How To Listen So Kids Will Talk You might find the title of this article, "How to Listen, so Kids Will Talk" to sound backwards. After all, isn't it the other way around? Aren't you supposed to get your kids to do the listening when you talk? Actually, it's both. True communication is a two-way street, a dialogue, an interchange. However, when one person is talking (usually the parent) and the other doesn't get a word in edgewise...more
What Happens When Mom Unplugs Teens For 6 Months? There isn't a parent I meet nowadays who doesn't complain about the amount of time his or her children spend using electronics. These range from electronic hand held games, to iPods, to cell phones, Internet and TV. Just imagine what your life would be like if your children were unplugged!Well, that's exactly what Susan Maushart did! A NY mother of 3 teenagers (ages 14, 15 and 18)...more
Talking With Your Children Not At Them While we all agree that being able to talk with our children is very important, I find that poor communication or no communication is the way of life for many families. Now, yelling, nagging, criticizing, ordering, lecturing, etc. don't count. Neither do what I call the 5 B's: badgering, belittling, butting in, big words and bullying. Those are ways we talk at our children, not with our children. And it's the talking with that constitutes true communication. The way I see it, the problem with communication is a lack of listening--reacting rather than responding. Most parents tend to react to what their children say, rather than respond. What's the difference? When talking with your children and you react, you reflect your own experiences and feelings onto what you have just heard. When you respond, you get in touch with the thoughts and feelings of what your children tell you. When your children are trying to tell you something, it is crucial that you respond and not react. When you react, you lose the opportunity to communicate. Because, when you react, you tend to talk; when you talk, it's hard to listen.Reacting--particularly...more
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Four Principles For Getting Exercise When You Have Young Children To Take Care Of Being a parent is a rewarding experience but it certainly changes our lives, taking up time and giving us a world of constant responsibility. When it comes to taking care of ourselves, it is difficult to find time to get exercise and stay in shape. It is crucial, however, to take care of your health, and it is perhaps even more important now that there are younger people who are depending on you. So even if it takes a little extra effort, there are ways to stay in shape.Here are some tips for finding time to work out when you have young children around the house. 1. Get Exercise during Nap TimesYoung children need their rest after running amuck all day, and a lot of parents use this time to get things done—it is a great time to get in a quick workout. Naps should typically last for about 20 or 30 minutes every day, minimum, and that is a perfect amount of time to get a solid cardio workout. In order to make sure you get your full workout, have your workout clothes ready to go before you even put the kids in their beds.2. Coordinate with Other ParentsAnother way to get your workouts...more
Anxiety Free Children Comes Through For Both Children and Parents Personally, I do not think that there's a greater pain than that felt by us parents when our children are suffering. It is a feeling that hopeless feeling that I cannot...more
Help for Children on the Autism Spectrum Recognizing Emotions Many children on the Autism Spectrum have difficulty recognizing emotional cues such as nonverbal expressions which are thought to be conveyed through the eyes as well as...more
Low Vitamin D Levels in children Raise Insulin Concerns A new study published in the Archives of disease in Childhood journal shows that kids with low serum vitamin D levels are at risk for increasing insulin resistance and in turn...more
Childhood Obesity Impacted by Marketing Children can be easily influenced by what they see in the media. Often times, food is being directly marketed to children because advertisers know that kids want what they see on television. ...more
How To Get Your Kids Involved Hobbies are important for young kids and teenagers. They are a place where they can let go of all the stuff they have to do, and do the things they want to do. Also, it is good to teach them a skill to...more
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