In a Nutshell: With all the media flurry about parenting styles, remember that whatever way you choose to raise your children, it must be one in which the marriage can flourish as well. Dinner with five kids is usually quite the noisy affair at our house. On night a few years ago, I noticed that […]
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: It is so much better to protect children than it is to heal adults. It is up to all of us to prevent child abuse. I am feeling very tenderhearted today as Child Abuse Prevention Month draws to a close. Today, on average, 5
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Falling in Love with Your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: To prevent physical abuse, parents need to cope with stress, learn what is considered physical abuse, and stay far away from it. As a Child Development major, fresh out of college, I got a job that included teaching parenting classes for court-ordered parents who
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Here’s one idea for getting kids to do their chores…the Deck of Doom. I’ve been going crazy after dinner! My kids each have small after-dinner jobs to complete, but they have been finishing them about as quickly as a tortoise with a bad leg…if
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Parents need to teach their children about sexual abuse prevention from the very beginning. When parents are open, informed, and proactive, they have the best chance of keeping kids safe. As part of Child Abuse Prevention Month, I feel it is so important to
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Some traditions help families thrive. Some destroy them. Be a “transitional character” and celebrate your ability to choose to send healthy traditions down to your children. In the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye explains his culture then remarks, “You may ask, ‘How
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Use Positive Directive Statements to tell kids what TO do, instead of what NOT to do. About one fourth of my life has been spent changing diapers, so I am very familiar with restroom changing tables. Most of them have words engraved in the
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Falling in Love with Your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Allowing children to express themselves freely helps develop Psychological Autonomy. I am usually delighted when I see my children becoming unique individuals. I normally like it when they show independent thinking and dress up like a cow for the day or report they want
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