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 Summer camp questions you ought to be asking.
Weather you are going on a summer camp visit or are just watching a video and flipping through the brochure it is important to take note of many area that may affect your child’s stay at summer camp.
If an area is a top priority for your child and you can’t find the information then be sure to call the camp for advice.
Look at the condition of the facilities. Do the buildings show signs of wear and a lack of maintenance? Though well worn and rustic buildings are perfectly ok, make sure that they are not being neglected. Read more... (666 words, 1 image, estimated 2:40 minutes:seconds reading time)
Searching for the right babysitter with the right temperament and traits for your kids can be difficult.
If you’re going to leave your kids in the hands of a total stranger, make sure you do it right. Here are some recommendations on how to conduct a baby sitter search the right way.
Probably the best way to find a good and reliable babysitter is to inquire around. Ask your neighbors, specifically those with kids who are about the same age as your kids.
Check with your friends, colleagues and other family members. Organizations that help support single parents are also good places to start making inquiries. But another good option is to use an online babysitter agency or babysitter finder. Read more... (605 words, estimated 2:25 minutes:seconds reading time)
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– by Ali Lamb and reproduced from Examiner.com where it was published yesterday.
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Whether divorce papers have just been filed or the courtroom battles have been finalized for years, most parents face major disciplinary troubles with children as a result of the split.
Parents cannot throw money at these problems, give in to every temper tantrum in the cereal aisle, or hire someone to ‘take care of it’. Parents have a duty and a right to raise decent individuals. Individuals they can say they are proud of, and with whom they actually enjoy spending time. Read more... (734 words, 2 images, estimated 2:56 minutes:seconds reading time)
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A Guest Post by Marc Marseille
The first steps on stopping bedwetting is knowing the cause of the condition. Bedwetting is often caused by anxiety or stress, but there are some other factors that may create the problem.
The first thing that must be understood when dealing with a child with enuresis (medical term for bedwetting) is to never chastise the child. The embarrassment of this uncontrollable condition is enough to bring upon low self esteem. Read more... (342 words, estimated 1:22 minutes:seconds reading time)
According to leading psychologist Elizabeth Loftus, of the University of California, believes our childhood memories are more little more than dream-like reconstructions of stories told to us by our parents and those who cared for us during this formative period in our lives.
If this is true, then all those treasured childhood memories of events that shaped our early lives may be barely more real than fairytales.
As she points out and, from my own personal experience, I would have to agree, no-one really has a clear recollection of events or experiences that happened in our dim and distant past. Some of us don’t have much recollection of what happened to us just five minutes ago!
Even when we think we are remembering something, chances are we are simply “rewriting” our memory of it to match what we want it to be, subconsciously and quite innocently of course. Read more... (981 words, estimated 3:55 minutes:seconds reading time)
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In the news yet again today, another attack on children by their peers – when will it stop?
Two young children from my own area of the world, Edlington in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, have been viciously attacked at the weekend, and the perpetrators? Seemingly, the attack was committed by two other boys of similar age.
   I am reminded of the terrifying abduction, torture and murder of two year old toddler, Jamie Bulger, 16 years ago; again by two young children – that time in Bootle, Merseyside.
What is our country, nay the world, coming to when innocent children cannot venture out by themselves? Granted, in the case of Jamie Bulger, he had been out shopping with his mum and she had taken her eyes off him for a few seconds when he dissappeared and hadn’t been venturing out by himself. I wouldn’t advocate any parent allowing one so young to go off alone but at what age do we draw the line? Read more... (727 words, 3 images, estimated 2:54 minutes:seconds reading time)
How often have heard that old saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” Do you believe it? I hope not, because it just isn’t true! Verbal abuse hurts – period!
Name-calling – especially when the person doing it is a parent or teacher, or someone we had always thought of as a friend, is one of the hardest things to bear. If yelling and screaming was the way you were brought up, try and remember how it made you feel. Did it work with you – I doubt it! You probably felt belittled, devalued, and insignificant. And if it didn’t work with you, why expect it to work for your kids?
Surely, you don’t want your own children to feel about you the way you did about your upbringing. Verbal abuse causes emotional trauma resulting in long-term psychological damage and can undermine your child’s self esteem, damage his or her ability to trust anyone or form relationships, and can eat away at their academic and social skills.
Using name-calling against your child, or swearing at them, insulting them, or threatening to inflict bodily harm on them, blaming them or using sarcasm against them are all forms of verbal abuse. Read more... (753 words, estimated 3:01 minutes:seconds reading time)
Every day I thank the Lord that none of my kids or grandkids has any serious illness or disability. But what if any of them suffered from Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome or any of the other variants of this disorder? Would I want a cure for them, and what would I mean by a Cure for Autism?
The reason I ask is, I’ve just come across a remarkable article entitled: “OPINION: The “C” Word – What it Means to “Cure” Autism” and it’s really got me thinking – what do people mean by Cure Autism?
I know what I would mean – cure as a means of healing or restoring to health; a remedy. But it seems not everyone holds this interpretation of cure in relation to disorders such as Autism; for them a cure is removing autistics from society, or at least hiding it away: this is cure as hurtful condemnation of a different way of being and thinking.
This kind of cure spectacularly reared it’s ugly head in Nazi Germany with the Eugenics of the Arian ideal and subsequent elimination of those who failed to live up to it’s standards, in particular the Jews and the Gypsies and those who were physically or mentally impaired – so anybody with the symptoms of autism would have stood no chance. Read more... (380 words, estimated 1:31 minutes:seconds reading time)
For over a decade, claims have been made that vitamin and mineral supplements may improve the symptoms of autism in a natural way. While not all researchers agree about whether these therapies are scientifically proven, many parents and an increasing number of physicians report improvement in people with ASD when using individual or combined nutritional supplements.
 Malabsorption problems and nutritional deficiencies have been addressed in several as-of-yet unreplicated studies. A few studies suggest that intestinal disorders and chronic gastrointestinal inflammation may reduce the absorption of essential nutrients and cause disruptions in immune and general metabolic functions that are dependent upon these essential vitamins.
Other studies have shown that some children on the autism spectrum may have low levels of vitamins A, B1, B3, and B5, as well as biotin, selenium, zinc, and magnesium; while others may have an elevated serum copper to plasma zinc ratio, suggesting that they may benefit by avoiding copper and taking extra zinc to boost their immune system. Other studies have indicated a need for more calcium. There are several laboratories that test for nutritional deficiencies, but many insurance companies will not pay for these tests.
Perhaps the most common vitamin supplement used for individuals with ASD is vitamin B, which plays an important role in creating enzymes needed by the brain. In several studies on the use of vitamin B and magnesium (which is needed to make vitamin B effective), almost half of the individuals with autism showed improvement. The benefits include decreased behavioral problems, improved eye contact, better attention span, and improvements in learning. Read more... (440 words, 1 image, estimated 1:46 minutes:seconds reading time)
Claim that Autism test could hit maths skills!
The prospect is closer than you may think of a prenatal test for autism, which would allow couples to choose whether or not to have a baby with this condition. Intriguingly, along with this development, there is also the possibility of a prenatal drug treatment being developed which could cure Autism.
However, leading autism expert Professor Simon Baron-Cohen has warned that caution is needed to ensure associated talents, such as outstanding numerical ability, are not lost if either the test or a cure become available.
It would seem there may be a link between males, maths and autism. Males, for example, are much more likely to apply to university to study maths. Read more... (693 words, estimated 2:46 minutes:seconds reading time)
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