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A parent’s depression can weigh heavy on children    GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A parent’s struggle with stress or depression can lower a child’s quality of life — and it could hinder an overweight youngster’s ... 24-Nov-2007        Hits: 0          Rate It Children Affected by Parental Alienation Syndrome    Rye Hospital Program For Treating Children Affected by Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) Introduction: Intense interest in the well-be... 2-Nov-2001        Hits: 1543          Rate It Falling Through the Cracks: Children of Divorce    Regardless of age, race, sex or religion, divorce has devastating, often long-term, consequences. The immediate effects of divorce, such as hurt, ange... 2-May-2001        Hits: 2187          Rate It Single Parenting Discipline    Being a single parent makes the job of parenting an even more difficult task. For the major life decisions in most situations the custodial parent sho... 25-Oct-2001        Hits: 2455          Rate It The Types of Child Abuse    Child Abuse Child abuse is a very common thing in today’s society, although not much is heard about it. The abuse occurs in the home where the b... 2-May-2001        Hits: 1250          Rate It 10 Tips to Help Your Child Through Divorce    Helping your child through your divorce may be one of the most difficult tasks you will ever face as a parent. The following is a brief list of practi... 16-Apr-2003        Hits: 498          Rate It Babysitting Co-ops Give Parents Precious Time    Here's the dilemma: You need to run several crucial errands, but you dread taking your preschooler and toddler along. Here's another one: ... 11-Mar-2003        Hits: 155          Rate It Be a Back-To-School Hero    Well, it's that time of year again. Back-to-school has arrived. If you have school-age children, then you are busy buying school supplies and gett... 25-Aug-2002        Hits: 165          Rate It Boy - Chasing on the Playground    Q: I take my 6-year-old daughter to the playground a lot after school, and I've noticed a weird phenomenon: The girls tend to get together in p... 20-Apr-2003        Hits: 185          Rate It Children And Divorce    A recent statistic shows that almost half of all marriages end in divorce. Divorce is difficult for everyone involved, but maybe the hardest on childr... 1-Jan-2006        Hits: 172          Rate It Children and Divorce    A recent statistic shows that almost half of all marriages end in divorce. Divorce is difficult for everyone involved, but maybe the hardest on child... 11-Jan-2006        Hits: 98          Rate It Children and Parents Adjust to Separation    You haven’t separated physically yet, but the ink is dry on your parenting plan agreement and you are ready to go your separate ways. Now reality bite... 18-Nov-2005        Hits: 174          Rate It Children's Discipline: How To Resolve Divorce Parenting Differences?    Did you know that inconsistency on matters of discipline gives double messages, produces anxiety and can be very confusing to your children? Children... 28-Nov-2005        Hits: 118          Rate It Coaching Youth Soccer    Coaching Youth Soccer Coaching children at a young age is an extremely rewarding and challenging experience. Over the last two years I have had the pr... 12-Oct-2001        Hits: 163          Rate It Collected Unpaid Child Support    There is nothing more discouraging than doing the right thing and not getting credit for it. How many non-custodial parents are paying child support ... 15-Jun-2005        Hits: 84          Rate It Decorating for kids made easy    While there is a growing trend towards decorating kids' rooms, many parents still feel overwhelmed at the thought of redecorating. The décor team at C... 30-Apr-2003        Hits: 119          Rate It Divorced? Have a 100% relationship with your kids    Post separation, even if you achieve 50/50 residential time-sharing, will you have a 100% meaningful relationship with your child? Some ... 7-Jan-2005        Hits: 179          Rate It Domestic Violence and childrens Buttons    Two home-based strategies for secondary prevention of domestic violence have shown increasing use over the past decade. Personal radio alarms are indi... 25-Dec-2000        Hits: 314          Rate It Family Meetings: Kids Discuss the D Word    Painful problems occur in every family. In fact, pain is a challenge for everyone. The Family Meeting is an excellent tool for discussing diffi... 11-Jan-2006        Hits: 59          Rate It Four Tips To Handle A Child Who Lies    As parents, we all aim to raise our children as best we can. We teach them our values and morals – don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t cheat – and teach th... 18-Nov-2005        Hits: 123          Rate It Free Money for Your Children Education    Do you ever lie awake at night and ask yourself how your children would afford to get an education if you were gone? Now there's a program that can h... 22-Oct-2004        Hits: 96          Rate It Getting Kids Out Of The Cross Fire    Heaven help those children whose separated parents are involved in a litigious parenting dispute. Not only might the children have to... 7-Jan-2005        Hits: 122          Rate It Hallowe'en BOO BOOs for Little Introverted Kids    Hallowe’en is right around the corner. All the kids are really excited, right? Wrong. Not all children are as happy about Hallowe’en as you’d think... 18-Sep-2003        Hits: 114          Rate It Handmade Gifts for Dad    Here are a few inexpensive and heartfelt gift ideas for Dad: Framed Artwork Have your child draw or pai... 20-Dec-2000        Hits: 168          Rate It Help in Planning a Child's Birthday Party    Are you tired of the same old birthday parties at fast food restaurants every year? Are you ready for some new ideas? Let's see what resources we can ... 30-Nov-2002        Hits: 205          Rate It Hold a Charity Birthday Party for Your Child    As a parent, you probably know that the birthday party routine can be an almost painful experience. With about 20 children in your child's class, goin... 13-May-2005        Hits: 51          Rate It Hot to Discipline Your Children using Emotional Intelligence    It’s so clear when you’re sitting on the outside watching. There I was at the kitchen table in my friend’s house chatting with her while she fixed di... 5-Oct-2003        Hits: 280          Rate It How can I tell if my child needs therapy as we go through this divorce?    