How to Handle a Mid-Year Moveup, move it around in a wagon, then return it, open it up and take the treasured thing out and put it back where it came from. This is an experiential lesson that what we pack up doesn't disappear forever. Children are concerned about their possessions, just like we are. Also they displace their general anxiety onto something concrete like that because they have no other way to express it. With a toddler, use the doll house and dolls and toy cars to show what...
How To Help Your Child With First Day Anxiety
Summer vacation is coming to a close. All the trips,fun activities, and camps are soon to be wonderfulmemories. Hopefully, your child or children had agreat period of down time and are refreshed and readyfor a new and eventful school year.I know many parents are quite ready for the new and eventful school year. As much as we love our children,they can be exhausting for some parents. Sometimes the down time the summer vacation offers breeds some...
How To Ignite The Explosive Power of Questions Under Your Business!
In this article you will learn how to expose your business to the full blast of questions. Beware! If this method is used effectively, the results can be revolutionary! Can your business take it? The power of the human mind is incredible! How can you tap this awesome potential? By using questions. The brain responds every time to questions. Ask yourself a question and your brain automatically starts considering the answer....
How to Keep Your Child Safe Using Your Emotional Intelligencepossible.Fence in the pool, have a gate with a lock, have an alarm if possible. Inform your neighbors and ask them to keep their kids safe ... kids wander. When you give a family pool party, have a designated adult. Someone has to always be alert to safety. Many people have the pool in one area, and the hot tub in another. A child can just as easily drown in a hot tub. Intentionally go over pool rules. They should be similar to...
How to Keep Your Child Safe Using Your Emotional Intelligencepossible.Fence in the pool, have a gate with a lock, have an alarm if possible. Inform your neighbors and ask them to keep their kids safe ... kids wander. When you give a family pool party, have a designated adult. Someone has to always be alert to safety. Many people have the pool in one area, and the hot tub in another. A child can just as easily drown in a hot tub. Intentionally go over pool rules. They should be similar to...
How To Live With Your Teenager's Untidy Room
'Whose room is it anyway?'
If you have a teenager, you're no doubt already familiar with the warcry of independence:
'It's my room and I should be allowed to do as I
please.
You hear the aggrieved voice, but for the life of you, you
can't see beyondthe unmade bed
the piles of discarded clothing
the litter of books
magazines
scattered CD covers
pizza boxes
and soft drinks cans.
Your spirits plummet as you prepare to join battle...
How To Look For Baby Books
Look for Books! The books that you pick to read with your child is very important. If you aren't sure of what books are right for your child, ask a librarian to help you choose titles. Introduce your child to books when she or he is a baby. Let her/him hold and play with books made just for babies: board books with study cardboard covers and thick pages; cloth books that are soft and washable, touch-and-feel books, or lift-the-flap books that contain surprises...
How To Look For Baby Books
Look for Books! The books that you pick to read with your child is very important. If you aren't sure of what books are right for your child, ask a librarian to help you choose titles. Introduce your child to books when she or he is a baby. Let her/him hold and play with books made just for babies: board books with study cardboard covers and thick pages; cloth books that are soft and washable, touch-and-feel books, or lift-the-flap books that contain surprises...
How to make Coupons = Cash, not Clutter!
Today most everyone clips or saves a coupon from time to time. Who can resist? When you know you can save more than the next guy just by having a piece of paper or coupon code, it?s a great feeling. However the drawback of coupons is that they can become just good intentions and not real savings when you forget them or let them expire. Also, if you have ever cut out the grocery coupons from the Sunday paper; you quickly realize that you wind up with...
How to Organize Christmas Toy Shopping
It's so easy to go overboard when shopping for kids this time of year. We want them to enjoy all the things wedidn't have growing up. It's important to set limits though.1. List all the children you'll buy for this Christmas. Don't forget an extra toy for your local shelter.2. Set a firm budget for each child.3. Note individual interests, hobbies and collections.4. Ask them what they want for Christmas. You may think Will needs more Legos, but all he...
