The 7 Secrets Of Successful Parents Flashcards

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How many students in high school have high self-Esteem?

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No more than 5%

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What is the percentage of 1st graders that have high self-esteem?

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80%

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What is the percentage of enthusiastic kindergartens that play games?

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99%

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By the 12th grade students participation in class goes down to what?

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10% participating students and 90% spectators

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What are all of the issues a family might face?

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Schooling, nutrition, relatives, health, entertainment, moving,communication, friends, sports, rules, sitters,

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Superintendent David Hornbeck who was the head of the school district of the city of Philadelphia affirmed that when an adult had faith in a child two things happen what are they?

He also said schools will succeed as soon as they believe that every child can succeed.

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First, the adult becomes more optimistic, so that his words and actions towards the child point in a more positive direction.

Second, this new attitude from the adult empowers the child to learn and grow with more courage and enthusiasm.

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According to the author of 7 secrets of successful parents she says __ blank is the embodiment of faith in your children, what was she referring to?

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“I would never give up on my child “

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Name a couple fundamental ideas about how your faith in your child enables you to become a more successful parent.

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Your child always tends to respond eventually to your faith. Your child will meet you halfway in any new efforts you make , as soon as he recognizes them to be genuine.

Faith puts your past behind you and welcomes the future. With some effort daily, your faith can liberate you from self-defeating feelings from the past and worries about the future, so each day you feel more confident and successful.

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What is the hardest thing in the world to break?

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Daily habits

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What correlation do sick patients and a lifestyle change have?

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Any physician will tell you it is easier to get dozens of sick patients to take prescription medications regularly than to get ONE patient to change her lifestyle so that she can stay well.

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“I would never give up on my child” is the basic proposition of what?

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Unconditional love

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When a parent is happy, the child’s environment tends to be much more

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serene

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What is a powerful motivator for a child?

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The desire for approval is a powerful motivator for a child.

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For a child, the threat of loss of faith is what?

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The threat of death.

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You will be successful at getting your child to change undesirable behavior but also at building your child’s emotional health, mental skills, and confidence for the future when you are:

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Clear
Patient 
Honest 
Firm
and faithful
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What are some quotes that people say in our community that attacks on parental faith?

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Don’t spoil him
You can’t be at his beck and call all his life
He needs to learn to be with out you
He’s just a momma’s boy
He sure has you wrapped around his little finger
Let him cry it’s good for his lungs Playpens a are a great invention. Why stress your back and grow old before your time

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Our egos feel safer when we follow convention, no matter how distorted it may be. If a conversational solution fails people say what?

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“Oh well, you tried.”

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If a conventional solution succeeds people will tell you what?

But if something original fails, people do what?

Yet if something original succeeds they talk about________.

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How smart you are

They shake their heads

How lucky you are

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How can you you show your baby faith in them during their infancy stage?

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In this stage you can show your faith mainly by your smiles, your tone of voice, your affectionate touches, your encouraging words, and your being there as much as you can.

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As your child becomes more verbal in the toddler stage, around 18 months to four years, your faith will take the form of what that will serve to empower your child to keep growing and learning and to show confidence in his ability to gain mastery in his life and your ability to guide him.

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In the form of affirming words

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When your child is between the ages of 4 to 7 words of appreciation, praise and positive projections for your child’s future I are just……

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These are just ways of showing your faith at this stage.

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Your child begins to have a life outside of yours with school or other activities, from Age 7 to 14, what should we call this stage?

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The growth stage

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What shall we call the stage of the age 14 to 21?

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This should be call the maturation stage.

Your child shall have more responsibilities they shall make more choices

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What should you tell yourself to make the secret of faith you’re own?

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You should tell yourself: “I would never give up on my child. “

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“I know my child will be alright. “

What is this idea for?

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This is to rephrase the faith secret in a different way using these new phrasings as positive affirmations to help reprogram your mind for faith filled thinking about your child.

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Name some positive phrases of faith filled thinking about your child:

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I know my parenting job will be good enough
I know God is on our side
I know my child will be successful in life
I will focus on the bright side a parenting
My child is a part of me

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What is a good example of how to address your kids with homework?

