This essay, by Victor Parachin, has some nice homilies. I find myself thinking about these words from time to time: Give it a try, I care about you, I believe in you, Thank you very much, You can do it, I still love you. One rather odd related example from my own life – a [...]
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Growing Child: The Power of a Word
If someone told you that you could shape your young child’s orientation towards becoming a successful adult by doing one thing during his or her early years, my guess is that you would do it. Who doesn’t want their children to become successful, well-rounded adults? Well, here is that one thing: Respond firmly when necessary with the word, “No.” Even more specifically, be clear about the “no” when your youngster is having a temper tantrum….
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Growing Child: Finding a good preschool
Another wonderful essay from the “Grandma Says” feature of Growing Child. Many of the ideas seem applicable to setting up a good home environment for discovery and learning as well. FINDING A GOOD PRESCHOOL You may be getting ready for your youngster to take the first step in education outside your home this fall. That [...]
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Growing Child: Remember, we’ve talked about this
There were a couple of questions on the site this week about disciplining young children: When can you start “disciplining”? was one, and How do you discipline your child without feeling horrible afterward? was another. It’s one of those things that my husband and I worried a lot about initially, and still sneaks up on [...]
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Growing Child: The Love Bucket
I thought this was a lovely idea so am republishing it here with permission from Growing Child. Hope you enjoy it too. The Love Bucket by Marilyn Pribus My husband Glenn has a wonderful bit of cracker- barrel philosophy that we call, “The Theory of the Love Bucket.” It is an easy concept for children [...]
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