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Rites of passage mark the passage of a person through the life cycle - our progress from birth to death.

Before we know it, the summer holidays will be upon us and we may be faced with children who are experiencing anxiety around the transition from the structure and predictability of the school year to the less structured format of the summer holidays.

There is a difference between policing your children and parenting.

There is a strong need to be consistent when you are using discipline. Consistency is the magic behind all things in life. Discipline has to be applied in a loving and caring manner or it can backfire on you.

Do you dread those two little words, "I'm bored"? Read about my ideas to banish summer boredom.

A simple technique to assist you in recognising why you were born to your parents and learning to accept them.

Earn your children's respect by being a positive role model and by giving them limits, rules, and a routine to follow.

This article explains why young children bite, what parents can do to stop it and how an instance of child biting behavior can be used to build compassion in the child. This article is in question-and-answer format.

Tradition has dictated that pirates are the great treasure hunters, but the fact of the matter is treasure hunts are loved by boys, girls, and grown-ups alike, and make a great addition to any party theme. This article will show you how to bring your party to life with unique party planning ideas and activities that kids love, including solving challenging clues in a quest for treasure that will leave your party guests with lasting and "treasured" memories of their adventurous day at your child's party.

Recently, I was reminded how easy it is to pass judgment on someone creating a limited view of their potential and capabilities. My family had accepted an invitation to spend the day at a friend's lake house. The conversation during the drive down was full of anticipation and excitement. There were tales of great big fish just waiting to be caught, stories about 50 mph tube rides, but it was the "double dog dare" to jump off the boathouse that provided the lesson for this day.

Children have a way of teaching without knowing. Here are some things I have learned from my daughter.

Being the parent of a teenager is often a very trying experience, but being the parent of an ADHD teen is one of the greatest challenges that a person can face. The behaviors and attitudes of adolescents with ADHD are often so difficult to understand or accept that it becomes very difficult for their parents to know how to respond. Many experts agree that the key to parenting an ADHD adolescent is to come up with a general set of principals that will guide them through the entire time that they are raising their children. These principles are...

Starting your child's preschool experience when they are ready, willing, and able is the best way to set your child on the road to educational success.

I realize many parents today involve their kids in so many activities that they are on the run constantly to: soccer, swimming, baseball, football, gymnastics, cheerleading, Scouts, Brownies, etc. Of course, this strategy is an attempt to keep the kids active, out of trouble and away from gangs, drugs and violence. But, in almost all of those sports the parents don't participate. In cycling they can.

What's a step parent to do when a grown step child won't move out and is driving a wedge between you and your spouse. Provides important tips for creating harmony while encouraging an adult step child to take the steps to move out on his own.

TV, the internet, music and video bombard today's kids with negative and innappropriate information every day. Exasperated parents wonder how to counteract all the Here are systematic steps to help parents encourage their kids to be open and receptive to having conversations. about what they see and hear. This is especially important when working with your kids and adults with ADHD, Autism and Asperger Syndrome.

The Law of Expectations uses expectations to influence reality and create results. Individuals tend to make decisions based on how others expect them to perform. As a result, people fulfill those expectations whether positive or negative. Expectations have a powerful impact on those we trust and respect, but, interestingly, an even greater impact on perfect strangers. When we know someone expects something from us, we will try to satisfy him or her in order to gain respect and likeability.

This article is about how I found out my son was being bullied and some things parents can do about it.

A simple experiment with our children turned into the best thing we have ever done as parents. We took our children's television away. No Time Limits, No Channel Arguing. Our children are happier than they ever have been.

Most people agree that the fundamental building blocks to a child's education are reading, writing, and mathematics. But I would like to add one more to that list: geography. Just as reading and mathematics open the doors to literature and science, geography opens the door to understanding history, culture, and current events.