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Parenting With Purpose
by Neil McNerney, M.Ed., LPC A reader asks: “I have a daughter that has become the ultimate procrastinator. She will wait until the last minute to get her assignments done. This causes lots of stress and last minute worry…especially with me! How can I help her become less of a procrastinator so that things are [...]
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Ways to Improve your Child’s Nighttime Sleep
Does your child take a long time to fall asleep at night, and then wake multiple times during the night? If this sounds like a normal night at your house, I have some suggestions that may make your nights easier. Have a Consistent Bedtime Routine Children do well with consistency, when they know what comes [...]
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When should my kids sleep?
We’ve all heard the familiar joke (or is it a warning?) “You’ll never sleep again after you have kids.” Thankfully, that doesn’t have to be true. Kids do sleep, and most of them sleep through the night well before their first birthday. It does, however, beg the question, “how much sleep SHOULD my kids get?” [...]
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It’s time for an Olіvіа thе Pіg Pаrtу
Thеrе’ѕ а whоlе bunсh оf grеаt Olіvіа thе ріg раrtу іdеаѕ аnуоnе саn uѕе tо сrеаtе а fаbulоuѕ раrtу fоr thеіr lіttlе оnе. Evеrу ѕuреrѕtаr dеѕеrvеѕ tо сеlеbrаtе thеіr bіg dау іn ѕtуlе аnd thіѕ аrtісlе wіll рrоvіdе уоu wіth ѕоmе hеlрful tірѕ fоr ѕеttіng uр аn еvеnt tо bе рrоud оf. Olіvіа thе Pіg [...]
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Laurie’s Lesson Plans – Back-to-School
Wow, can you believe summer is winding down already? It feels like we just started! This will be the last week of my summer lesson plan. I think we all deserve a week off before we have to head back to the grind, don’t you agree? I’m sure the next few weeks will be busy [...]
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Don’t let the bed bugs bite
Untіl thеу hаvе еxреrіеnсеd thе bеd bug bіtеѕ, fеw реорlе wоuld knоw whаt bеd bugѕ аrе. Wе саn dеѕсrіbе thеѕе bugѕ аѕ ѕmаll іnѕесtѕ, оvаl іn ѕhаре, whісh саn’t flу. Thе аdult bеd bugѕ саn bе uр tо 7 mm lоng, аnd thеіr соlоr іѕ nоrmаllу lіght-brоwn оr оrаngе-brоwn. Thеѕе реѕkу lіttlе іnѕесtѕ mаіnlу fееd [...]
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Social Problems at School Lead to a New Solution for Son with Asperger Syndrome
It’s hard to explain exactly what it’s like having a child with Asperger to parents who haven’t lived it themselves. When other people look at my son Evan, they see a very adult-like, mannerly, and intelligent boy. In their eyes everything looks normal. When Evan was in preschool, everyone said he was brilliant and I [...]
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Laurie’s Lesson Plans – Summer Olympics Special
Are you looking for a fun way to teach your children about the Summer Olympics? This week’s lesson plan is full of Olympic related content. In doing the research for this lesson plan, I found so many fun games and activities for kids that will help us enjoy watching the games and learn from them [...]
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Household Hints & Tips
For icy door steps in freezing temperatures: Get warm water and put Dawn dish washing liquid in it. Pour it all over the steps. They won’t refreeze. To remove old wax from a glass candle holder, put it in the freezer for a few hours. Then take the candle holder out and turn it upside [...]
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Laurie’s Lesson Plan – Week 5
Welcome to Week 5! Kind of hard to believe we will be gearing up for the back-to-school frenzy soon! With school starting in a little over a month here in Maryland, I’m trying to step up the summer curriculum as much as possible. We have big plans for the remainder of this summer, including trips [...]
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