Children

Covering for the Ex

May 15, 2013
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Divorce is messy whether you think it will be or not. I didn’t really care how messy it got as far as I was concerned, but when it spilled over and affected my kids I went ballistic. It just seemed like they had been through enough without being engulfed in the fallout. I decided pretty [...]

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I Have Time Because It’s a Priority

April 25, 2013
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Over the years, people who have found out that I have a big family invariably ask me about my quality time with my kids. They either can’t imagine how I give each child individualized attention, or they completely dismiss the fact that it is possible to spread your time and attention over more than two [...]

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Watch What Your Kids Read

April 12, 2013
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I used to tell my kids to be careful what they read because the feelings, thoughts, and beliefs of the main character in the book  would become part of their own characters. I didn’t allow horror or dark fantasy while they were young and impressionable. Now it seems that my opinions were pretty on the [...]

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Video: The World of Children’s Author Robert Munsch

April 1, 2013
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Come inside the world of popular Canadian children’s author Robert Munsch.

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Video: How to Treat a Child’s Stutter

March 25, 2013
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Real stuttering looks different than the normal speech learning process that many children will go through between the ages of 2 and 5. Join us to learn more about stuttering and possible treatment.

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Video: Children’s Nutrition Guide

March 16, 2013
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Learn some tips and tricks to avoid future meal-time melt downs.

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Raising Adventurous Children

March 13, 2013
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I think it is sad to see children who are so overprotected that they are afraid to try new things. Children who are encouraged to explore and move out of their comfort zones just a little are more confident, more creative, and more likely to be successful as adults. Why? Because they aren’t afraid to [...]

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Breakfast at School Is a Great Idea in Theory

March 1, 2013
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You may remember that I recently stopped homeschooling due to my schedule, and put my youngest four kids in school. It has been an adjustment for all of us, but we are getting used to it. One thing that I get frustrated with, is that the kids’ school serves a free breakfast every morning. I [...]

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Too Old to Be Afraid of the Dark?

February 5, 2013
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I when I was about twelve, my parents let me stay home alone at one night. We lived in a fairly rural area and about a fourth of the property was covered with cedar trees. We also had horses that we locked in their stalls at night with their last batch of hay being given [...]

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