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Effective discipline does not need to involve physical punishment for children. Recent studies have shown a direct link between physical punishment and several negative developmental outcomes for children including physical injury, increased aggression, antisocial behavior, difficulty adjusting as an adult and a higher tolerance towards violence. Research has also shown that physical [...]
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Children are naturally inquisitive. When they are young they want to understand everything around them. When they are older, they want to know why other people think and feel the way they do about things. This natural curiosity about the world and the people on it can create [...]
Being pregnant doesn’t mean you have to stop breastfeeding your child. Long ago doctors believed breastfeeding would take nutrients away from your growing fetus and often told women to stop breastfeeding right away. Though we now know that this is not the case, there are still people that believe this and will argue this outdated [...]
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Communication with our children can be difficult at times. We feel like they’re not listening to us; they feel like we’re not listening to them. Everything becomes a fight waiting to happen. Good listening and communications skills are essential to successful parenting. Your child’s feelings, views and opinions have [...]
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We’ve all heard the term, “Oh, that’s child’s play.” It implies something is easy, frivolous and unimportant in the overall scheme of things. But to a child, child’s play is essential to their mental, social, emotional, and physical development. In essence, play is the work of children.
We all know [...]
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In order to teach or child to treat others with respect and dignity, they must also be treated that way. Childhood is a time for children to learn about the world, including how to get along with others. Parents play an essential role in teaching children how to form healthy [...]
