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Parenting Page
This parenting page doesn't pretend to know it all. Parenting is not an exact science, it is something everyone works on. The job comes from love, sweat and tears. Parenting a child is probably the hardest job on this planet, but it gets easier knowing so many parents are in the same boat you are in and knowing someday your child will be greatful for such a loving, caring home environment. This page comes with parenting articles, other great parenting sites to look at, and books and magazines that help support your good parenting efforts. Thanks for doing your part in creating constructive, capable, and loving people.
Your Children and Money
Are you paying your children an allowance for household chores? Learn why this is NOT effective. Financial parenting professionals, Jon and Eileen Gallo, offer advice on how to create a work ethic, develop a healthy relationship with money and model appropriate money behaviors.
Eileen Gallo, Ph.D., and Jon Gallo, J.D. are experts on children, family and money. They are authors of the critically-acclaimed book Silver Spoon Kids: How Successful Parents Raise Responsible Children (McGraw-Hill 2001) and The Financially Intelligent Parent: 8 Steps to Raising Successful, Generous, Responsible Children (New American Library/Penguin Group 2005) in which they have identified 8 Money Behaviors:
1. Encourage a work ethic
2. Get your own money stories straight
3. Facilitate financial reflection
4. Become a charitable family
5. Teach financial literacy
6. Be aware of the values you model
7. Moderate your extreme money tendencies
8. Talk about the tough topics
"Accessible, engaging, and indispensable," says Susan Beacham, founder of Money Savvy Generation about The Financially Intelligent Parent.
The Financially Intelligent Parent organization provides parents with the tools and knowledge to raise their children with strong and healthy money and life values. Our goal is to offer valuable, useful, quality, and substantive products and materials for our customers and their families.
Buy the eight money behaviors CD set that includes additional content not found in the book. Eileen Gallo, Ph.D., and Jon Gallo, J.D. are the authors of The Financially Intelligent Parent: 8 Steps to Raising Successful, Generous, Responsible Children (New American Library/Penguin Group 2005) and critically-acclaimed book Silver Spoon Kids: How Successful Parents Raise Responsible Children (McGraw-Hill 2001). Get the workbook companion to The Financially Intelligent Parent.
If you haven't read this book, YOU MUST READ IT. This publisher doesn't recommend too many parenting books, but this one, is just plain good basic information on helping your children become productive, thinking, capable adults. It's never too late to read this and apply what you have learned to yourself first, then to your children. It is Christian oriented, but it can be used by most familes because it just teaches good common sense and morals. If you beleive in God and in Jesus and want your children to be a good decent person, read this book and start applying it.
Click here to find out more information about the book Boundaries with Kids.
This is another great parenting book. The review from another reader really sums up my feeling about the book too.
 Indispensible, June 22, 2004
Reviewer: A reader
Finally, a book that covers it all and that rounds out the nuts and bolts type of child-rearing books like Spock and Leach. I found this book both reassuring and informative--my only regret is that it wasn't around when my kids were growing up! But I just bought 3 copies for my two grown daughters and son. Whether you're a full-time parent or working parent, this straightforward, concise guide will help you with all situations that arise in parenting and for every stage of your child's development. Essential if you want to do the best at the most important job you'll ever have (and the most rewarding!). (Amazon.com) For more information on this book click here.
Parenting Magazines
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WORKING MOTHER - 1 YR |
Working Mother is the only magazine that offers emotional, intellectual, and practical support to women who have made the decision to raise a family while pursuing their personal growth and career goals. The magazine provides positive, realistic advice about working, child care and development, family nutrition and well-being, fashion and beauty, and career options. |
 
GRIT - 1 YR
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Grit is a biweekly publication for American families who believe in traditional values and traditions. Highlights of the magazine include personal remembrances and family-oriented news on a variety of subjects from home life to Americana.
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CHILD - 1 YR
Child is a magazine designed for parents with children from birth to 12 years old. Each issue is filled with articles designed to help you raise healthy, joyful children.
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FAMILY FUN - 1 YR
Family Fun's goal is for parents to enhance the time spent with their children. A typical issue explores learning activities, vacation planning, travel tips, and reviews of children's books, videos, and music.
Purchasing this magazine entitles you to 1 free gift.
