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Archive for June, 2008

Homeschooling and Reading Skills

By Diane Noble • Jun 27th, 2008 at 11:29 pm • Category: Homeschool

Reading skills are an important part of any homeschooling curriculum. This is because people use reading skills not just in English class, but in all subjects. Even when we study history or science, we need good reading skills to comprehend and digest the information. Homeschooling parents need not confine reading lessons to English class. In fact, you can incorporate reading lessons into every subject area. It`s also very important to encourage children to read beyond what is required in their curriculum. Developing reading as a habit will do wonders for your child`s success in many areas of their studies.



Potty Training Advice

By Paul J James • Jun 26th, 2008 at 1:51 pm • Category: Parenting

There is no shortage of potty training advice available to parents going through the process. Like all advice, though, parents need to filter what they hear through their own parenting beliefs and methods. Keeping a few fundamentals in mind makes this much easier. Be Patient



The Truth About Paternity Testing

By Jane Bear • Jun 20th, 2008 at 6:48 pm • Category: Parenting

A paternity test is the test that determines the likelihood that a man is the biological father of the child. A paternity test can provide unequivocal results in cases where there is any doubt as to the identity of a child’s father, such as where a mother’s fidelity is in question, or in some legal child support or custody cases.



Homeschool Using the Charlotte Mason Method

By Diane Noble • Jun 20th, 2008 at 11:41 am • Category: Homeschool

Homeschooling used to consist of four or five children sitting around a table scribbling away in a pile of workbooks, while a stern parent stood over them and lectured. With the help of innovative teachers like Charlotte Mason, homeschooling has come a long way. Today, there are many different methods of homeschooling. The Charlotte Mason method has become quite popular with homeschooling parents today. If you’re thinking about homeschooling, you should definitely consider the different practices out there and see which will suit your children and family best. In this article, I will introduce you to Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling.



Parenting Information

By Jane Bear • Jun 19th, 2008 at 7:48 pm • Category: Parenting

Parenting is often described as being the most difficult job in the world and as with any job, you’ll need to learn a whole new set of skills. Most importantly, you’ll have to master these parental skills quickly and get things right, or pretty close to right, first time. In parenting, there are generally four styles that experts discuss. They have different names but they are generally called the authoritarian, permissive or indulgent, authoritative and uninvolved styles of parents.



Options In Child Bike Safety Explained

By Chris Channing • Jun 14th, 2008 at 11:08 pm • Category: Parenting

Not every child has gone through the stage where they just can’t seem to stay away from harm and danger. But when the stage in their life comes to find out how to ride a bike, parents can be reassured that the possibility of being injured is great for their children. To help keep things safe and fun, a few options are available for investigation.



A Baby Photo Contest: Start a Child’s Career

By Erin Peters • Jun 12th, 2008 at 6:28 pm • Category: Parenting

If you, the proud parent, think that your baby has got it, then there is no better way to get started on the road to stardom than entering your baby in a baby photo contest. There is no better, nor faster way, to get the early exposure you and your baby need, than using this means to get attention. After all, most baby photo contests are sponsored by companies looking for the next Cindy Crawford or…or…or the male equivalent to Cindy Crawford, whoever he is.



How High Visual Intelligence Can Cause Apparent Dyslexia

By David Morgan • Jun 11th, 2008 at 2:51 pm • Category: Parenting

In every class you will find children displaying this phenomenon.



Key Concepts In Baby Formula

By Chris Channing • Jun 10th, 2008 at 4:33 am • Category: Parenting

Baby formula is what mothers should look for when they are unable to perform breast-feeding for any reason. Baby formula supplies the baby with all the nutrients that he or she would be supplied with from breast milk in order to develop. This is all done without the mother being forced to feed the baby from her own body.



Mom Needs a Spa Getaway

By Darren Warmuth • Jun 9th, 2008 at 8:08 am • Category: Parenting

You have to go through it to know what a world of difference a spa treatment can do to you. Once in a while you need to pamper yourself with some such luxury that leaves you feeling good and looking beautiful. May be the pace of life leaves with no time for an all-day spa treatment, but you can, and must take time out for at least a facial and a massage. A certificate to a spa is one of the most thoughtful gifts you can give to your mom on Mother’s Day or any other day for that matter. Let her know how much you care for her. She will never forget this experience, and you will get all the credit for it.



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