Clues on Kids #013 You should play catch with your kid. It sounds simple enough. Yet many parents overlook the importance of this profound activity. Profound? My kid and I have more important things to do. Isn’t homework a higher priority? Not always. Homework and studying for tests are certainly aspects of learning and developing […]
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Tips on Teens #013 Remember when your child was sweet and innocent? She wore pretty dresses, enjoyed Radio-Disney and had such nice and polite friends… and that was last semester! Now her friends seem like a surly group of teens that might frighten the guards at Juvenile Hall. They always seem dirty, they’re disrespectful and
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Clues on Kids #007 Your little guy has been a bit gloomy lately. It’s gotten worse as the week has gone on. Now he doesn’t even want to go to school. You sit him down on the couch, and before you finish saying his name, the tears roll down his face. He finally blurts out,
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Tips on Teens #001 Remember that sweet and affectionate child who used to run to meet you at the door, jump into your arms and give you a big kiss? Now when you get home, your teen doesn’t even get out of his room to roll his eyes at you. You miss the close emotional
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Clues on Kids #005 Do you remember how unfair your parents were when you were a kid? Do you remember that day as a child with tears steaming down your face when you first took that solemn vow to NEVER BE AS MEAN AND AS UNFAIR AS YOUR MOM AND DAD? Oh, yes. I
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