tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23951352769250048372025-06-17T06:31:28.372-07:00To Enrich Your Child's Life. Simple child-rearing tips come in handy whether you're just casting for new and exciting directions in child care or you're plain stumped. Here, in this blog, you'll find tonnes of them for children of all ages toddlers, pre-schoolers, school kids, pre-teens, teenagers, and even young adults. If you apply at least a handful of the hundred ideas I have here for you, I'll pat myself on the back. Of course, you could do that too by letting me know how it's going.lizbeth.pereira@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08747204414035074292noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395135276925004837.post-65195160304322429192012-10-03T20:17:00.000-07:002012-10-04T18:07:08.975-07:00

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.&nbsp; <!--[endif]-->Stay calm. <!--[if !supportLists]-->2.&nbsp; <!--[endif]-->Keep your voice down; tone compassionate. <!--[if !supportLists]-->3.&nbsp; <!--[endif]-->Convey quiet strength and confidence. <!--[if !supportLists]-->4.&nbsp; <!--[endif]-->Try not to look harassed and like you've lost control. <!--[if !supportLists]-->5.&nbsp; <!--[endif]-

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Children and Divorce Photo arashdeep Do it together Prepare your script Give a clear picture Keep calm Focus on the child alone Listen to what the child has to say Give Assurance Where to say it How to say it More than one child When to tell your child about divorce Do not spring it on her Give a clear, lucid reason for the divorce Seek expert help Divorce is not a new

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Temper tantrums in children can happen anywhere but supermarkets and department stores seem to trigger these spectacular outbursts more so than other places. How do you behave when your child throws a tantrum? Photograph Courtesy Phaewilk-morguefile.com I saw a Dad and his toddler go through one of these events the other day.The Dad picked him up from the trolley and sought to soothe

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A temper tantrum can be an unnerving event whether acted out by your toddler or your boss. The latter is his or her parents' problem; however the toddler's case deserves a more empathic approach. Temper tantrums are not so bad if you can understand what causes it. This will help you prevent or tread wisely around situations that may bring on one. So what causes temper tantrums in kids?&nbsp;

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Temper tantrum in toddlers is a much dreaded aspect of childrearing; also one of the least understood. What prompts children to throw a fit, kick, scream, roll on the floor, hit their soft heads against hard objects, hurt themselves and others, and transform into unmanageable bundles of fury that leave parents helpless, highly provoked, and often clueless? Why are some kids particularly prone to

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Courtesy elemenoperica morguefile.com Meditation techniques help hyperactive, unfocussed kids to calm down and focus on the task at hand, whether it's work or play. Now, this might seem an impossible task short of putting them in a straitjacket or adopting other such drastic measures, but meditation is the key to calming all sorts of little monsters. First of all, we need to be clear that it

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Mind mapping helps generate ideas you never thought you had or were ever capable of coming up with. Certainly not with your everyday mode of linear thinking, that is. This innovative exercise sparks creativity and makes note taking fun and exciting. Mind mapping for kids can involve the use of pictures, colours, and diagrams, which makes it ideal for stirring up their imaginations in ways that

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Teaching kids money and the art of handling it successfully is something that never occurs to most parents. Like most other life skills, it is vital that parents introduce kids to money as early as possible. Teaching kids about money at an early age helps them appreciate its value and equips them to handle it wisely as adults. These days when credit card debts bring down national economies

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Sibling rivalry is the intense feelings of competition and jealousy that sometimes characterise the relationships of brothers and sisters. Would it be too far off the mark to suggest that these feelings are often inadvertently caused by parents themselves? While parents do not go all out to promote rivalry between siblings, often it is their passing comments and acts of omission that cause a

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How to Stimulate Right Brain Left Brain Thinking in Kids Kids love to talk. And they can talk for astonishingly long periods of time on something as trivial as a hopping bird or a shiny, smooth pebble. Sometimes they come up with incredible observations and thought-provokers that may never occur to an adult mind. Photograph Lizbeth Moreira Ever wondered why

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Pleasing your teenager is not something that is likely to crop up when you're at your wits end trying to somehow balance the need to make a living and the art of staying sane. And anyway, you are more likely to reach for that credit card when the need to please your teen does inevitably crop up around birthdays and other such annual events. How to please your teen almost always is considered

