She loves her kids – All 100 of them

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Imagine giving your life to loving other’s kids. That is what Carol has done for 43 years by fostering 100 kids. Why?

Who knows what ripple effect Carols unconditional love for children has had? As she has shown there is no sense of time when you love what you do – youre inexhaustible. Even in retirement, Carol remains visible in the community and occasionally mentors foster parents.”

Read this wonderful Love Story via See the Billboard Featuring a woman who fostered parent for 100 kids | Values.com.

I A’int Scared of No Ghost??? (But little kids are!!!!!)

Try to be careful with showing Scary Movies to young kids. According to the article from Parent Dish here are some interesting facts:

- The younger kids are when they see a scary movie or TV show, the longer-lasting the effects will be.
- Kids who watch scary material often have nightmares or anxiety.
- Kids ages 2 to 7 often can’t distinguish between fantasy and reality.

I remember seeing King Kong and Jaws as a little kid. I had recurring nightmares for a few years. My kids are a little scared too of some kids Halloween movies. I regret now not looking at the material first…Has this happened to you?

For tips on how to deal with this circumstance read more at: Scary Movies and Your Kids – ParentDish.

Study: Childhood medication poisoning on the rise

Full story: KCBD-TV Lubbock

A toddler gets a check up from a doctor. A recent study found that a majority of accidental poisoning deaths among children are due to medication-related poisonings.

Wish you could Sleep a Little More??

With kids running around all day and the hectic demands of Parenthood you yearn to sleep more, but its hard. This becomes a patern that affects your health. Here is some advice that experts on insomnia, offer on how to get the rest you need while steering clear of sleep problems:

• Get more exercise—physical and mental. It primes the sleep homeostat. It’s a myth that exercise at bedtime is bad. Sex is, among other things, a great exercise.
• Set a regular bedtime—and keep it. Your body needs reliability.
• Set up conditions so that you catch the wave of sleep. Sleep has to be permitted. Take obstacles out of the way, and give up the notion that you can control sleep.

For some more steps click here: Your Guide to Better Sleep | Psychology Today.

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The Most Germy Places and Things We Touch Every Day

Germs, germs, germs!!! We can’t see them, yet they are a pain in the neck. They get us and our children sick and make us paranoid. Are you winning the war against germs??? What are your weapons of mass cleanliness??? Check out these tips from the germy battleground from about.com: The Most Germy Places and Things We Touch Every Day.

 

Even Among Young Kids, Friendships are More Complicated Than We Think

Now-a-days, everything is hyped as social..yet our kids still struggle with their social skills. What is interesting is that kids still deal with a lot of the issues we dealt with growing up. Popular kids have more friends…there is no breakthrough research. But according to this research “unpopular kids tended to view popular peers as friends (whether or not they were), while popular kids were more likely to be considered as a friend by others, regardless of whether or not they felt a reciprocal friendship.”

How are your kid’s social skills?? Do they have lots of friends or are they anti-social????

Read more from About.com here: Even Among Young Kids, Friendships are More Complicated Than We Think.

The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Parents

Its hard these days to Parent. The many of life’s demands pull us in different directions. Succesful Parents, however, againts all odds to make their family a winning team. Accordint to this article here are some habits of Highly Effective Parents:

1. Give your love, unconditionally

2. Understand their personality

3. Spend time together

4. Have defined rules and stick to them

What are YOUR HABITS???? Do they compare to these???

For more Effective Habits click here: Parent Resource: The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Parents.

Struggling to get a good night’s sleep?

“If you woke up this morning feeling grumpy and fed up because you didn’t sleep well, you weren’t the only one. Almost two thirds of us struggle to get a good night’s rest, according to research. The problem has become so bad, experts say it constitutes a major public health concern.”

Read the interesting facts here: Struggling to get a good night’s sleep? | Entertainment | IOL.co.za.

Where Helpless Rage comes from

We see this everyday. Temper tantrums flair up at a moments notice. We become embarrassed and angry ourselves and think for a moment that we have have failed as parents.

Far from it, of course, this article explains some of the reasons rage comes about and how to minimize it. The author explains:

“Our energy is so basic a life function that it cannot be bad. Much of our suffering is a result of being punished for having our energy.”

Read on:Infants, toddlers, behavior, tantrums, rage, parenting advice. — Los Angeles Child Therapist.