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| How can I be a good parent? There's not just one right way to raise children. And there's no such thing as a perfect parent--or a perfect child. But here are some guidelines to help your children grow up healthy and happy: 1. Show your love. Every day, tell your children: "I love you. You're special to me." Give lots of hugs and kisses. 2. Listen when your children talk. Listening to your children tells them that you think they're important and that you're interested in what they have to say. 3. Make your children feel safe. Comfort them when they're scared. Show them you've taken steps to protect them. 4. Provide order in their lives. Keep a regular schedule of meals, naps and bedtimes. If you have to change the schedule, tell them about the changes ahead of time. 5. Praise your children. When your children learn something new or behave well, tell them you're proud of them. 6. Criticize the behavior, not the child. When your child makes a mistake, don't say, "You were bad." Instead, explain what the child did wrong. For example, say: "Running into the street without looking isn't safe." Then tell the child what to do instead: "First, look both ways for cars." 7. Be consistent. Your rules don't have to be the same ones other parents have, but they do need to be clear and consistent. (Consistent means the rules are the same all the time.) If two parents are raising a child, both need to use the same rules. Also, make sure baby sitters and relatives know, and follow, your family rules. 8. Spend time with your children. Do things together, like reading, walking, playing and cleaning house. What children want most is your attention. Bad behavior is usually their way of getting your attention. |
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| What Parents Need To Know Alcohol and Pregnancy When you are pregnant, your baby grows inside you. Everything you eat and drink while you are pregnant affects your baby. If you drink alcohol, it can hurt your baby's growth. Your baby may have physical and behavioral problems that can last for the rest of his or her life. Children born with the most serious problems caused by alcohol have fetal alcohol syndrome. READ ARTICLE Talk To Your Child About Alcohol With so many drugs available to young people these days, you may wonder, "Why develop a booklet about helping kids avoid alcohol?" Alcohol is a drug, as surely as cocaine and marijuana are. It’s also illegal to drink under the age of 21. it’s dangerous. Kids who drink are more likely to: READ ARTICLE Educating Our Kids Learn about toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life. Within each neighborhood, you can click on a location or environmental health concern, like a landfill. KIDS.GOV |
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--Caregivers: Qualifications, Background Checks,
Complaints
--Child Care Finder
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--Head Start Program Locator
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--Childproofing Your Home
--Internet Safety – A Parent's Guide
--Travel Safely with Children
--Runaway and Other Resources for the Parents of
Teens
--Sex Offender Registry National Search
--International Child Parental Abduction
--Internet Crimes Against Children
--Caregivers: Qualifications, Background Checks,
Complaints
--Child Care Finder
--Child Care Licensure Regulations, by State
--Child Care Safety Checklist for Parents
--ChildCare.gov – Resources from the U.S. Government
--Head Start Program Locator
--Advice for Parents about TV, the Internet, Telephone...
--Childproofing Your Home
--Internet Safety – A Parent's Guide
--Travel Safely with Children
--Runaway and Other Resources for the Parents of
Teens
--Sex Offender Registry National Search
--International Child Parental Abduction
--Internet Crimes Against Children
Biblical Articles
--A Father's Spiritual Parental Guidance
--How Can Parents Prepare Their Children To Resist "Peer
Pressure" To Do Evil?
--Play Catch With Your Children
--Installing Values In Our Children
--The Parent Child Relationship
--A Father's Spiritual Parental Guidance
--How Can Parents Prepare Their Children To Resist "Peer
Pressure" To Do Evil?
--Play Catch With Your Children
--Installing Values In Our Children
--The Parent Child Relationship
Featured Article
Does Spanking Work for All Kids? by Dr. James Dobson
Q. I have spanked my children for their disobedience, and it
didn’t seem to help. Does this approach fail with some
children?
more than a stern look; others seem to require strong and
more than a stern look; others seem to require strong and
even painful disciplinary measures to make a vivid
impression. This difference usually results from the degree
to which a child needs adult approval and acceptance.
FINISH READINGFINISH READING
Does Spanking Work for All Kids? by Dr. James Dobson
Q. I have spanked my children for their disobedience, and it
didn’t seem to help. Does this approach fail with some
children?
more than a stern look; others seem to require strong and
more than a stern look; others seem to require strong and
even painful disciplinary measures to make a vivid
impression. This difference usually results from the degree
to which a child needs adult approval and acceptance.
FINISH READINGFINISH READING
Drugs and the Young by Gene Taylor
A recent study concluded that drug use among the
young people of this country is dramatically on the
increase. The most alarming statistic cited is that the
use of illegal drugs by children ages...READ ARTICLE
A recent study concluded that drug use among the
young people of this country is dramatically on the
increase. The most alarming statistic cited is that the
use of illegal drugs by children ages...READ ARTICLE
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Parents: Are you making sure that your children are
in religious services on a weekly and regular basis?
in religious services on a weekly and regular basis?
| Maybe making sure our children attend worship services regularly is part of what Solomon meant when he stated, " Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 |