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Parenting Articles
Managing Your Child’s Anger:
Nine Possible Triggers and Solutions for Coping
Has your child thrown a tantrum lately, thrown toys across the room or hit a sibling? Odds are that s/he has!
Children’s anger can be exacerbating for parents. After all, many adults still struggle with healthy expression of anger, so dealing with a child’s anger can be doubly frustrating.
When your child gets angry, take a step back and try to figure out what may have triggered the angry outburst? Many times, believe it or not, there may be a good explanation.
Listed below are nine common triggers for a child’s anger outburst and possible solutions to help your child calm down. The solutions may also provide ways to prevent the next meltdown.
- Time of Day- Many children express more anger between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m., right when you get home from work and want to make dinner. Document what time of day is most troubling for your child.
Parenting Advice: Take 15 minutes to sit down with your child and talk over his/her day before you begin making dinner. Give your child something relaxing to do while you make dinner. A healthy snack may also tide them over until dinner.
- Abrupt Changes- Children crave routine and structure. They don’t like curve balls.
Parenting Advice: At the start of the day, outline the day’s activities. Five to ten minutes before a change of activity will take place, tell the child what the change will be. Ie.“In five minutes, you’ll need to put the toys away and go take a bath.”
- Too much stimulation- Children may get over-stimulated from too many activities in one day or too much of one activity at a time.
Parenting Advice: Try not to over-schedule. Plan down-time in every day. Avoid certain activities if your child is sensitive to stimulation.
- Overtired- Most children need 10-12 hours of sleep a day to function best.
Parenting Advice: Make sure your child is getting enough sleep. Develop a bedtime routine to prepare the child for bed. Allow for quiet times, even if your child doesn’t sleep.
Parenting Advice: Help the child identify the feelings and talk with you or another person about them. Teach the child to ask for what they need from other people.
Parenting Advice: Acknowledge that feeling jealous sometimes is perfectly normal and show your understanding. Try to focus on the strengths your child has and never compare siblings. Try to spend some time alone every day (or week) with each child.
- Child Doesn’t Get Own Way
Parenting Advice: Pick your battles. If it’s important to you (or to your child’s safety), stick to your guns. Apply a consequence if your child doesn’t comply and follow through. You can also allow the child two choices s/he can select from. This allows the child to feel some sense of control. If it’s not that important to you, let the child have what they want sometimes. You’re demonstrating to the child that s/he is a responsible person that you can trust.
8. Not Sharing- This is a skill that takes years to master. Hang in there!
Parenting Advice: Have your child put his/her favorite toy somewhere that others can’t reach, thereby avoiding arguments. Assigning an equal amount of time that each child can play with a toy can help, too. Giving the toy a time out so that neither child can play with it if they argue, can also work.
9. Too much energy
Parenting Advice: Allow your child time each day to run and jump and let off steam in a positive way.
Remember that expressing anger is healthy and normal, even for children. You can’t shield them from hurt feelings, but you can help by finding predictable patterns in your child’s outbursts and making adjustments that will cause fewer outbursts.
Written By: Toni Schutta, M.A., L.P., Parent Coach and President, Families First Coaching. Toni has 10 years experience helping parents find solutions that work. Please check out her website at: www.familiesfirstcoaching.com. Toni supports parents by providing individual parent coaching, parent education classes, a free monthly newsletter and Parent-to-Parent Groups.
Ten Ways to Teach Values to Your Kids
by Mark Brandenburg
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If you are married, plan a ‘date night' with your spouse. It is too easy to lose the romance in a marriage over the years. Take one night a week or at least every other week to spend with your spouse. You do not have to do anything expensive. Be creative and do things you both enjoy. Find the things that made you fall in love in the first place, and keep them alive. When a father and mother love each other, the children can sense it. It gives them more security in their lives when home is an enjoyable place to be. For more tips like this Click here.
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In a consumer-driven society that broadcasts values that don’t reflect what you believe, how can you teach values to your kids? Here are ten ideas to help you:
1. Tell them your life stories and teach through your stories
Kids love to hear stories about your childhood. Weave in some moral dilemmas and you’ve got great opportunities to teach values to them. It certainly beats lecturing your kids!
