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A variety of videos on a mixture of parenting topics for your information, or amusement!

Making Internet Chat Safe For Your Children


No matter what you say or do, your kids will chat and use IM (instant messengers) over the internet. That's a given.

Build Character with this Delicious Triple A Recipe!


Vinegar or honey, what do kids really want? "Toys, candy, and their own way," answer millions of parents.They say you can catch more flies with a spoonful of honey than with a cupful of vinegar.

Parenting Your Teenager: 6 Tips for Effective Discipline and Consequences


A parent writes in, ``We are having a hard time in our family deciding on appropriate punishments when our teen-ager breaks family rules. We can't tell if we are too strict or too lenient.

What Do Chinese Water Torture and Arguing with Children Have in Common?


Imagine yourself lying flat on your back, totally strapped down onto a cold, hard table, unable to move any part of your body. You can't see anything around you because your eyes are covered.

Back to School Responsibilities Again


It's that time of year when mom and dad look for ways to improve their child's academic standing, during the upcoming scholastic year.There are many options to weigh in such as: new school clothes, school supplies, peer pressure, after school care, homework, league sports, and transportation.

Parenting Secrets Revealed


So your little Susie wants to join a competitive gymnastic club? You conclude that this is going to be great fun! Maybe, you even think this is just the ticket your bouncy little girl needs to get rid of her pent-up energy while meeting other little friends. Initially, all seems well as you proudly watch your Susie happily striving to achieve equilibrium success.

5 Great Tips For Choosing Safe Toys For Your Children


Every children in the world whishes to have toys and every parent trys to give them what they want. So until they grow-up children spend most of their time playing with different toys.

Tips For a First-Time Dad


So you're going to become a father. Now is not the time to panic.

Achieve Success At School - Parents, Help Your Kids Easily Be Top, Honor-Roll Students!


With the beginning of the new school year coming VERY soon, here are some tips to give us a "heads-up" to start the year off knowing what to do.Three tips to have your kids Achieve Success At School:1.

Playground Pettiness


Recently I took my two children to a popular new park in the area. It's a beautiful new playground, all wood, divided into different areas of play for different age groups.

Where to Look for Affordable Baby Clothes


Once the newness has worn off a little, you will realize that your baby grows very fast. So fast, in fact, that he may need new clothes on the average of every two months during the first year.

Let Your Children Name the New Baby


Choosing a baby name is an important job, so make your children feel important by letting them help you name the new baby. After all, you're not the only one who's having a baby - your whole family is ! Use the process of naming the baby as an opportunity to get your other children involved in and excited about their new brother or sister, and make the process fun.

Parenting Your Teenager: How to End the Curfew Battle


Q. Things have been relatively calm and OK with our 16-year-old son so far.

Parenting Your Teenager: Are Sleep Overs with the Opposite Sex OK?


Q. Our 17-year-old son wants us to let his girlfriend spend the night at our house in his room.

Parenting Your Teenager: 4 Traps to Avoid


4 traps to avoidTrap 1 - Parents need to realize the trap that is being set when your kids ask,"Well, why can't I (fill in the blank)?"Many well-intentioned parents then proceed to give a well-reasoned response and then wonder why the kids blow up and don't accept it.Here's a response I believe a parent will never get:"Thank you for that explanation Mom and Dad.

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Stop, Look, Listen! Steps to Better Parenting Communication

01/07/09

 by: Rachel Webb

As a parent is seems that the majority of your day is spent trying to get your children to listen to what you are trying to teach them. Make them understand how to me a responsible child. Convince them to make the right choices. Kids call these lectures. Some parents call them friendly reminders or teaching opportunities.

Dean Rusks said, "One of the best ways to persuade others- is with your ears!" There are three steps that may help you to remember to use better listening skills can help you achieve more effective communication with your child. Just three small words. Stop. Look. Listen.

STOP what you are doing. Put your child on your lap or sit beside them so you are at their eye level. This tells your child that they are important and that they now have your full attention.

LOOK your child in the eye. Maintaining good eye contact during a conversation is a good way to recognize important non-verbal behavior. Your child's posture, body movements and gestures can tell parents a lot about how their child is feeling.

LISTEN and really hear what your child is saying. You can give your child clues that you are listening bu nodding, smiling or raising your eyebrows. These kind of communication signals will encourage your child to open up to you and feel they are being understood.

Randall A. Wright gives a parenting test in his book Building Better Homes and Families. See how you rate.

  1. Do You look at your children when listening to them?

  2. Are you trying to understand how your children feel instead of thinking how you feel about what they are telling you?

  3. Do you raise your voice in anger at your children who interrupt you while on the phone or when you are visiting with guests in your home?

  4. Do you listen patiently to all that your children have to say before you start talking?

  5. Are you truly interested in what your children tell you?

  6. Do you expect your children to stop what they are doing and listen when you need to tell them something?

  7. Do you stop what you are doing when your children have something important to tell you?

  8. Do you listen in a way that encourages your children to express their real feelings?

  9. Do you listen with affection to your children?

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