Rules for an Effective Conversation
Think about what kind of communication will get your message about drugs and alcohol across effectively and always leave the door open for further ...
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Reasons for Educating Yourself
As you educate yourself about drugs and alcohol, you will feel more capable when talking to your child about the issue. Parents who want their ...
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Never Too Early
You should be communicating reliable information about drinking and drugs as soon as possible, even in your children's preschool years. One day Tony, ...
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Talking With Your Kids About Drugs and Alcohol
By now you probably know that drugs and alcohol present an insidious threat to your children. But did you know that you are the crucial element in ...
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What if a Drug Problem Has Already Developed?
Even closely knit families with strong values and ongoing drug-proofing have no guarantee that substance abuse won't affect one or more of their ...
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Age Appropriate Chores
What chores are important for your children to learn, and what are they capable of doing? First, recognise the difference between a chore (an ongoing ...
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Inspire Your Kids to Do Chores
For Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers Make the bed Draw a quilt with 30 patches. Each time your child makes her bed, let her colour a patch. The goal ...
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Bedtime Battles
“I want a glass of water!” Most of us could write a book about bedtime excuses. With our own energy levels dragging, those stall tactics aren’t ...
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Helping Children Behave
Good behaviour from children makes parents happy. But children often don’t behave the way we’d like them to because they need our help. You might ...
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Healthy Grief
0 to 3 year olds Children under age 3 do not understand death, but they do grasp the concept of "here" or "not here." For ...
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Talking to Your Kids About Sexual Abuse
As parents, it is our responsibility to keep our children out of potential risky situations. Beyond that, we have to teach them what to do if someone ...
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How Do I Stick Up For Students Being Bullied?
What is our role, and responsibility, as Christians when we see others being bullied on our school campus? What is it that stops us from standing up ...
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