What's new at Proactive Parents6 Great Freebie Resources for Parents of Twins & Multiple Births
A sure way to double the joys of parenthood is to give birth to twins! You?l have twice the smiles, goos & coos, giggles, and firsts (first words, first steps, first burps?) But for many soon-to-be parents of twins, once the excitement wears off, the... (read more)
Home For The Holidays: Avoid Aging Parents Becoming A Burden
By not planning for the future we guarantee that we will leave our children with a tremendous burden. Just about the time they are preparing for their own retirement and their children's college education, adult children often are overwhelmed with... (read more)
A Parents Guide to Online Gaming, Part 1
The internet touches every aspect of your children's lives. Where you might look up an unknown word in a dictionary, your kids are more likely to use dictionary.com. Where you use the telephone, they use instant messenger... (read more)
Navigating in the New World: Parents and Teenagers Growing Together
One of the most prevalent myths of our modern culture is the one that says, "Adolescence is a time of inevitable conflict." You will hear doctors say it, and teachers, and therapists, and pastors, and even parents... (read more)
Choosing a Self Defense / Martial Arts School: A Parents Guide
?addy, I want to take Karate!?Mommy, Jimmy on the bus hit me again today?here are many reasons why parents want to sign their children up for Self Defense or Martial Arts classes... (read more)
Public School Sex-Education Classes --- Bad News For Parents and Children
One of parents?most important duties is to protect their children from harmful sexual values and behaviors. Yet many public schools force potentially harmful, sometimes shockingly explicit sex education on their students... (read more)
The Laid Back Parents Guide to Teaching Your Child to Read
At first I thought of titling this article "The Lazy Parent's Guide" but then I realized that most parents aren't lazy, but they may have a slightly different philosophy about children and learning... (read more)
The Top 10 Fun Things for Parents and Toddlers to Play With
1. Give your child a spray bottle of water and watch them spray every possible thing outside of the house!2. Use shaving cream in the bathtub for extra fun.It is usually possible to find cans of shaving cream that cost only a dollar each.3... (read more)
Busy, Working Parents --- 22 Ways To Homeschool Your Kids
If you?e a single parent or a married couple on a tight budget so that both parents have to work, you may worry about finding the time and energy to homeschool your children, but it can be done. It comes down to planning and scheduling your time... (read more)
The Real Problem With Todays Teenagers (And Why Most Parents Just Dont Get It!)
Additional EzineArticles from the Home-and-Family:Parenting Category:5 Simple, Free and Easy Ways to Show Your Kids How Much You CareParents: You Can Do Something About Professional Sports EthicsTeach Your Child to Live for Maximum PotentialThe Truth... (read more)
Caretaking Parents Entitled Kids
Caretaking Parents, Entitled Kids by: Margaret Paul, Ph. D. Demanding children – children who have entitlement issues – seem to be common these days... (read more)
A Parents Instruction Manual
Just when we seem to have parenting techniques that work with the first child we discover that they don? work with the next... (read more)
The ADHD Parents Guide: Questions for the School
Additional EzineArticles from the Home-and-Family:Parenting Category:5 Simple, Free and Easy Ways to Show Your Kids How Much You CareParents: You Can Do Something About Professional Sports EthicsTeach Your Child to Live for Maximum PotentialThe Truth... (read more)
How Kids Learn To Cooperate In Video Games A Guide for Parents and Teachers
A great many parents are concerned that the electronic games their kids play are teaching the kids “negative” messages such as aggression, violence, and... (read more)
Buying Video Games for Kids 101 - A Parents Guide
With video game sales burgeoning beyond a multi-billion dollar industry, video gaming is fast becoming the favourite pastime of adults and kids... (read more)
A Parents Guide to Online Gaming, Part 2
In part 1 we talked about online gaming and your children, including FPS games and exposure to violent content. We wrap up this week by talking about RTS games, MMORPGs and the additional threats of addiction and social predators... (read more)
Coping Strategies for Parents Who Have Children with Disabilities
The only thing more devastating than enduring a disease or disabling condition is when it happens to a loved one, especially your child... (read more)
Bring the Kids! A Parents Guide to Stress-Free Travel
Traveling with "little ones" can be one of the most joyous events of all--it can also be one of the most stressful... (read more)
Aging Parents Need Love Too
Most of the questions that I get asked these days concern Ed Jr. He’s seventy four years of age now, and most of y’all know that he had major heart surgery several years ago... (read more)
What Parents Should Do For Children To Do Their Best After Divorce?
Why do some children still do best after divorce and separation? Is there divorce parenting approaches that really work? Read and learn the divorce parenting... (read more)
Are Today? Parents Ready For Extreme Parenting?
Parenting has always required and exceptionally strong set of skills. Parents generally have been called on to be a leader, manager, facilitator, communicator, and care giver, all without any formal training... (read more)
Watch Your Language! - How Parents Can Help Kids Help Themselves
'I felt great until I walked into the classroom - then it all went wrong!'No, this wasn't a teacher talking! It was a high school student on the day of an important exam... (read more)
Top Ten Things Parents Must Know About State Academic Standards (What Your Child s/b Learning)
Public education in the United States has never been equal for all students. It appears that those school districts located in wealthy communities have a bit more resources than those in poorer communities... (read more)
The Ten Things That Successful Parents Do
1. They are leaders as well as parents. They don? rely on the schools, the government, television, the movies or music to teach their children values and the difference between right and wrong. They do it themselves.2... (read more)
Eight Out Of 10 Kids In Child Safety Seats Are At Risk: And Their Parents DonT Even Realize It
(NC)—Even the most informed parents make mistakes when installing child safety seats... (read more)
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