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Gift Giving For Children & Parents During the Holiday Seasons
Parents who want their children to become humble and unselfish gift-givers will find this child gift-giving article helpful. When children experience the feeling of giving, without expecting something in return, their character, self-esteem and moral pride is strengthened. Below are some holiday gift-giving ideas that may help you and your child earn an extra special...
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...
Cutting: Self-Injury Facts & Statistics
Self-Injury Behavior Over the past year, one in five females and one in seven males have engaged in some form of self-injury type behavior. The growing concern of “cutting” is now on the forefront of many mental health agencies, schools and youth leaders concerns for young adults today. This article provides the reader with some...
Can Too Much TV Cause Teen Depression?
Researchers from the University of Pittsburg assessed the risk of depression among a sample of 4,142 middle and high school students and found that too much television or on computer games may seriously affect teens’ mental health. Dr. Brian A. Primack, M.D., of the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues reported their findings in the February...
Parent Forum
Parenting Forum Parenting forums are a popular way to receive all kinds of parenting information, parenting tips and gain insight from experienced parents. Parenting forums often become a parenting support group for parents eager to participate in parent chat with others in the comfort of ones own home. Parent forums have been created specifically for...
My Child Hates School: What Parents Can Do?
Does Your Child Hate School? It’s not uncommon for a child to say, “I hate school!” This comment may come after a child has successfully completed several years of school with no complaints. So, what happened? Why does any child come to the point where they claim that they do not want to go to...
My Child Has Cancer
According to the National Cancer Institute, “Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among U.S. children between infancy and age 15. Approximately 10,730 new cases of pediatric cancer are expected to be diagnosed in children 0–14 years of age in 2008. Among the major types of childhood cancers, leukemias (blood cell cancers) and...
School Anxiety: Questions & Answers From A Counselor
The following school anxiety counseling question comes from an actual ScottCounseling, Ask A Counselor question. This parenting question and ScottCounseling response may help you parent a child suffering from school anxiety attacks. Parents Background Information: My 11 year old son, Tony, started Middle School this year. He has always had some self- esteem problems and...
Eating Disorders: What Parents Need To Know
Eating Disorders When people hear of someone with an eating disorder they often assume the person has a food or diet problem. Eating disorders are not a sign that a person has a problem with their diet or the food that they eat, but a sign that there’s underlying problem(s) in their life that that...
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