2. Live your own life according to your values—walk the talk.
Kids learn by imitating, especially at a young age. They are very adept at seeing if what you say and what you do are matching up. Don’t give them confusing signals; follow your own values every moment.
3. Expose them to your religion or faith It seems especially important today to let them know that they’re not alone. Providing your kids with a community of faith will strengthen their values and provide parents some “leverage”
4. Pay attention to who else might be teaching values to your kids
Get to know your child’s teachers, coaches, relatives, etc. Anyone who spends time with your kids may be influencing them. Know their values and beliefs as well.
5. Ask your kids questions that will stimulate dialogue about values
Telling them what values they should have won’t always be effective, especially when your kids get older. Asking them “curious” questions will allow discussions that will eventually lead to values. “What did you think about that fight,” may be more effective than, “He shouldn’t have started that fight!”
6. Talk to them about values in a relaxed and easy way
Nothing will turn your kids off more than preaching values to them after they’ve screwed up! Talk to them when everyone’s relaxed, and do it in a light, conversational manner. They’ll be much more likely to be listening rather than tuning you out.
7. Read them fairy tales when they’re younger
Fairy tales capture the imagination of kids and can easily lead to a discussion of values. Kids will learn the most concerning values when they’re excited about the topic.
8. Involve your kids in art, activities, or helping others while limiting TV and video games
Kids learn values when they experience them. Allow them to experience helping others and involve them in activities that will expand their creativity.
9. Have frequent conversations about values in your household
This lets your kids know that it’s important and it’s not just something you talk about when they do something wrong.
10. Have high expectations for your kids’ value systems
Kids will tend to rise to the level of expectation you have for them. Their value system will often reflect yours if the expectations are high.
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About the Author
Mark Brandenburg, Shoreview, MN USA
mark@markbrandenburg.com
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Mark Brandenburg MA, CPCC, coaches men to be better fathers and husbands. He is the author of “25 Secrets of Emotionally Intelligent Fathers” http://www.markbrandenburg.com/father.htm Sign up for his FREE bi-weekly newsletter, “Dads, Don’t Fix Your Kids,” at http://www.markbrandenburg.com.
Affordable Entertainment for Your Family
by Stephanie Foster
http://www.homewiththekids.com
When you're trying to save money, it can be hard to find fun things to do as a family. Fortunately, there are many options to keep within your budget.
First let’s go over your free options. Going to the park, lake, beach, etc. are all good options. Lots of fun, good exercise for the entire family and don’t forget the sunscreen. [Full Article]
5 Fun Ways to Beat the Summer Heat
by Sherri Allen
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Summer's finally here and the kids are all revved up for fun. But wait...the temperature's rising and it's just too hot to run around outside. What are they (and you) going to do now? Here are some great ideas to help you keep the kids entertained without resorting to ANOTHER viewing of their favorite video.
1. Take your kids to a local museum. Most cities have museums that either never charge admission, don't charge admission on certain days or charge only a nominal admission fee. In addition to having fun in an air-conditioned building, your children will be introduced to art, history, science or whatever topic your particular museum covers.
2. Include water in your activities. Take advantage of your municipal pools and lakes. Set up a wading pool in your backyard. Have a contest with water guns and water balloons. Put bathing suits on the kids and let them "help" you wash the car. Even something as simple as running through the sprinkler can bring a lot of cool, wet joy to a child.
3. Make and serve some cool treats. Nothing beats homemade popsicles, sun tea or lemonade on a hot summer day.
4. Go to "storytime" or book club meetings. Most local libraries offer different storytimes for different age groups, often with summer reading clubs for older kids. Many bookstores also frequently offer storytimes for kids (with no obligation to purchase anything).
5. Have an indoor picnic. Spread a blanket on the floor, serve kid-pleasing finger foods and have a picnic without all the heat and the ants.
Have fun and stay cool!
About the author: Sherri Allen is the editor of an online publication featuring topics such as family, food, home, garden and money. For great tips, resources, articles, recipes, reviews and coloring pages, visit http://www.SherriAllen.com/
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Sherri Allen,
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Sherri Allen is the editor of an online publication featuring topics such as family, food, home, garden and money. For great tips, resources, articles, recipes, reviews and coloring pages, visit www.SherriAllen.com
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