You can help your child be more excited and less anxious about school.
Every fall, children head back to school. While some will be going for the first time, others will be making the transition to a new grade or perhaps even a new school.Transitioning into a new school year can be exciting, but some children are fearful. Thoughts about new teachers, concerns over moving to a new school or anxiety about a new grade are all things your child may be thinking, but not talking about.No matter the age of your child, this is an important time of year for them.
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When Barbara Dafoe Whitehead was a girl, her father gave her some rules for selecting a husband.He should be a man of good character and conscience.He should be a man who will make a good father and be a good provider.The last rule was: No asthmatics. (Her father was a doctor and an asthmatic.)Dafoe Whitehead has been married to a man who exuded all of these qualities for more than 40 years. The one area in which she rebelled: her husband is an asthmatic.“Things are different now for girls…
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There is a commercial on television showing a father and his very inquisitive daughter sharing a meal together. Rapid fire, she asks why the sky is blue, why zebras have stripes, if turtles like cheese, why she has fingerprints, etc. For each question, the dad gets a little help from an insurance agent who is seated right behind him.
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5 Ways You Can Prepare for a Great School Year
Every fall, children head back to school. While some will be going for the first time, others will be making the transition to a new grade or perhaps even a new school.Transitioning into a new school year can be exciting, but some children are fearful. Thoughts about new teachers, concerns over moving to a new school or anxiety about a new grade are all things your child may be thinking, but not talking about.No matter the age of your child, this is an important time of year for them.
What Girls Need to Know About Successful Marriage
When Barbara Dafoe Whitehead was a girl, her father gave her some rules for selecting a husband.He should be a man of good character and conscience.He should be a man who will make a good father and be a good provider.The last rule was: No asthmatics. (Her father was a doctor and an asthmatic.)Dafoe Whitehead has been married to a man who exuded all of these qualities for more than 40 years. The one area in which she rebelled: her husband is an asthmatic.“Things are different now for girls…
When to Talk to Your Kids About Sex
There is a commercial on television showing a father and his very inquisitive daughter sharing a meal together. Rapid fire, she asks why the sky is blue, why zebras have stripes, if turtles like cheese, why she has fingerprints, etc. For each question, the dad gets a little help from an insurance agent who is seated right behind him.