Archive for the 'Development' Category

From the RSS Feeds: Does Birth Order Really Matter?

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

There’s many myths out there regarding a child’s personality based on what order they were born, for example the first born usually is more responsible or the youngest child always gets their way. A new study finalized this summer provides some new insights on the matter.
Does Birth Order Really Matter? - Parenting.com
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Power of Words

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Have you ever thought about what words you say to your children? I’m not necessarily talking about the four letter words that slip out of our mouths at times. More so it’s what words we say and what action it brings about in our children. When you speak to your child are [...]

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How to help your child handle shyness

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

My son starts school this next week. For him he will experience many new firsts; getting on a bus, having homework, and finding his way around an unfamiliar environment on his own. I’ve noticed he is very excited for the most part, however there are moments that I have observed a shred of [...]

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How to handle popularity issues at school

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

With the school year and classes starting it soon will the popularity issues begin. Groups will form from jocks to geeks. How does a kid deal with the issues of popularity when they aren’t in the group they want to be in? How do you as a parent deal with the rejection your [...]

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Faith Development - Understanding the development phases

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Recently, I read a great article by Mark Oestreicher discussing the aspects of faith development in preteens and how to handle doubts concerning faith. In his article, Mark quoted from the work of Psychologist Stephen Glenn who developed a human development timeline. This timeline identified six phases that children pass through as they [...]

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What are some of your tricks to potty training?

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Potty-training… it’s the subject of discussion everywhere I go (no pun intended). A couple of co-workers are potty training their kids, friends of ours are potty-training their son, my wife and I are potty-training our youngest. I am curious, what techniques or tricks did you use to train your little one to use [...]

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Book Snippets: The differences between boys and girls

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

In helping to “Discipline without Shouting or Spanking“, author Jerry Wyckoff and Barbara C. Unell look at the differences between preschool aged boys and girls. Have you wondered why the boys seem to run and jump all over the place and girls tend to be less aggressive? Research has shown that girls brains [...]

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