Kids-Parenting

TV Kills

From Adam Curry [ http://www.blognewsnetwork.com/members/0000001/2004/04/06.html#a5496 ]: I remember as a kid the stories that circulated around television usage. Of course the kid next door was doing poorly at school, his brain was rotting away because he watched too much tv! I think I recall another one about it causing cancer, which was probably too big [...]

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Study: Ritalin linked to stunted growth

New research bolsters evidence that stimulants like Ritalin used for attention deficit problems may stunt children’s growth, but it does not address whether the effect is permanent. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4668038/ It’s a tragedy that so many of our young children are being drugged with powerful stimulants without first trying healthier alternatives. For example, exercise. One 12-year-old client [...]

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Pushing Kids Hard in Sports

With more kids than ever in organized sports,  experts in sports medicine and youth athletics say they are increasingly concerned about the pressures put on young children to excel at sports. “Most children would rather play on a losing team than sit on the bench of a winning team,” says youth fitness researcher Avery Faigenbaum, [...]

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The Good Dad

My daughter dropped a stack of dishes today. I loved her. I forgave her. I held her. I helped her see it through loving eyes. I am not the best Dad. I lay claim to no awards. I have spanked—when I shouldn’t. I have yelled—from my own impatience. I have manipulated—because I want to control. [...]

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Parenting Self

I have come to understand that before I can be a good parent to my son, I must become a true parent to my Self. If I am not honest with my Self, how can I expect honesty from another? If I am not able to demonstrate discipline, how can I demand discipline from another? [...]

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My Dad

As I sit here with my son sleeping beside me, I feel the love and the fears, the responsibilities and the joys, of being a father. Before he drifted off to sleep, my son stroked my morning stubble with the perfect softness of his tender hand. In that moment I remembered all the times my [...]

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