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Teaching Your Child to Apologize

Your child won’t apologize when he hurts someone or when he does something wrong.

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Peace on Earth Starts at Home

Our world is increasingly more violent and we are trying desperately to find solutions which will produce a peaceful society. This is a challenging task because violence seems to have many root causes. Yet every parent can find ways to nurture more peaceable children.

Children will model violent behavior they see at home. Find non-physical ways [...]

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6 quick tips for managing conflict with your kids

Command. Give clear directions; be specific about what it is that you are asking your child to do.
Humor or Surprise. Sometimes non-sarcastic humor or doing the unexpected can diffuse an explosive situation.
Offer Choices. Give your child a choice between two options. “You can clean your room now or after supper, which do you prefer?”
Ignore. Choose [...]

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Coping with Conflict Between Children

“It’s not whether you have conflict in your life; it’s what you do with it.” —Tom Crum, The Magic of Conflict.
It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows. —Erma Bombeck
Any time children are together-at school or at home-there inevitably will be conflicts.
Teachers and parents share the same [...]

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Conflict in Family Life

Conflict is a natural part of family life. Conflict can teach young children how to deal with other people, how feelings affect behavior and how to be assertive.

Acknowledge your child’s feelings. Your children will not always get what they want in conflict but his/her feelings can always be recognized.
Avoid personal attacks and global statements. Instead [...]

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What to do when your child is acting like a bully

At first you may want to blame the other kids or the adult who brought the information to your attention. You need to be honest with yourself to determine the truth in the situation. This will be the first step to help your child have more positive interactions with other children.

Do not accuse your child [...]

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When Your Child is the Victim of a Bully

As much as you’d like to step in and solve the problem yourself, it’s probably in your child’s best interest to teach the child how to solve the problem. Once he’s learned the skills to stand up for himself, he can use them in other life situations.

Teach your child how to respond to a bully [...]

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What to Do When a Sensitive Child Is Being Bullied

Children’s temperaments vary greatly. Some children seem to be more timid and passive while others are quite aggressive and may tend to bully the timid child.
Some things you can do if your child is being bullied:

Listen to your child and help her identify her feelings. Brainstorm with her about what she can do instead of [...]

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Back Talk

Back talk is a natural part of growing up-another way of testing limits. If you can keep your sense of humor, backtalk will be just one more of those annoying things kids do, and not the end of the world.
Who me?
Does your child sound like anyone you know? Without meaning to, we can be our [...]

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What to do about name-calling

Kid’s who are called names are obviously hurt, but those who use name-calling to attack others are hurting themselves as well. For the benefit of both children, it’s best to be persistent in putting an end to name-calling.

Avoid confronting the child in front of others and embarrassing him with a reprimand or lecture because you [...]

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