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29 Dec Posted by Scott in Academics | Comments

Parenting Help For Homework Tips

The National Education Association supports parent in their quest to assist their children in doing homework The following helpful homework tips will keep you, the parent, and your child to team together to make homework more enjoyable. One key point to consider is: Homework is for your child, not for you. Your job as a parent...

28 Dec Posted by Scott in Parent Coaching Articles | 1 comment

Day Care: Questions to Ask Day Care Centers

Day Care Search Part of successful parenting involves asking the right questions toward individuals who you are seeking to employ to watch your children. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that approximately 40% of day care workers have a high school degree or less. Choosing an appropriate and safe day care center for your child care is less stressful and time consuming when...

28 Dec Posted by Scott in Mental Health | 1 comment

Suicide Help: Who To Call

I Want To Live According to the American Association of Suicidology, over 30,000 individual in U.S. commit suicide. The majority of these individuals are white males. For every successful suicide there are approximately 25 failed attempts. Although males suicide is achieved at a higher rate, the attempt rate for females is higher. Suicide is preventable. The...

27 Dec Posted by Scott in Parent Coaching Articles | 1 comment

Finding A Babysitter: Steps To Follow

Finding a qualified babysitter to care for your child is a responsibility which most parents have to do as an important time in parenting. While the task may not be fun, the time and effort you put into it is well worth it. Knowing that your child is safe and well cared for while you...

27 Dec Posted by Scott in YouTube Counseling | Comments

10 Worst Foods: Bad Foods For Your Family

Bad Foods The following video provides you with the 10 meal you need to avoid. Part of raising healthy children is feeding them the right foods. You will be surprised that eating the following meals on a regular basis may lead you to feeling less healthy and wishing you would have prepared a more healthy meal.

23 Dec Posted by Scott in ADD/ADHD | Comments

Total Focus Program Review

Dr. Robert Myers’ Total Focus Program is a dream come true for parents who have a child who struggles with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). Scott Wardell, creator and author of ScottCounseling.com recommends this extremely effective behavior modification program due to it’s step by step, parent friendly approach to teaching any child who struggles at...

22 Dec Posted by Scott in Divorce | Comments

Us Factor Review

Fix Your Marriage Now This ScottCounseling review of Dr. Joseph’s Melnick’s, The Us Factor, is one marriage counseling product that stressed or separted couples need to use before seeing a lawyer. It’s normal for married couples to drift apart after they’ve been together for a while, especially if they lack the skills to stay connected. The Us...

21 Dec Posted by Scott in Family Stress | Comments

Money Problems & Family Stress: 6 Steps To Get Fianaces Under Control

A November 2007 survey called “Stress in America” found 73 percent of those asked said money was a stressor, compared with just 59 percent in 2006. And in the Midwest, nearly half of the respondents said paying the rent or the mortgage was a significant stressor. 54 percent said they’d had at least one argument...

21 Dec Posted by Scott in Rx & Medical | Comments

Can’t Get Pregnant: Fertility & Smoking

Becoming Pregnant Study after study regarding fertility indicates that non-smokers striving to become pregnant will have a better chance to conceive than smokers. While most couples are aware that cigarettes should be avoided during pregnancy , fertility experts say fewer seem to realize the negative impact that smoking has on fertility or the chance of...

18 Dec Posted by Scott in Mental Health, Rx & Medical, Teens | Comments

Anorexia: Signs, Symptoms & Medical Concerns

Signs and Symptoms of Anorexia Anorexia (full name- anorexia nervosa) is an eating disorder characterized by a significant weight loss caused by excessive dieting. The cause of this illness in women, and now, an increasing number of men, is motivated by the strong desire to be thin and/or the fear of becoming obese.Anorexia is a medical...