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Home: Current Issues: Parenting: LINKS_PAGE Current Issues: Parenting: LINKS_PAGEArticles:The Seven Deadly Sins of Parental Irresponsibility - B.K. EakmanAs a former educator who saw the scribbling on the wall in the 1970’s, when schools started soliciting rock stars for anti-drug-abuse videos (which my eighth-graders, predictably, laughed at), I see today seven factors turning out this nation’s first generation of killer kids. Email This Article The Seven Habits of Highly Defective Dating - JOSHUA HARRISThe seven habits of highly defective dating reveals that we can't fix many of dating's problems by merely "dating right." Email This Article The Vision of Parent Leaders - James StensonThe real mission for parents is to raise their children toward responsible adulthood. No challenge is more important than this, and so great parents emerge in family life as real leaders. How do fathers and mothers lead their children effectively? To form a picture of parental leadership, let's look at the characteristics of leaders and see how parents fit the profile of leadership in family life. Email This Article They Won’t Listen Unless I Get Mad - Ray GuarendiDr. Ray, My kids won't do anything I ask unless I yell. And they won't stop doing anything unless I yell some more. I'm getting louder by the day. - Old Yeller Email This Article To Fee or Not to Fee - Ray GuarendiMy husband and I disagree over whether or not to give allowances to our two sons, ages six and nine. He says they live here, so they should not be paid for chores. I think allowances are a good idea. Your opinion? ¯Fee or Free Email This Article Too Much Reasoning Is Illogical - Dr. Ray GuarendiThe more I give my children the reasons behind my decisions, the more they argue and ask "why" about everything. Should I continue giving them my reasons? Email This Article Underachievement: School Problem No. 1 - Ray GuarendiDear Dr. Ray: My son is ten years old. His teacher says he is quite capable of doing his schoolwork, but his grades are very poor. He seems to lack initiative. Is this a common problem? And what can I do to motivate him? - Tired of pushing Email This Article Unholy Anger: Disciplining Ourselves Before Disciplining Our Children - John F. CrosbyThere is a wonderful letter in which St. John Bosco advised his priests to avoid anger in their dealings with the foster children they cared for. Email This Article Use the Littlest Discipline Word – No - Ray GuarendiPositive parents appreciate the value of the word no. They depend on the word often, as they base decisions on their youngster's welfare, and not on how much he nags, pleads, sulks, even threatens until be gets a yes. "Love your kids enough to say no when needed," affirms Betty, mother of Judy and Rick from Missouri. "Yes can sometimes be the coward's way out." Email This Article Veggie-Tales: Part of a Healthy Media Diet for Kids - Barbara NicolosiThe Greek word for entertainment literally means "to inform with delight." Another definition might just be Veggie-Tales. In a kids' media landscape spotted with insipid purple dinosaurs and cynical Bart Simpson clones, the Veggie-Tales are a fresh, fun, and spiritually healthy alternative. Email This Article Pages: [<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 06-Aug-2008 - 18:32:10
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