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“Hi, fella, how has your day been? Are you ready to tackle your homework yet? “

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Give me a bad example of how to respond to your kids homework.

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Now you just got home from work, you look in the fridge for dinner and you think about your son’s homework and how he probably has not done it yet. So the first thing you say to him when you see him “is your homework done? “

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What is pessimism?

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Pessimism is not just about expecting bad things in the future. Pessimism is an attitude that also determines how you respond to present events.

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When something negative happens, a pessimists worries about three things: named those three things.

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Number one the negative feelings or conditions will last forever,
number two that they will affect everything,
Number three and that they can do nothing about it

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When something negative happens to an optimist how do they respond name three?

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Number one the negative conditions will not last, number two that they will not affect everything, number three and that they can have an effect on the outcome.

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If you feel troubled by thoughts of the past then it’s time to clean out the closets and what is your next step?

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Your next step is to ask yourself where any feelings of ineffectiveness, guilt, resentment, and so on, may come from. Be as specific as you can with dates, people, places, events, and feelings. Then use your mature understanding of the situation to reinterpret it, so that now you will know how to limit its scope and become the parent you want to be.

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Of girls ages 14 to 17, what was the percentage the new someone their age who had been hit by a boyfriend?

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40% of them knew someone their age who had been hit by a boyfriend.

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If you fear for the future or are tormented by the “what if’s, “ what can you do to lighten your load today?

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If you are tormented by the way what ifs then you can lighten your load today by projecting positive images before you.

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How do you get rid of negative projections?

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In order to get rid of negative projections you must displace them with positive ones.

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Give me an example and create a positive image in your mind and use the visit to grand children’s exercise especially when you cannot see a future for your child.

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Imagine you are visiting your grandchildren at your child’s house. Picture yourself arriving, being greeted by your child, seeing the grandchildren, and seeing and feeling warmth and hope and pleasure and pride.

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There are a few reasons that a child would turn to the Darkside, I want you to name them.

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Bad or conflicted example set by the parent
Rebellion against parental neglect or oppression
Desire to be like friends
Escape from pain or helplessness
Ignorance or immaturity in thought or speech

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What are some words to show your faith in Your child?

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“I’m glad you’re in my life. “
“I love having you around.”
“You’re a wonderful part of my life. “
“I love you. ““I love the way you do things. ““You are becoming such a wonderful young woman/man. “
“I really enjoyed sitting with you yesterday or reading with you, hanging out with you, going to the movies with you, eating with you, chatting with you, watching you work, seeing you play. “
“You do a great job being a kid. “
“You are so lively, so awesome. I would never give up on you! “

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There are some basic needs that your child has to have and when they aren’t met what happens to your Child?

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When your child’s basic needs aren’t met, he can’t think clearly, nor asses his own needs well, nor respond effectively to either you, or others, or his environment.

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There are 12 basic needs that your child has to have six physical needs and six our relationship name them.

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The physical needs are sleep, food, light, air, water, comfort
The relationship needs our safety, space, nature,companionship, activity, affection.

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A recent newspaper headlines, more than_______ of high school students are clinically sleep deprived.

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Half

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There are six symptoms of high school students that show their exhaustion because of sleep deprivation name to six.

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One falls asleep at school
Another craves caffeine and other stimulants
Another loses his appetite for food of any kind
Yet another is irritable and startles at any noise.
Still another feels paranoid (“my mother is trying to ruin my life!) or depressed (“no one cares. Why bother?)
One more start frequent fights at imaginary offenses.

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There are three important aspects of sleep for you to keep in mind what are they?

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Quantity quality and conditions.

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How can no protein for a child’s brain benefit them from school or play?

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A child with no protein for their brain or no fuel for their muscles can’t benefit from school or play. Every function is compromised.

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You might think of food in terms of four crucial factors what are they?

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Food quality, food mix, family attitudes, and eating environment.

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If you only have good food on hand, your child will tend to select an adequate makes over a weeks time, so don’t obsess about it. Here are some other useful tips:….

