners and twist ties. Children are very creative, so harness their nervous energy.

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