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Top Ten Mistakes Parents Make When Communicating With Their Teen

By Austin Carrington · Comments (8)

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Hi, my name is Austin, and I am your average 16 year old high-schooler. This opportunity to write about parenting was presented to me months ago, but it took until now to realize how helpful I could be. I thought, why would parents who need help with their kids come to me for help, I’m only 16.

Then, after I thought about it, I realized, there’s really no one better. I’m a kid myself and I am experiencing much of the same things that your teens are experiencing. Think of me as the key into your teen’s life. There is a gap between your life and your kids’ life that I can help you fill simply by telling you how we as teens feel and think. Read More→

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Categories : Parents and Teens

Parents Motivate Your Kids: The Amazing Truth About What Motivates

By Sandra Dye · Comments (0)

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

What motivates us to perform at our peak, once we earn enough to live comfortably:

Being self –directed
The urge to achieve mastery
The satisfaction of getting better at what we do
The ability to make a contribution

While parents may believe that they should direct their child’s behaviors, science demonstrates that over-management dis-empowers children, teens and adults. By standing back and allowing children to come up with Read More→

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Categories : Motivating Children

Parents: How Contageous Are Your Emotions

By Sandra Dye · Comments (1)

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Parents, have you noticed that when you are in a funk, that your spouse and children seem to follow in your footsteps picking that precise time, when your defenses are low to have a meltdown? Would you like to know how to prevent this in the future by making sure that the emotions your child is catching from you are the emotions you want them to catch? Read More→

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Categories : Parents and Emotions

What Are You Teaching Your Child About Money

By Daniel Britton · Comments (0)

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

The majority of people inherit their beliefs and values from their parents. So along with Mum’s eyes and occasionally Dad’s nose, we are likely to become conditioned by their set of rules around money, which in turn came from their previous generation. This may work very well if your surname is Rothschild or Getty but for most of us we may be carrying around a set of rules and beliefs which no longer serve us.

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Categories : Kids and Money, Values

Tags : Kids, Money, Parents

Hypnotising Your Kids Through Bedtime Stories

By Daniel Britton · Comments (0)

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

For generations, parents have known that bedtime stories help kids relax and fall asleep more easily. They can also help develop reading skills and in emotional child development but you may not be aware that they also act as a form of hypnosis. In which case the content of some of the stories we share with our children may need to be re-examined.

Research around brain waves has revealed that there are 4 main wavelengths or types of brainwaves, divided into predominant speed ranges or patterns (cycles per second or hertz (Hz)): Delta, Theta, Alpha and Beta. Delta being the longest and slowest brainwave at 0.5 – 4 Hz, while Beta brainwaves are much shorter and faster at 13 – 30 Hz. Read More→

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Categories : Bedtime Stories

Tags : Kids, Parents, Stories

Parents With Clingy Toddlers … You Get A Needed Break And Your Toddler Is Less Clingy

By Sandra Dye · Comments (0)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

It’s No Accident. In Less Than A Week, I Can Show You How To Get Time For Yourself.

One of the most difficult stages of raising a young child is from 18 months to 3 years old. During this time, it can feel like there is a ball and chain connecting you to your child. It can feel like you are under your child’s control. Your child seems to be dictating your every move, and actively restricting your movements.

Clingy toddlers translate to exhausted parents. During this phase, you may experience guilt, frustration, and sometimes anger because you want to break away from your child so you can breathe. Read More→

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Categories : 1. Connect

Tags : 3. Listen, 4. Limits, 5. Fresh Start, Calm, Energy

The Bellest

By Elise · Comments (2)

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

A wonderful story by 4 year old young author Elise tells us about how girls are willing to ask for help from others. Notice the power and strength that the girls have when they work together. Together they have the strength to lift a very heavy rock. Bell lives in a castle. She is a princess. She is my favorite princess. The castle has all the princess in the world living inside it. Ariel lives in the water outside the castle. Ariel is my favorite water princess and her castle is under water. Read More→