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• Begin right now to stock your kitchen with the basic foods. Throw out all processed white stuff:
White flour, white sugar, salt, and colorless oils.

  • teach everyone to cook a few simple meals. Even little ones can spread natural peanut butter on crackers. And involved even the littlest ones in food preparation.
  • have some not too awful snacks on hand. For older kids, buy some of the new sodas that are relatively free of preservatives and colors, have a natural flavors, and are not too sweet. Dilute these and natural fruit juices, so they don’t hype your child like candy does.
  • by tasty organic fruits and vegetables instead of the sterile, Bland, chemically farm to time. You will have the advantages of avoiding toxic pesticides and other chemicals while getting superior nutritional richness, especially with all important trace minerals. Plus kids can taste the difference. Organic food cost more, but your children will eat more of them.
  • make sure you have plenty of chicken, eggs, fish, cheese, beans, and fresh seeds and nuts. These foods provide that up all the important proteins that are so crucial to growing bodies and brains. Plan on buying these fresh and preparing the simply. Kids don’t like a lot of gourmet processing, And as long as the raw ingredients are of high quality, the food will taste good.
  • find out how your kids like things cooked; don’t overcook.
  • explore yogurts, preferably flavored yourself, and goats milk and cheese, which is more easily tolerated by most children and cows milk and cheese.
  • have peanut butter and more exotic nut butters on hand to spread on whole grain bread, rye crackers, or finger veggies.
  • if your child doesn’t like cooked vegetables, serve them raw with the dip she loves. A popular one is have mayonnaise and have plain yogurt, with a little added herb or salt.
  • try to create a rainbow of colors with your produce at each meal. Include something green, like Ironridge parsley; something yellow, potassium rich lemon wedges or bananas; Something red, like they just Jen helpful radishes; something orange, calcium rich carrots; and so on.
  • see that green products include the whole-grain whenever possible, so that your child will get more of the basic nutrients from the original green, especially the fiber.
  • encourage your child to chew thoroughly to get a Headstart on good digestion. A happy, relaxed atmosphere helps.
  • avoid making eating time stressful. If you have an important point of information about food or food policies to present, arrange to do it another time. Use mealtimes instead as a social reinforcer a purpose that have served for millennia, say leading anthropologists like Richard Leakey. Cheerful meals strength and family bonds as well as health.
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Feeding your kids eggs is that a bad thing because of their cholesterol?

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No it’s not a bad thing as long as the eggs are fresh, not overlooked,and free of antibiotics, they are the best protein food around.
Emulsifying lecithin balances the cholesterol.

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If your child likes sweets what can you do as a parent?

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You can educate them about the physiological effects of concentrated sugars and starches.
You can also stock the fridge with lots of fresh fruits.

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Why is light an important need in a child’s life?

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When we are exposed to sunlight the body produces a hormone that has healthy, normalizing affects on daily mental and physiological rhythms.
Also we have long known that the best source of usable vitamin D is not processed cows milk but rather your own skin once it is exposed to sunlight.

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How often should you take your child outside?

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I see that your child gets outside for at least half an hour a day, no matter what the weather. Kids seldom complain about this.

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What kind of sunscreen should you use?

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Use natural sunscreen that doesn’t irritate the skin or immune system.

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What kind of bulbs should you be replacing in your house as they burned out?

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Replace them with the new environmentally friendly full-spectrum versions.

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Air is important and a necessity for children why?

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The air can get very stale, especially in the winter. If your child has bad winters, gets frequent colds or sniffles, or seems to be allergic to more things every year. See that air circulates from the outside even in the winter.

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Why is using strong chemical cleaners, perfumed products and chemical air fresheners not a good idea to freshen your house?

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Because you end up polluting your own environment. Many kids develop sensitivities to these chemicals.

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There is a device on the market today that will help your children’s mood perk up, make breathing easier, stimulate balance nerve responses in the brain, and take allergens and dust out of the air, what is it called?

