Speaking on Behalf of Our Children: Stop Blaming the Victims
May 31, 2008
How many times have you flipped through the pages of a magazine or newspaper and seen images of children with captions like "Brats," "Bullies," or "Mean and Selfish"? Unfortunately, these are common occurrences in today’s media. For some child advocates, these images serve as a call to action: We need to do something to help America’s so-called "out-of-control" children. The problem is, while these negative images are a wake up call, they are not doing anything to help troubled children. In fact, they only add to the problem. By labeling children brats, bullies, or mean and selfish, we are imposing the very same behaviors on them that we teach as being wrong.
In Robert Shaw’s book, The Epidemic: The Rot of American Culture, Absentee and Permissive Parenting, and the Resultant Plague of Joyless, Selfish Children, he asserts that "Our culture no longer offers what children need to truly thrive." That is, some children are so unruly because society has unknowingly taught them to act this way
Getting Down to the Root of the Problem
What Parents Should Do For Children To Do Their Best After Divorce?
May 30, 2008
Why do some children still do best after divorce and separation? Is there divorce parenting approaches that really work? Read and learn the divorce parenting approaches that really work.
Going through the process of divorce is a challenging life transition for both parents and children. During their parents’ divorce, children often feel a wide variety of conflicting emotions. It is very important for parents to provide their children with understanding and support. Overall, the children who do best after divorce and separation are those whose parents dominantly employ 5 divorce parenting approaches. They:
Each of the above is presented here below in great detail.
1. Listen to children and nurture an independent and empathic relationship with each of them.
Heres What to Expect at a Baby Shower
May 29, 2008
A baby shower is a great way to welcome a new child and congratulate the new mother. Many mothers appreciate the help in purchasing the items they will need for their new baby. Commonly, baby showers are given only to new mothers or mothers who have not had a child in a long while. This way, friends and family, can help give the family the things babies need.
Baby showers are a tradition, but what happens at a baby shower is less formal for sure. Sometimes, friends and family members will hold a baby shower for a new Mom as a surprise. Often times, new mothers will get several showers thrown for her first child from different groups, such as one from friends, one from the mothers side of the family, and maybe one from her friends at work. Regardless of how many, these get-togethers are a great way for people to welcome the new child.
Childrens Discipline: How To Resolve Divorce Parenting Differences?
May 29, 2008
Did you know that inconsistency on matters of discipline gives double messages, produces anxiety and can be very confusing to your children? Children need to know where they stand in their behaviors. It is therefore critical for parents to resolve their differences in matters of children’s discipline.
Since divorce parents leave on a separate house, they often differ in their rules and expectations for their children. People tend to view individual differences in terms of right and wrong. The adage holds: “If you are not with me, you are against me.” In marriage, people call it incompatibility. In divorce, these differences sometimes resulted to expensive litigation, each trying to force the other to change and stop being different.
The matter of disciplining children can be the source of conflict among divorce parents. Each parent has different ideas as to what the appropriate discipline should be. Each viewed the other’s proposal of disciplining as wrong. The consequences of their dispute were that there was ineffective or no discipline at all.
To turn differences into a unified discipline, parents should resolve the differences according to children’s best interest. They can adopt the approach as listed below:
Disney Princess Bedding for Children
May 28, 2008
Disney Princess Bedding for Children
by: Andrea Scott
The wonderful Disney Princess characters featured in books and movies are extremely popular with children everywhere.
The stories are enchanting, inspirational and exciting, involving a prince and a princess, who live happily ever after in a beautiful castle, surrounded by the people and things they love.
Disney Princesses have many admirable qualities. They are kind, thoughtful, considerate, and gentle to others. It is no wonder that they are such popular princesses.
Does your child have a favourite Disney princess?
It’s every little girl’s dream to feel like a princess and there are many ways of making her feel extra special.
For instance, there are now plenty of ways to decorate and furnish your child’s bedroom with lots of exciting Disney Princess bedding products. There are also a variety of bedding and bedroom accessories, rugs, wallpaper, borders and lampshades to enhance a child’s bedroom with their favourite Disney Princess characters.
The Disney Princess bedding range comes in a variety of designs and sizes to suit children of all ages, including babies and toddlers.
