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  • Getting Your Children School Ready
    Back to school is in the air. Parents are currently being bombarded with back-to-school sales in magazines, newspapers, television ads, and store flyers. Whether you shop online or wait in line, advertisers suggest that their store or website has everything you could possibly need to get your child school ready.

    Have you made your list yet? Most lists include: a book bag, pens, pencils, glue stick, spiral note pad, compass, calculator, 3-ring binder, gym shoes, and clothes. You may even have a lunch box on your list.
  • The Seven Worst Things to Say to Your Kids During a Divorce
    When you said the words, "I do," on your wedding day, the idea of divorce probably never entered your mind. Nor was it even a fleeting thought when you witnessed the birth of your first child. Chances are it never occurred to you at those times that one day you would be a statistic in the over 50% of marriages that end in divorce.
  • Your Child’s Hero
    If your child received a writing assignment about who their hero was, who would they write about? A rock star, athlete, politician, or a television personality? Maybe they would write about a teacher, a clergyman, or a fireman. One would hope that the recipient of this attention would be someone her parents respected and thought worthy of their child’s esteem and adulation.
  • See One, Do One, Teach One
    If you want your children to learn and retain a new skill or concept, what way of teaching that skill or concept do you think works best? Look over the teaching strategies listed below and pick the one you think would have the greatest impact on retention of material.

    Explaining it to them verbally.
    Having them read the material to themselves.
    Demonstrating the skill so they can see it being done correctly.
    Having them do it themselves.
    Testing them on it.
  • A Defining Moment
    In Anchorage, Alaska, a first-year teacher made a spelling error on the board during the first week of school. As often happens in these kinds of situations, a well-intentioned student politely pointed out the mistake. At the moment, the rookie educator probably didn’t realize that this event firmly connected her to all teachers everywhere.
  • The Art of Language
    The words charmed life, lucked out, fortunately, and right place at the right time that appear in the opening paragraph are not part of Sean’s vocabulary. Nor does he use good fortune, chance, magic, or coincidence. According to Sean Tucker, these words “embellish the myth that luck exists and is at work in our lives.” Assigning the success of his job hunt to luck would be disowning the part he played in that success. It would be giving up personal responsibility and giving it to something else: in this case, “luck.”
  • Playing the Sporting Game
    Springtime means Little League, soccer, and other sports as children head to the out-of-doors to join teams that that help then have fun, get exercise, and learn to work together with teammates. But are the results of joining a team always positive? Can’t the experience be embarrassing, shaming, or unrewarding?
  • How to Say “I Love You” with Meaning.
    I love you” are three words all children need to hear often from their parents. Do you want those words to have real meaning to your child? Do you want them to connect one heart to another? Do you want to use these words to develop a level of intimacy in your family that communicates your heartfelt affection for your children?
  • Grace-Full Parenting
    Grace-full parenting takes practice. It requires a conscious effort to purposefully implement the ideas above. Make these suggestions a priority in your life and add grace to your parenting style.
  • "Winning the Candy Wars"
    Our children are being bombarded with candy from every direction. Chocolate bars, gum, suckers, and assorted gummy candies line the checkout lanes in grocery stores. School fundraisers sell candy bars, cookies, and brownies in the hallways during lunch hours. Every mall, skating rink, soccer complex, movie theater, and even the video store has a place to buy candy.
  • Parenting Goals for 2006: Two Words of Advice
    Want to get your parenting efforts off to a great start this year? Are you serious about including some mothering or fathering resolutions in your 2006 goals? Do you plan to make family a top priority during the next 12 months? If so, why not consider these two words of advice: passion and grace?
  • The Electronic Parent
    The age of the electronic parent is upon us. There can be no question about that. It only takes a brief walk through a local department store or mall to notice that the preferred gift for any child older than the age of three is electronic. Parents are buying computer games, i-pods, TVs, videos, and cell phones at an ever- increasing rate. In addition, parents now purchase electronic “toys” that help their children learn to say words, count, write letters, and even read. One toy manufacturer went so far in extolling the virtues of a tutorial device that he claimed, “It is simply the best way to help your child learn to read.”
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