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This device that we should invest in is one of the excellent Ionizers on the market today.
There are even pocket-size ionizers now available.

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What does an ionizer do?

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An ionizer spreads negatively charged ions into the air. These make breathing easier, stimulate balance nerve responses in the brain, and take allergens and dust out of the air. The room feels like a spring morning after a rain.

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How can we add oxygen into our houses knowing that well oxygenated tissues ward off disease?

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Having healthy plants in your house can filter the air and add significant oxygen. If you have any area under your control outside your house, you can plant some shrubs or trees. Meanwhile encourage your children to play in green areas. His mood will be better because his need for quality air is being met.

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What is the only thing that satisfies our thirst?

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Only clean water satisfies our thirst; other drinks just mask it.

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You can fulfill your child’s basic needs for water but paying attention to these four factors:….

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1) water sources
2) any pollutants
3) when to drink
4) and how much to drink

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What are some signs of thirst and your child?

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Other signs of thirst in children are sleepiness, loss of appetite, depression, bedwetting, indigestion, chilling this, feeling overheated or lightheaded, food cravings, irritability, under or over weight, dry skin, rapid or slow heartburn, congestion, and either reduced for excessive appetite for salt.

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How often should we mention the element of comfort to her kids?

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It’s a good idea to mention the elements of comfort at regular intervals, just as you would for a houseguest.

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How would you tell the houseguests that “you got to have another blanket, or you’ll be cranky in the morning! “

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You would say something like, “it’s been cool at night lately. Perhaps you’d like a second blanket. I’ll leave one here where you can get it easily. That works well for guests and kids alike.

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When your child needs a dental filling what should you ask the dentist to use for that Filling?

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You should ask your dentist to use composite rather then a silver Mercury amalgam. That one measure can save your child from lifelong problems due to the slow of mercury.

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Safety is important to a child how can parents make it easier for them and their child regarding this?

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Making a plane for your child and then discussing with your child helps to alleviate some stresses. Make sure your child knows that you would rather see the house burn down then have one hair on his head singed, even if the fire or his fault.

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What are some other ways a parent can be sure that their child will be safe?

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A parent can assure each child that there will always be adequate supervision so that it is not her responsibility to save other people. Then make sure this is true. Do these same kind of run through with all issues that may fit in your child safety, including violence in school, Car accidents in the street, unruly friends, sexual advances, suspicious behavior from others, inappropriate questions, kitchen mishaps, thunderstorms, chemicals (in the garage, kitchen, or bathroom), medicines, dangerous tools, toys or activity props, the risk of sports, the effects of alcohol on otherwise trusted people, being stranded without a ride, and whatever other scenarios you might think of that could pose a risk.

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If a child insist on a lock on her door, what you we do?

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We should give it to her first and ask questions later. If we don’t trust her feelings, she will stop trusting them herself, and she will certainly won’t trust us to keep her safe.

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By the time your child reaches puberty, his bodily functions are largely up to him. His need for space includes the need to…

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Know that his privacy will not be invaded except in dire emergency. The same approach applies to your child sex life, whether early exploration of his personal sexuality or a teenager developing relationship with peers. Though we may be tempted, if we invade a teenager’s privacy hoping to offer tips along the way, we are liable to meet only resentment and excessive secretiveness.
Instead, develop a healthy respect for the privacy of each member of the family, and offer your values, opinions, and pointers long before you think your child might actually need.

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As soon as your child is old enough to open and close her own door you need to establish a knock before you enter policy why?

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By establishing a knock before you enter policy, you are demonstrating that everyone deserves a chance to make a choice, or to set their hair straight, before excepting someone else in their own private space.

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What are some signs of unmet needs for companionship?

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Needs for companionship include loneliness; lack of interest or enthusiasm; obsession with winning or keeping friends; possessiveness over friends, family, or things; chronic discourtesy; and depression.

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Randy Rolfe and her husband decided to teach their children themselves why?

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Randy found that almost 90% of family problems stemmed from three things: getting the kids to get up to go to school, getting them to do homework, and getting them to go to bed so that they can get up again to go back to school.