How to Give Yourself a Raise with an Online College Degree
May 27, 2008
There are many people today from all walks of life who are getting an online college degree from home. Dollar for dollar, an online college degree or post graduate work pays off.
The quickest way to give yourself a raise is to receive your certification in an area in which you are all ready working. Examples where board certification is pertinent include technical and vocational fields to name a few.
Sometimes an online college degree is very necessary in these instances. In some cases you have previously learned the information required of you for these various certifications, but will need the necessary degree in order to advance in your particular field.
So, let’s discuss possible uses of a college degree via distance education. Many who are presently working in technical and vocational fields enroll in online courses to restructure and enhance their careers, and receive additional certification status.
Examples of this occur on an on-going basis. A thirty year old immigrant from South America began working as a nurse’s aid, and is presently in her second semester of training from home at an online college.
Six Sigma Jobs
May 26, 2008
Six Sigma Jobs
by: Peter Peterka
The demand for people with Six Sigma expertise is constantly increasing. More and more organizations are discovering the many ways that the Six Sigma methodology can help them grow and improve. As Six Sigma spreads to many different industries beyond its genesis in manufacturing, you can now find many service and government organizations advertising for Six Sigma help. Plus, it is no longer the largest corporations looking for Six Sigma help. Smaller companies also are taking on Six Sigma projects and hiring people as consultants or permanent staff. The need for full-time Six Sigma professionals will only increase.
Types of Six Sigma Jobs
There are many Six Sigma jobs in many industries at junior and senior levels. The positions have descriptions and requirements unique to that organization and its requirements. It is true that many Six Sigma positions are filled internally as organizations train their own people already familiar with the organization’s culture in Six Sigma skills. However, organizations frequently reach outside to add personnel with Six Sigma expertise to lead Six Sigma projects or even the full-scale implementation of Six Sigma throughout the organization. These positions are usually dedicated full-time to Six Sigma projects.
Will My Doubts and Fears Affect My Child?
May 25, 2008
“Will my doubts and fears affect my child?” This father is concerned about his son, a high school athlete with a vision of playing professional sports. The father’s fear is that his son won’t be accepted into the ‘right’ college to be scouted by the professionals. He wanted to know:
How does your vibration, as a parent, affect your children?
Can your negative or low frequency vibration create resistance or prevent your child from attracting his or her desire?
How much influence do you have over your child’s ability to attract something they desire?
What would you tell this father?
My answer was simple: “Your vibration affects your child to the degree that he allows it.”
Now, you might think that the older the child, the stronger his or her vibration will be–that the parent’s vibration would be less influential as the child matures. However, that is not necessarily so.
Old-Fashioned Ways to Inspire Children
May 24, 2008
“Walk through any toy store and you will see walls and walls of toys that are loud — toys that require batteries, have flashing lights, or that look like your child’s favorite movie character. What is there for parents who want to raise children with imagination and curiosity? I’ll tell you what we do. We choose to fill our houses with the following old-fashioned items.
Books
No house can have enough books. Make sure your house has a representation of great fiction Books and non-fiction books. A mix of the two is very important.
Most homes have a deficit of non-fiction books, so make sure your home is filled with Science, History and Art books. Children need to learn to read and appreciate non-fiction books in order to do well in research when they reach higher levels of study.
Felt Boards
Children love to tell stories with felt. You’ll need a felt board to start. You can make your own board from a sheet of felt or purchase a board.
Once you have the board, let the fun begin.
I Cant Sleep Without You
May 24, 2008
When my firstborn arrived into this serene and peaceful household, my entire world was transformed into a warzone and funfare at the same time. He became the focus of my attention throughout the entire day and I live to make sure he is alright. I made sure his food contained just the right amount of nutrients, helped stimulated him with playtime, read to him, slept with him.
You see, offering cuddles and hugs is not the usual reward or privilege we got when me and my siblings were kids. Infact, it was quite unheard of. Sure, we had the usual dosages of “Good girl” and a hug but me and my parents never hugged as much as I hug with my kid. We can even go into a hug-athon when we want to. Hugging, kissing, hugging, kissing, hugging….etc.
Sleeping with my child came naturally to me and my husband. It felt so good to hold his hand or drape a careless arm over his tummy while we slumber. It’s so comfortable and proves to be a suitable and close-to-perfect setting for us.
