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Television and Learning

Your older child wants to watch MTV. Your younger child wants to watch the Disney Channel. And you would prefer that they turn off the television altogether and find something better to do with their free time. Nothing provokes more concern or guilt in parents than television viewing by their children.
Research shows that many children [...]

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Household Rules Help Create a Peaceful Environment

The following household rules can help foster a more peaceful living environment at your home… if followed by everyone.

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Getting Your Child To Help You

The following tips may improve your chances that your child will hear what you say and respond.

Give information. Instead of saying “How many times do I have to tell you not to jump on the couch!” try “Couches are not for jumping on.”
Describe what you see, not what you think. Instead of, “You always leave [...]

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Teaching Discipline

The goal of discipline should always be to educate your child about right from wrong, and to teach them rules about proper behavior.
Try to keep these things in mind when disciplining your child:

Be realistic. Don’t ground your child for a year, if you know you will not follow through.
Apply a “consequence” only when your child [...]

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Getting your kids to listen to you

One of the hardest parts of parenting is getting our kids to listen to us, and then, of course, getting them to do what we ask. If you remember to use a few important skills this job will be much easier for you.

Think Before You Speak. You ask your kids to clean up the family [...]

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6 tips to help you deal with discipline

Develop simple and effective ways to avoid having conflicts with your child.
Help control your child’s behavior by changing/manipulating their environment. (For example, if you have a toddler, you should place breakable or valuable objects that they may break, out of their reach.)
If your child is exhibiting inappropriate behavior, sometimes the best thing to do is [...]

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5 tips for improving a child’s bad attitude

Does your child have a constant bad attitude; refusing to do the simple things that you ask? The following tips may help bring that under control.

Never tolerate rudeness, disrespect, or contempt. Expect “please” and “thank you” from your children and their friends.
Role model appropriate behavior for your children. Speak respectfully to others. Avoid sarcasm, yelling, [...]

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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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10 tips for managing temper tantrums

Temper tantrums are normal and common during the toddler years. Children have tantrums when they are frustrated and overloaded. The push/pull feelings of wanting to grow up but wanting to be close to you can lead to episodes of overload. So can being sick, hungry or tired. The toddler can fall apart when faced [...]

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