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Monitoring Your Teens for Drug Use without Appearing to be Spying
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Even if your teenagers do not use drugs, you still need to keep an eye on them. It is much better to realize that things could change, and anticipate that your teen COULD become a user. Essentially, it is not wise to make assumptions about topics such as drug use. Also, having been a high school teacher afforded me the opportunity to witness peer pressure, and how even good kid .....
Author: V. Michael Santoro, M. Ed.
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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Ten ways to Become Best Friends with Your Teenagers
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Best friends! It may seem impossible to believe, but today’s teens do want to consider their parents as friends, even though they think we could never understand the realities of their world. They are also interested in what it was like being a teenager during the Stone Age. Life without cell phones or the Internet must have been unimaginable!
So even with this interest, can .....
Author: V. Michael Santoro, M. Ed.
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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Moms - Get More Energy Now
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Let's be honest! When it comes to parenting, men expect their wives or partners to do the lion's share.
There are signs that we're moving toward a more enlightened age in which ALL parents play their part.
But in the meantime, let's concentrate on some help for tired moms.
Apparently the number one question mothers ask their doctors is, "How can I get more .....
Author: Frank McGinty
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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Parenting Confidence - Who Needs It?
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It used to strike me as odd - but really, it makes perfect sense.
If you are a regular flier, or have flown recently, you'll know what I mean. The 'plane is taxiing along for take off and the cabin crew are going through the pre-flight safety routine.
The odd bit I'm referring to is when they tell you what to do with the oxygen masks in the event of the cabin lo .....
Author: Frank McGinty
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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Integrate Fun and Learning with PC Games
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Children are always up for a good game. Well, who isn't? Pretend that you are back in school. For the rest of the class period you have two choices as to how you can spend your time. Option #1 is to struggle through endless arithmetic and English worksheets without any feedback except for a stamp that says "Great Job!" Option #2 is to work on the same arithmetic and English .....
Author: Steve Hall
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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Surviving Colic
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Colic is basically uncontrollable crying in a healthy baby. It can come as early as two weeks and last as long as three months. Typically they will cry for hours at a time and may do this a few times a week. If your baby is crying like this and appears ill of course seek medical attention. If you think your baby has colic but are worried or not sure don?t hesitate to seek a dia .....
Author: Tammy Pinarbasi
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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Mom's Car Stereo
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Do you remember the car stereo days of youth - windows down, hair wildly blowing and the radio blaring the latest and greatest musical hit? Depending on which friend was with me at the time, my in-dash could be playing dance, hip hop or even heavy metal. But no matter which music was selected, the purpose of volume was to drown out your own exuberant impressions of the coolest .....
Author: Sherri L Dodd
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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Teaching Your Children with Coupons
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Coupons can be a great tool in educating your child about saving money, being frugal, and shopping smart. Who doesn’t want their children to grow up knowing how to save easily on every purchase? With coupon clipping you’ll show them money saving skills they can use throughout their life!
Teaching your child with coupons can start at an early age. Pointing all of the inserts o .....
Author: Melanie Breeze
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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The Mystery Of Picky Eaters
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If you were to ask 100 parents why they think their children are picky eaters, chances are you would get 90 different answers. Although we know some children are picky eaters for no apparent reason, most are hard to please when it comes to food for two reasons – they are naturally fussy about tastes and textures or they have a learned behavior about food.
If you have a picky .....
Author: Jason Katzenback
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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How To get your JV Partner to Accept Recommendations From You
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One of the brightest moments in my business career were when I was visiting with my joint venture partner and talking about our future relationship together. I remember asking Bill over and we instantly made friends. Simply by chatting about events we both enjoyed doing for our business.
One of the most effective ways to start out a business relationship, is by asking your fu .....
Author: Abe Cherian
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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