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How to help a child who stutters

By brandy1123

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when your child stutters let them talk without tyring to get them to talk right.. more »

How to Help an Elementary Aged Child through a Trauma

By Becca

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Learn how to help elementary aged children get through a traumatic event... more »

How to Help Develop Your Preschool Child's Fine Motor Skills Through Art

By Creativehearts1

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Pounding clay, snipping paper, and scribbling are exciting experiences for most preschoolers. In addition to the many other benefits of art activities, art helps to develop fine motor skills by increasing muscle strength, dexterity, and hand-eye ... more »

How to Help Make Halloween More Fun, and Less Scary, For Your Preschool Child

By Creativehearts1

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The Halloween season is full of many sights and sounds that young children have not yet encountered. By explaining some of Halloween's tricks in advance, you can make the experience more of a treat for your child... more »

How to Help Shy Preschoolers Attend a Drop-off Birthday Party

By Creativehearts1

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You want your preschooler to have fun attending parties, but how can she do that if she's fused herself to your left leg? Before sliding a spatula between the two of you, take a look at some ideas that might help to smooth out the separation process... more »

How to Help Your Child Adjust to a New School

By sugaredup

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Moving to a new school is a huge event in any child's life. Whether they are moving into a new neighborhood, changing from elementary to middle school, or moving up from middle school to high school, here are a few tips to help make the ... more »

How to Help Your Child Develop Decision Making Skills

By Angie Shiflett

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While it is true that children have the ability to make decisions, and do so frequently, it is important that you work with them as a parent to develop the strength of their decision making skills. As parents, it is our responsibility to help our ... more »

How to Help Your Child Drink From a Sippy Cup

By Amanda Smith

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The transition from bottle to cup can be a big leap of independence for you and your baby. However, your baby might be a little (or a lot) resistant to switch at first. These tips may help your success... more »

How to help your parents at home

By 01Bobby & Wendy Key

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So many times parents are stressed especially when they have two or more children in the household. An older sibling can help around the house and take the load off of mommy and daddy... more »

How to Help Your Shy Preschooler Have Fun at a Birthday Party

By Creativehearts1

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While most of the other preschoolers are getting down to "If You're Happy and You Know it, Clap Your Hands," your child is sitting on your lap; she has made it quite clear that there will most certainly be no clapping. Sound familiar? ... more »

How to Instill Responsibility in Your Grade-Schooler

By AuthorElleFebbo

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Instilling a Sense of Responsibility in your child is a gift unto them, and with consistency, can be made a habit to last their life time... more »

How to keep kids busy during rainy days

By Kate J

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Rainy days can be miserable and boring, especially for kids. Kids love playing outside, but when the rain starts up and takes over a perfect day, activities can be limited. Luckily, there are other creative ways to keep kids entertained and busy ... more »

How to Keep Kids Engaged in Read Aloud Books

By LesleyBarker

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Reading books aloud to children provides a comfortable, relational activity which improves vocabulary, attention, listening skills and reading comprehension. There are strategies that you can use to keep children engaged while you read even when ... more »

How to keep kids occupied at a restaurant

By Valerie Deneen

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Do you kids have trouble sitting still while waiting for their meals to arrive at a restaurant? Are you sometimes embarrassed by their behavior, or worse, limited your dining out because of how the kids behave? Learn how to keep your kids ... more »

How to Keep the Household Running When You Have the Flu

By Juliet Myfanwy Johnson

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You have a high fever and you're stuck in bed. Yet you still have a full household with school-aged kids, a baby, a husband or maybe a grandmother in tow. How can you keep it all going even though you feel like you've been hit by a truck? Of ... more »

How to Keep Your House Tidy with Children

By Jennifer Erchul

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Children of all ages leave a trail behind them and a mess that details the activities of the day. Though it can feel like a hopeless situation, there are ways to keep your house tidy with children. In the end, using these steps makes for less ... more »

How to Listen to Your Kids

By virtualibrarian

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As parents, how often do we complain that our kids just don't listen? Yet listening is a two-way street. If we want our kids to listen to us, and if we want to be able to understand them, we have to learn to listen to them, too... more »

How to Love Your Children Without Judging Them

By Lisette S

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Have you ever found yourself in a situation where someone was judging their children because of how they looked, talked, or walked? Would you ever judge your child this way? Believe it or not some parents do judge their kids and even though they ... more »

How to make a printable chore lists

By jenstewart

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Make a printable chore lists for kids just in time for school and they will love it... more »

How to make a sad child happy again

By Kate J

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Everyone gets sad. There are ways to deal with sadness that vary person to person, but when a child gets sad what can you do? Here are some tips to help make a child happy again... more »

How to Make Choretime Fun for Your Littlest Ones...

By 1citygirl

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It must be something children are born with. Mention to your preschooler you need her to help you, and suddenly she’s got to go to the bathroom, her stomach hurts, her feet don’t work, or she’s just ‘too busy’ playing. Fortunately, doing chores ... more »

How to Make Stepchildren Feel Welcome

By Juliet Myfanwy Johnson

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You married someone who has children from a previous marriage and you want them to feel secure and welcome in your new household. Here are some tips for welcoming the children you may only see on weekends and holidays into the family... more »

How to Make Your Child Feel Special

By sunnflr

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Children need love, attention, and discipline to thrive. They also need to feel unique and appreciated for their own wonderful qualities. Finding ways to make your child feel special is very important... more »

How to My DOG / CAT got skunked ,REMOVE SKUNK SMELL / STINK / ODOR

By BigDaddyUSMC

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Your animal , kids or you got sprayed by a skunk. HORRIBLE ISN"T IT !!! Here are a few things you can do to get ride of that smell... more »

How to Oversee Your Child's Curfew

By eHow Legal Editor

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Curfews place restrictions on your child's activity by requiring that he or she be home within certain hours. If your child is a juvenile offender, the courts may impose a curfew as part of his or her probation. It's important to fully understand ... more »

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