Blog Entries for TsunshineRelated SearchesStats Show: Smoking Down - Weight Up31 Jan 2007 10:04 AM Here are the latest statistics about children in the United States. All of the statistics were taken from the brief, America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2006, which can be found on the site Childstats.gov. Making Good Friends30 Jan 2007 08:17 PM Friends can have an enormous influence in our children's lives. These friendships can be for the good or have a detrimental effect upon our child. So as parents it is important that we help our children cultivate and maintain good friends. Good friends are invaluable, especially for teenagers. Tags: friends | friendship | peer pressure | teenagers Sports Are Just A Game29 Jan 2007 04:38 PM There is no doubt that sports can have a positive impact upon kids. Belonging to a team gives kids an instant identity and group to belong with. They also learn skills like setting goals, dealing with adversity, and sportsmanship. How To Establish A Curfew29 Jan 2007 09:55 AM Research from the Search Institute shows that children even teenagers need boundaries. They need to have clear rules and consequences. They need parents who know where they are and who they are with. Part of these boundaries consists of establishing a curfew. Tags: curfew | discipline | rules | teenagers When You Want To Hit A Bully Follow-up26 Jan 2007 01:57 PM This week I posted a blog titled "When You Want To Hit A Bully" and I just wanted to follow up on the story. The other day we told my son to hit the kid who had been bullying him for the last year at the bus stop. We felt like we had exhausted all other possibilities. 6 comments — latest 26 Jan 2007 04:33 PM by Teresa McEntire Be Firm25 Jan 2007 07:19 PM It is so easy to give into our children's desires especially when they are crying in the supermarket or hanging on your leg. Yet giving into our children actually gives them power over us as parents. As parents we need to be firm with our expectations and rules. When You Want To Hit A Bully24 Jan 2007 11:45 AM I recently read a post to an article that Kori Rodley-Irons wrote titled "What if You Don't Like Your Child's Friend?" and I wanted to respond to it. 5 comments — latest 26 Jan 2007 04:18 PM by Nola Redd Helping Children Deal With News Trauma23 Jan 2007 08:40 PM Every time you turn on the news you are confronted with stories of car crashes, murders, bombings, or the latest natural catastrophe. As adults we can distance ourselves from the tragedies playing out on the television screen. But for children the news can be confusing and scary. 1 comments — latest 24 Jan 2007 06:18 AM by Katie-Anne Gustafsson Show Unconditional Love22 Jan 2007 08:16 PM Since Valentines Day is just weeks away I thought I'd take a moment and talk about love. Love is discussed all of the time. You hear about it on television and the radio, you read about it in books. There are so many different types of love. 1 comments — latest 23 Jan 2007 01:45 AM by Katie-Anne Gustafsson Be Aware of Developmental Stages19 Jan 2007 01:02 PM One of the hardest things about being a parent is remembering that our children are just that: children. I know that I often find myself expecting more than I should. |
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