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A lack of respect for the opposite gender is one of the reasons some heterosexual relationships are doomed. Both men and women bloom and grow in a relationship where they are treated with respect. One of the ingredients that comprise true love is respect; the others would be patience, understanding, and honesty. This respect for the opposite sex is hard to come by at a time when

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Troubled teens usually reach for a spray can before they would reach out for help. They take their anger and frustration out on public property in a statement that dares and defies the community. This may be seen as an attempt to disrupt what they believe to be a harmonious society that treats them as unwanted menaces and appears to have what they lack. Respect for public property

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Teaching kids respect for the law is usually not a sit down and talk affair; it is more likely to be a monkey see monkey do thing. Respect for authority is learned unconsciously or imitated naturally by kids from parents and other caregivers in their young lives. Photograph courtesy wallyir-morguefile.com There was this teenage girl I know who used to pocket pens in shop counters

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Multicultural societies are the norm these days and this can sometimes ask for a great deal of broadmindedness in societies that have been traditionally more or less unicultural. It is only natural that various prejudices, misunderstandings, and xenophobic attitudes come to the fore in such societies contributing to racism. These feelings may even be termed instinctual reactions to what is

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Whether you're a believer who practices some form of religion, or a non-believer, or neither, in the sense you couldn't care less about these things, you would be setting your child adrift on a turbulent ocean, if you have not inculcated in him a belief in a higher power—a power that supports, protects, calms, loves.&nbsp; Photograph courtesy Kakisky-morguefile.com If you practice a

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Our home planet is an awesome subject that will be of immense fascination for kids. Adults who take it for granted often fail to appreciate it and automatically pass this state of mind on to their children.&nbsp;It's never too late to start on a journey of discovery of this wonderful abodeof mountains, rivers, glaciers, oceans, forests, waterfalls, volcanoes, and canyons. Just think for a

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Troubled teenagers are an increasing part of the modern teen demographics. As folks who have been there, it is vital for parents to lend all active support they are capable of before the matter gets out of hand and enters the teenage suicide statistics. Teenage is a time of dizzying ups and downs where emotions, physical changes, hormones, and even friends and finances are concerned. The one

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New Years resolutions are usually blurted out in moments of festive abandon or when in the throes of a hangover. So it is never a surprise when they fizzle out with the soda at dawn. But this tradition of making New Year's resolutions does signal a positive way to enter a brand new year infusing it with optimism, hope, and a determination to do something nice with it. New Year's

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New Year's resolutions are goal setting opportunities. While parents go about setting goals willy nilly as part of their new year resolutions, it does not occur to most to include their kids in the venture. Setting goals is not something kids do all by themselves and they most certainly don't have a clue about New Year's resolutions. If left to themselves they can go well into adulthood

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Personalized piggy banks make ideal gifts for the holiday season. Pig coin banks not only make loveable toys, they also inculcate money savvy habits that can set them confidently on the path of financial awareness. Personalized piggy banks ensure your child's individual tastes and preferences are taken care of rather than just foisting any random piggy bank on them with the direct order to "

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Effect of media and entertainment on kids can be positive but unfortunately the negatives far outweigh the positives. Violence and children should ideally be on opposite poles but in reality the two have met and merged to dangerous levels.&nbsp; And this is mainly due to the violence in media and entertainment and its effects on kids. And this violence has an even more disastrous

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Respect for others is an important lesson kids have to be taught, ideally, by their own parents. However, teaching kids respect is often not a priority in modern parenting. When kids learn to respect others it proportionately increases their own sense of self-worth and happiness. This has not been scientifically calculated as far as I know, but it is a known fact that when you respect others

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Healthy eating habits are often overlooked by parents of very young kids. Eating healthy food is not a choice kids make by themselves. It's a habit parents have to inculcate right from early childhood. By the time they realise their kids are into all sorts of unhealthy food it might be a little too late to change things. Healthy food habits are an invaluable part of a long and happy life for

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Drinking water that is clean and fresh regularly is an invaluable healthy habit parents can instill in kids right from the beginning stages of life. If you can programme them to equate thirst with clean fresh water rather than soft drinks, you've done them an immense favour in terms of parenting. Honestly, can anything taste sweeter than fresh water after an energising fitness workout?

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