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Children: Our most valuable natural resource.
How to Prepare Children for Life
There are three types of people in this world: those who fear to fall the most, those who fear to hit the ground the most, and those who fear never being able to get back up again, the most. According to neuroscience, the brain has the ability to modify its connections, and change throughout human life, which is called Neuroplasticity. It is believed that older people have less of the brain plasticity that is required to learn new things than younger people. However, a strong brain does not equal a strong mind, and a strong mind is what's necessary for a child in this day and age. That being said, the children today can learn to become more and more resilient, and prepared for life and its tragedies depending upon what influences them the most, the support they both give and receive, and their willingness to overcome.
By Jeniah Clarke7 years ago in Families
5 Things to Say to Your Kids More Often
As a parent, we know there are things that a child needs such as food, shelter, and an education. However, there are also things that children need that can be expressed through words. These things may not occur to us to tell our children because we are too busy trying to support them, but these are things that children need to hear a lot more often, nonetheless.
By Danielle McDougal7 years ago in Families
The Book of Wisdom
I've started writing a book. Well, not a real book. More like a Word document that I add to now and then. It's based on an idea I've had for ages now. I want to make something that I can give to my children, maybe on their eleventh, or twelve birthday, as a little Life Bible.
By Louisa Jane7 years ago in Families
Perks of Having a Toddler
I am at the point of motherhood where I am enjoying every minute of it, because I realised how quickly time has flown. Literally, this is what I was told by so many well-meaning people before. I secretly laughed inside thinking, "What a joke!" Well, that was when I was at the most sleep-deprived moment of my life.
By C.J.Erolan7 years ago in Families
Chaotic Mind
When I was a young mother, I went to school and studied psychology, social work, and child development. My intent was to become a social worker to help children. I never dreamed that my most practical use would be within the walls of my own home.
By Michelle Edwards Szynskie7 years ago in Families
Ensuring the Best Summer Break for Your Children
Make This Your Best Summer Ever Are you looking forward to the hot sun and a cool breeze this summer? Do your dreams of a blissful summer evaporate when you remember that the kids won't be at school? Winging your way through summer may work for some people, but kids thrive on structure. That doesn't mean you have to do the same thing every day. You don't have to toss out last-minute movie nights with friends or surprise trips to get ice cream. The key to a fantastic summer, with kids, is a mix between structured activities, quiet relaxation, and a sprinkling of surprises.
By Jade Pulman7 years ago in Families
Dynamics of a Family
A family is a group of people who are related by blood or marriage. Usually a family consists of a father, mother, and children. However, many families are not like the Leave It to Beaver family of classic television. Today, there are single-parent families and blended families.
By Margaret Minnicks7 years ago in Families
At Home with a Child
Get dressed Encourage your children to learn to dress themselves. Take a look at their wardrobe and show them how to make simple combinations and color coordinations that they can understand. Begin with the basics like underwear and continue to dress them with explanations as you go along. Finish up with socks and shoes. Then get them undressed again and have them start to get dressed by themselves. Help them along when they need it and encourage and compliment them when they need it. Once they have the basics of dressing have them choose a school outfit each night and put it out so that in the morning they can dress themselves for school. Soon it will be routine and they will be able to do it all themselves.
By Alyssa Day7 years ago in Families
The Simple Life
There are many things that throughout the course of my life I have enjoyed. Many of these things I do still enjoy, yet of late I have come to discover the many things I no longer do. The question I had to ask myself predominantly; why? The essence of this marvel of recollection came from one quite simple occurrence just the other day. That being, seeing and hearing a robin perched in a tree roughly ten feet away from where I was perched myself, singing (the robin, not me). That's it, a simple solitary songbird of no particular luminosity, plain old robin red breast, sort of the colour of a blood orange, with the light greyish-brown colouring of the average robin, in an average tree adorned with simple average green leaves. Not a spectacle to behold no matter how you looked at it really, yet I was reminded of the simplicity of the beauty of nature that I was witnessing.
By Joseph Willson7 years ago in Families
Best Tips on How to Provide for the Family
Providing Is More Than Putting Food On The Table Enhancing your family life can bring your family members closer together and stop disputes from interfering with the happiness of everyone. Luckily, you can take many concrete measures to make your time with your family more pleasant and satisfying.
By Jade Pulman7 years ago in Families
How Accurate Are Those Home DNA Tests?
Analysing a person's DNA was once a difficult, time-consuming, and expensive task—reserved for the police, and performed in high-tech laboratories. But these days, you can pick up a home paternity test from a discount store for as little as £5 (plus a lab fee of around £100 for processing the samples). But can you really trust a cheap, at-home DNA test?
By Dave Smith7 years ago in Families
