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teensanddating

Is Your Teen Ready To Date?

Many parents will wonder where did the time go? How did we reach this point? Times are certainly different now. Dating is not what it used to be. No more phone calls from a boy asking for a date, and waiting for him to come by the house to pick you up, and meet your parents. It’s much different when your child becomes a teen. Tweet
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Is Your Kid Consuming Way Too Much Sugar?

Sugar has been used for thousands of years. It is used in cookies, dressings, drinks and cakes. Children are addicted to sweets like sodas, candies and snacks and sugar is one of the major causes of diabetes and obesity. Parents need to realize that sugar raises the insulin level so high in children that kids cannot even burn it off completely, which leads to weight gain, and this added weight can stay with children for the rest of their lives as they become adults. Parents need to realize that [...]
bullying

Is Your Kid Being Bullied?

Parents often feel helpless when they find out their child is being bullied in school. There are actually three basic types of abuse – physical, emotional and verbal. Some children are subject to bullying because of religion, race, sex or ability. Aggressive behavior in order to intentionally hurt another person, either mentally or physically is considered bullying. Bullies try to gain power over individuals by these methods. Tweet
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Get The Most From Parent-Teacher Conferences

Meeting with teachers usually happens twice a year. That long awaited time that parents meet with their child’s teachers is a time some parents wish to avoid. You can love them or hate them, but these conferences with teachers give the parents a chance to be on a one to one basis, to learn about their child’s progress. Tweet
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Are We Raising Helpless Kids?

As good guiding parents we help our kids to succeed to make the best grades in school, be the best in sports, and be the best in everything the child does. By doing this we are constantly as good parents putting too much pressure on our kids especially within their first 10 years of age. As good guiding parents we should not stress the child on being the number one best in school, and as good parents we should not stress out our children if they’re not number one in their sports. Tweet
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How To Help Your Child Succeed In School

Is your child having trouble in school?  Are you looking to help your child succeed better but don’t know where to start?  Try some of these tips to have your child on the road to success in no time. Start by speaking to your child’s teacher.  This can play a vital part in your child’s success.  Let the teacher know that you would like to help your child any way that you can.  The teacher may be able to offer some insight into the types of problems that your child is having [...]