Many adults now acknowledge the benefit of a supportive professional as they face the challenges a divorce inevitably brings. But many parents are un... 16-Apr-2003        Hits: 188          Rate It How To Avoid Divorce Wars That Hurt Your Children    Divorced mom Rita Hardin of Atlanta, Ga., knows from experience how children can be hurt by tension between ex-spouses. Relations between Hard... 11-Jan-2006        Hits: 52          Rate It How to Stop Divorce Parental Conflict    It is not the divorce but the conflict arising after divorce the culprit of most psychological-adjustment problems the children are having. So, how to... 13-May-2005        Hits: 96          Rate It How Two Quarelling Kids Helped Invent the Better Behavior Wheel    When David was nine and Laura was twelve, the battles started. Prior to that, they got along great. Laura was always protective of her little brot... 17-Sep-2004        Hits: 97          Rate It Is Your Child Too Defiant?    At school and with friends, Brian behaves like a perfectly ordinary nine-year-old. But at home, it's another story. Brian tests every limit: He o... 17-Jul-2002        Hits: 341          Rate It Let them remember their behavior, not yours!    Frustrated parents of young children often yell and spank as a means of managing children’s behaviour, particularly when angry. However this leaves ch... 16-Mar-2005        Hits: 105          Rate It Let Your Introverted Child Do What They Do Best - Read!    As the IntrovertZCoach, my job is to help my introverted clients develop a positive self image. You see, for many years people didn't understand that ... 7-Sep-2003        Hits: 141          Rate It Make Lemons into Lemonade: Use Positives for Disciplining Children    If you find yourself using words like "don't...," "stop...," and "no" to discipline your child, try using positive words instead. Children need to be ... 16-Apr-2003        Hits: 211          Rate It Nail Biting Basics : Know about    Nail biting in all its various forms is problematic behavior beset by peculiarity and contradiction. Technically speaking, the correct word for nail b... 11-Mar-2003        Hits: 168          Rate It Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS)    In 1985 Dr. Richard Gardner (M.D.) coined the phrase "parental alienation syndrome (PAS)". Dr. Gardner defines PAS as "a childhood disorder that aris... 18-Nov-2005        Hits: 101          Rate It Parental Hostility: What Will This Bring To Your Children's Life?    One of the most important factors influencing kids' adjustments to their parents' separation or divorce is the level of parental hostility. How bad or... 1-Jan-2006        Hits: 58          Rate It Please Put Me Back Where You Found Me    Parents who have introverted children wonder how to help them build a positive self image. We understand today that Introversion is a legitimate perso... 7-Sep-2003        Hits: 111          Rate It Powerful Families, Powerful Lives    Children come in all shapes and sizes. As they grow and learn new skills, we as parents are constantly and consistently challenged to grow with them. ... 11-Nov-2003        Hits: 139          Rate It Raising Moral Kids    It seems like everyone, educators and parents alike, is becoming concerned about our society?s children and their moral development. Newspapers are fu... 17-Jul-2002        Hits: 262          Rate It Rights of Children of Divorce    Children have the right to: 1. Continue to love both parents without guilt or disapproval (subtle or overt) by either parent or other rela... 16-Apr-2003        Hits: 203          Rate It Sexual Abuse Counselling has a Beginning, Middle and an End…    If you were sexually abused, it is important to know that good counselling can help you overcome problems arising from the abuse. Knowing what to expe... 16-Mar-2005        Hits: 66          Rate It So Your Child is an Introvert    Let me ask you a question. Are you ashamed that your child is an introvert? An honest answer to this question is a positive step toward improving yo... 7-Sep-2003        Hits: 127          Rate It Talking to Kids about War and Peace    I only rarely watch TV, and I was reminded why last week when after just 30 seconds of viewing I was advised by an "expert" child psychologist that I ... 11-Apr-2003        Hits: 103          Rate It Talking to Your Children About Sex    Where do babies come from mum?” It’s that age-old question that many parents dread and which usually results in some waffled reply that they hope won... 11-Mar-2003        Hits: 145          Rate It The Parenting Golden Rule    Treat all others as you would like to be treated yourself." The Golden Rule has proved its excellence as a moral guide since ancien... 8-Mar-2001        Hits: 355          Rate It Too Much Child Care?    "Parents and child care providers are up in arms about a study conducted by researchers at the University of Melbourne which purports to s... 11-Mar-2003        Hits: 147          Rate It Waldorf View: What is the Nine Year Change?    The Ninth Year is a critical turning point in the development of the child. Wonderful and great changes begin to occur at around the age of nine. A ch... 11-Mar-2003        Hits: 164          Rate It What 10 Things Divorced Parent Should Do To Promote + Child Adjustment    The effects of recent enlargement in divorce rates are negative effects. Divorced children are more probably to get pregnant as teenagers, drop out of... 1-Jan-2006        Hits: 77          Rate It What kind of a parent are you?    You are responsible for your children’s health in many different forms, spiritual, physical, mental, emotional and behavioral. As parents, we have to ... 8-Aug-2003        Hits: 216          Rate It What’s a Kid to Do When Parents Hate Each Other?    Sometimes the animosity between separated parents is so thick, you can cut it with a knife. In such cases both parents deflect blame on the other whil... 30-Jul-2005        Hits: 131          Rate It Wheel of Dreaded Consequences    When David was nine and Laura was twelve, the battles started. Prior to that, they got along great. Laura was always protective of her lit... 11-Apr-2003        Hits: 119          Rate It You Know You Have Small Children When…    We have no idea how our lives will change once we have children. Then, we have them. In case you haven’t noticed, this may have happened to you, too. ... 18-Aug-2003        Hits: 109          Rate It Your Introverted Child is Unique    Introversion is a legitimate personality style, not a failure to be an extrovert. This is an important distinction and your understanding of it will h... 7-Sep-2003        Hits: 117          Rate It