I recently read a blog about teaching Etiquette for Children that I would like to share. I feel that etiquette, or manners, has dwindled over the last many years by adults and kids, alike. However, I think that being polite, greeting people appropriately and making a good first impression are all still very important to not only teach our kids, but continue to model ourselves.
“5 Simple Etiquette...
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Tags: child, children, Communication, etiquette, etiquette for children, Family, kids, manners, Parenting, parents, polite, respect
One of the biggest problems with parenting is that it’s one ginormous paradox!
A paradox, an irony, a total contradiction every step of the way!
You know what I’m talking about…
Being a parent is the best, most rewarding experience in the whole wide world.
It’s also the toughest, most unappreciated experience in the whole wide world.
That’s one of the problems with parenting. It can bring...
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Don’t you just love to hear a baby laugh? When Alex was young, I called his giggling, chuckling and laughing, “Music to my ears.” I decided that I didn’t want a day to go by without my hearing him laugh. So, in a rare day when I couldn’t recall the laughter, I would tickle him at bedtime. Just so that I could again hear that…Music to my ears.
What about...
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The Wall Street Journal printed a book excerpt from the Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother this weekend, suggesting that Chinese mothers are “superior” to Western mothers because Chinese mothers’ solution to “substandard performance” is “always to excoriate,...
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Parenting Resolutions for the New Year
Kids are From Krypton, Parents are from Pluto: Radio Series Update: January 6, 2011
With the start of the New Year, I have had many parents voice a desire to be a better parent in this New Year of 2011. What do I say? I tell them that they are already good parents! If they weren’t, they wouldn’t care about doing it better!
So, to help...
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More than two is a crowd!
Dear Dr. Vicki:
We share a bed with our kids. We have a 7 yrs. old girl, a 3 yrs. old boy and a 1 yr. old boy. What bothers me is that our 3 yrs. old boy exhibits some sexual acts. Is it alright? We make love as discrete as possible but we are not sure if they had seen what we’ve done. Are the scenes such as love making seen by babies will register to their mind unconsciously?...
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Tags: child, Child Development, children, families, Family, family bed, kid, kids, kids sleeping with parents, marital relationship, marriage, self-calming
This YouTube video has some great points, and I am frustrated that they call these suggestions “sneaky strategies.” I don’t think they are sneaky at all…but rather good, effective ways of interacting and parenting your children! However, as a child psychologist, I am totally opposed to one of their suggestions: the use of ‘reverse psychology.’ Basically, when...
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Tags: breaking bad habit, changing children's behavior, child, children, commununication, families, Family, Parenting, parents, reverse psychology, spanking
Cat and Mouse
If you are like many parents, you probably have some concern about your children searching the Internet. Well, here is an article I just read by Bo Minnow, to help you with this dilemma:
“Talk about a search engine and the first thing that will click in the minds of many is Google. Well some are fans to Yahoo and Bing but would you really recommend the use of these internet...
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KIDS ARE FROM KRYPTON, PARENTS ARE FROM PLUTO: Radio update Dec. 30, 2010: A new year means a blank calendar. WOW! Just think of all the possibilities. Look at all the blank days! You have the power, at this very moment, to determine what your new year will look like! As you think about filling in your calendar, do you have a feeling of enthusiasm and excitement? Or of dread and resignation? ...
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Is your child falling prey to cyberbullying?
KIDS ARE FROM KRYPTON, PARENTS ARE FROM PLUTO: Radio update Nov. 11: Today we turned to a more serious topic than in the past several shows. The effects of cyberbullying was the topic…and stressing the insidiousness of this kind of bullying was the main message. The “effects of cyberbullying” are not just about namecalling and teaching...
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