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How to Talk to Your Kids
... informed of your child's behavior. Signs of distress: Clinginess, acting out, wanting to talk about.... Also, talk with your child's teacher about how the school is handling the recent tragedies. Help your... discussions. By voicing your own feelings and worries, you encourage your child talk about his emotions...
7 Ways to Raise a Well-Rounded Kid
... book and having story time with your kid, there is no such thing as starting too early. Reading... grows up satisfied with her achievements and ambitions. "The goal as a parent is to help your child feel... she sets foot into school that is crucial in bringing up such a child. "If you want to enhance your...
Small Talk: How to Get Your Kid to Chat About Her Day
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Talking Points: Chat up other parents and stay in contact with your kid's teacher so you'll be able... no compromise. You have to talk about it even if your kid doesn't want to," says Dr. Maidenberg.
Copyright... of the What-to-Do Guides for Kids series. You'll also be giving him a better idea of the kind of things you're...
How to Teach Kids to Accept Responsibility for Their Actions
... or keep you company as you do it so he has an opportunity to make things right. Remember, from your kid... actually happened." Then matter-of-factly go about your business. Most kids will come forward if they aren... for why she's blameless fall into three main categories: Someone hit her first, it was the other kid...
25 Manners Kids Should Know
...Your child's rude 'tude isn't always intentional. Sometimes kids just don't realize it's impolite... important things you can give to your children is absolutely free. When asking for something, say "Please... unless there is an emergency. They will notice you and respond when they are finished talking. If you do...
Discipline Tactics For Every Age
Discipline isn't punishment, and there's more than one way to correct your child's behavior--without yelling. Here's a tactic for every age.
Good Kids, Bratty Behavior
... pretty sight. If your toddler is terrorizing the kids in his playgroup, is he destined to be the boss who..." or "thank you?" All little kids are obnoxious at times. Does yours seem worse than the rest of the gang... of their friends. One way to ease that tension is to talk to your child about the times you've messed up. Emphasize...
5 Values You Should Teach Your Child by Age Five
Many parents think that it's premature to teach values to a toddler or preschooler. But that's a misconception. Here are the values that all children should develop by their fifth birthday, and some easy ways to make them stick.
The Chore Challenge: Teaching Kids Responsibility
...'ve never specifically given chores to your kid before, he's going to wonder: Why is Mom making me empty..., and you do yours" will help get a reluctant kid started. 'Young children seem to respond better when... that chores don't have to be boring. "By incorporating some fun into tasks, you can improve your kid...
6 Ways to Tell Your Kids About Breast Cancer
...Telling kids about cancer is one of the most difficult parts of any cancer diagnosis. If you're a... responsibility is to help your kids understand the diagnosis and process. Here are six ways to tell your kids.... Be direct with your kids and say, "Mommy has been diagnosed with breast cancer." Then, explain what breast...
12 Ways to Stop Throwing Away Time
Laundry, cooking, carpooling -- your days are filled to the brim with stuff you've got to get done. Doesn't it make sense to find shortcuts so you have time to do the things you want to do, like playing with your kids?
How To Talk About Values to Your Kids
...'t leave a lasting impression. Here's some expert advice on age-appropriate ways to talk to your kids: Use...?" -- Martha B. Straus, Ph.D., author of No-Talk Therapy for Children and Adolescents
Sticky Situation: Your... for thinking of me.' " -- Chick Moorman, author of Parent Talk: How to Talk to Your Children in Language...
Where Are Your Manners?
Do your kids chew with their mouth open or refuse to stay seated for more than five minutes? Then it's time to serve up some etiquette lessons.
Plus, get our age-by-age chart for teaching table manners.
Birth Order and Personality
How being the firstborn, middle child, last-born, or only child may affect your behavior more than you think.
Simple Secret of Happy Families
Keep a journal, be open with your kids, share the housework -- these are just a few of the surprisingly easy ways parents can strengthen family ties.
My Best Threats
The kids weren't responding to my discipline tactics. It was time for a makeover.
