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child social development

Helping Your Child Make Good Decisions

Discuss with your child that you feel he or she is at a developmental stage in life capable of making “this” decision. Take time to discuss the decision that is being considered, what they feel the outcome will be and what options are available if the decision is correct, or incorrect. Helping your child list...

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Building Self Esteem In Your Child

Self-esteem is just that… SELF esteem! Self refers to the person who owns or possesses his or her own esteem. Is it possible to build someone else’s esteem? Parents, educators and child psychology and behavioral specialist have all pondered that question. Here are some self-esteem factors for parents to consider. Signs That Your Child Has...

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Enforcing Rules and Setting Limits

Television? Phone Use? Instant Messaging? Eating? Friends? Late Nights? Homework? Activities? Do Children Need Limits? It’s important for parents to enforce rules and set limits for their children. Youth surveys indicate that children feel more secure when parents set limits. Consider the following when enforcing rules and setting limits: Consequences should be meaningful, a learning...

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10 Feb Posted by in Childhood Stress, Life Skills, Teens | Comments

Discussing Peer Pressure with Your Child

Peer pressure is a tough issue for every child to manage. Everyone wants to have and keep friends. Parents need to help their child realize that peer pressure is a normal part of life and child behavior. Parents also need to help their child cope with peer pressure. The following brief steps are written to...

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10 Feb Posted by in Childhood Stress, Teens | Comments

Avoid Sending Your Child On A Guilt Trip

Do you continually make comments that send your child on a guilt trip? Parents who strive to make their children feel guilty often succeed. The end result of making comments to make a child feel guilty often leads the child in the direction of low self-esteem, aggressive behavior, inappropriate social skills and other undesirable behaviors....

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Child Development: High School Children

As your child is growing and developing physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually, it’s important for parents to recognize what stage of development their child is at. Parents who recognize the differences in the developmental growth stages are often more successful in parenting. Read through the developmental differences listed below. Keep in mind that children grow...

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09 Feb Posted by in Child Development | Comments

Child Development: Middle School Children

As your child is growing and developing physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually, it’s important for parents to recognize what developmental stage their child is at. Parents who recognize the differences in the developmental growth stages are often more successful in parenting. Read through the developmental differences listed below. Keep in mind that children grow at...

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Child Development: Elementary Children

As your child is growing and developing physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually, it’s important for parents to recognize what stage of development their child is at. Parents who recognize the differences in the developmental growth stages are often more successful in parenting. Read through the developmental differences listed below. Keep in mind that children grow...

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Healthy Ways For A Parent to Respond To Stress

Be a role model for your child. During stressful times, demonstrate calm controller emotions. Be honest about how you feel, but stay calm and become solution oriented. Listen to your child. Try not to be judgmental, but reassuring. Encourage your child to ask questions, problem-solve and share solutions for the stress. Let your child know...

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Childhood Stress Symptoms

According to a recent study presented in KidsData done in the California Bay Area , over 23% of three to five year olds were considered to be in the moderate to high stress level range. Other age levels included in the study are shown in the graph below: Child Stress by Age Age High Moderate...

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