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School Nurse Recommendations For Swine Flu or H1N1
School nurses across the nation have been recommending the following parenting guides in combating the swine flu, H1N1 and seasonal flu. These recommendations come from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). On September 17, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced a new recommendation calling for a lengthier exclusion from school for students who are...
ADD/ADHD Parent Help Guide
Many parents are searching for helpful tips in parenting their attention deficit child. If your child is fidgety while doing homework, unable to concentrate, having difficulty listening, then this article will help you help your child. If your child is inattentive, off-task or has a short attention span, the following ADD parent strategies may help...
Teen Swearing: What Parents Can Do
Psychology professor, Dr. Francis Compton, who completed numerous studies in the area of social behavior and swearing, found that 87% of children (ages 12 to 19) used curse words or foul language. When asked to make a list of words, the 855 participants in the research study classified their language as inappropriate. This study, done...
Prescription Use and Abuse Among Teenagers
The University of Maine published some interesting facts regarding prescription use with teens in the United States. The university’s research concludes that one of the fastest growing trends involving teenagers is prescription drug use and abuse that is occuring at ”Pharm Parties.” These parties involve teenagers (and younger children) bringing bottles of prescription medications (that are often taken from the home) ...
Are You A Wimpy Parent?
Good parents do not want their children to feel bad, experience sadness or emotional grief. To do so often causes the parent to feel bad, experience sadness and cause emotional grief. So, how can good parents set limits, discipline and establish family rules without causing pain and suffering? How can we be a good parent...
How Parents Enable Drug Use
No parent wants their child to develop a drug problem. As parents, however, we sometimes enable or encourage our children to use mood altering chemicals by: Not talking about tobacco and drugs Misusing/abusing legal drugs, such as alcohol, in front of our children Misusing/abusing prescription medication in front of our children Watching and laughing at...
Out of Control Daughter Smoking Pot & Dating: Parenting Advice From Parent Counselor
Counseling Question from Parent of a 15 Year-Old Daughter: Smoking Pot and Dating Background Information: My 15 year old daughter is in counceling right now because she was suspended from school for smoking pot. She used to sneak out at night to go with her friends. I am a single parent and she has no contact...
TV and Teens
According to a study done by the Department of Pediatrics at University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, next to the family, television has the greatest social impact on teens. The average 12 to 17 year old watches about 23 hours of TV per week. It’s important for parents to “take control” of the television show that...
How To Stop a Temper Tantrum Toddler- Right Now!
“To toddle is to walk unsteadily; the term cruising is sometimes used for toddlers who cannot toddle but must hold onto something while walking.” My Child Wants His Way! Most children begin to walk between the ages of 9 to 14 months old. The age at which children start to “toddle” can often be...
Seven Steps In Disciplining Your Child
”Disciplinarian: one who disciples, guides, and disciplines or enforces order.” The word disciple mean to disciple or guide. “Discipline” is not a bad word, it’s a good word! One of the key components in parenting is to guide or disciple a child. This article will help you, the parent, become educated in learning seven...
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