March 11th, 2008 Archive Entries:

Are Vaccines Safe For My Child

Before your children can attend school, parents must have their child vaccinated. In Minnesota, children are required to receive fifteen different shots before they attend kindergarten. Below is a list of diseases and the required vaccinations.

Chickenpox
Diphtheria        

Hepatitis         
Hib         
HPV      
Influenza         
Measles           

Meningococcal     
Mumps       
Pertussis         
Pneumococcal      
Polio       
Rotavirus         
Rubella
Tetanus

 

 

         


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Disciplining Young Children Begins With Love

There are hundreds of ways to discipline your child. Long before any disciplining takes place with your child, an unconditional love needs to be established. Some are simple and some are not hard to do at all. Before any parent can begin to implement any successful discipline strategies, a relationship and rapport needs to be established between the parent and child. The child facing […]

How Do You Show Love For Your Child?

Loving your child is…

There are hundreds of ways to show love for your child. Some are simple and some are not hard to do at all. Child psychologist and child development experts shared that you can not say “I love you” to your child too many times.  It’s important, however, before any parent can begin to show love toward their child, is to ask […]

Depression in Girls

As a school counselor, I am beginning to see more younger females who exhibit the symptoms of depression or have been diagnosed with depression. Stress appears to be a leading factor for depression in younger females. Participation in too many activities, desire to get good grades and low self-esteem seem to bring about most of the stress symptoms exhibited. Child psychologist and child behavior […]

How Can I Say “No” To My Child?

It’s hard for a parent to say “no” when everything our children see in our culture today promotes “yes.” Advertising companies make and spend billions of dollars every year to get us to say “yes.” Our classroom teachers, who have been trained to say “no” in a variety of acceptable ways, have been replaced by Hollywood writers, video game producers, the music industry […]