Family and Parenting Resources
Nothing is more important than your family. There are times when you don't know what to do or how to do it. You want to do what's best for them and for yourself.
This lens contains articles about parenting, discipline, and general family life, including fun family activities you can do together. If you have suggestions for articles you'd like to see here, either ones you've read or ones you'd like me to write, please drop me a line. Feel free to sign my guestbook while you're here. Thank you!
Motivation and Discipline
- Should parents use rewards to motivate their childs behavior?
- Rewarding children for desired behavior is not the same thing as bribing them. Discover the difference.
- Do children need educational toys?
- Should you drop $100 on the lastest computerized gizmo to give your child that educational edge? Nah.
- How to raise kids that read
- Teaching kids to love reading is as easy as showing them that books hold knowledge and fun.
- Getting your child to eat his vegetables
- Getting your child to love vegetables is not a simple, one-step process, but it can be done. Learn how!
- The benefits of giving children choices rather than commands
- Help your children feel like they have control over their lives and encourage them to take responsibility.
- The choice not to pursue extracurricular activities
- Children are scheduled into structured activities until they can hardly move without consulting a schedule. What ever happened to play time?
- Treating your kids fairly when using different approaches to discipline
- Your children each have their own personality, and various discipline techniques work for each of them. How can you make sure that you are fair when one acts out and one quietly defies?
Children's Books That Have Stood the Test of Time
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
If you've only seen the movies, you haven't heard more...1 point
Bob Books Set 2-Advancing Beginners by Bobby Lynn Maslen
These are fantastic for kids learning to read. The more...0 points
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Introduce your child to the BFG and discover why k more...0 points
The Frog and Toad Box Set (I Can Read Book 2)
Frog and Toad have adventures and share a friendsh more...0 points
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
A wrenching and inspiring read for any tweener. It more...0 points
Family Travel and Fun
- Reduce the Cost of Your Family Vacation
- Vacations can be great family bonding time, but not if money is a constant worry. Try these ideas for easing the money strain on your next trip.
- Family bonding: The best road trips are the unplanned ones
- Being spontaneous is a great way to create a strong bond with your family. Learn how to hit the road at a moment's notice.
- Family Activities: Go Fly a Kite
- When was the last time you flew a kite? If you are remembering how much fun it was, this is the family activity for you!
- Child Room Makeovers: Furniture that Grows with Your Child
- It's easier than you think to make a child's room an expression of his or her tastes. Start with the basics and customize.
Trains, Planes, and Automobiles
Great toys to trasport kids' imaginations.
GeoTrax Rail and Road System: All About Trains Motorized Starter Set (includes Full-Lenth DVD)
Amazon Price: $120.00 (as of 10/12/2008)
Tonka Water Squirting Fire Truck
Amazon Price: $8.70 (as of 10/12/2008)
Disney Mack Truck Playset
Amazon Price: $23.75 (as of 10/12/2008)
Fisher-Price Shake 'n Go Flyers Show Plane
Amazon Price: $14.75 (as of 10/12/2008)
My Fire Truck 6' Tunnel
Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 10/12/2008)
When Your Family Gets Older
- Essential Electronics for the College-Bound
- Your high school senior wants every toy in the electronics store. Use this list to help you decide what your child needs and what they should start doing chores to earn.
- Encouraging children to help in the community
- Use the "Show and Tell" approach to teaching your children about the joys of getting involved in your community.
- Why do people assume teen won't make good parents?
- Help your kids understand why teen pregnancy is so difficult and why people believe that raising a child is no job for a kid.
- Are parents always parents or should they learn to let go?
- Being a parent isn't about discipline and allowances. Its about love and guidance. Read more.
- How internet communication destroys writing standards among teens
- Instant messages and text messaging are encouraging lax writing skills all across age groups, but the youngsters are really grabbing the short end of the stick.
Movies Your Family Will Enjoy
- 001- Night at the Museum
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) accidentall...- 002- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
Based on C.S. Lewis's classic novel, this enchanting tale follows four London children who are sent...- 003- Ratatouille
Brad Bird (The Incredibles) co-directs this Oscar-winning Pixar offering, following the antics of a...- 004- Cars
Prepare to peel out with this revved-up animated adventure featuring classic automobiles, plenty of...- 005- Happy Feet
Living with his colony in the Antarctic, young emperor penguin Mumble is aptly named: While his frie...- Try Netflix free for 14 days
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beth_kiley
Nice lens--my son loves those Bob books, they are wonderful for beginning readers. Come check out my lens on ways to induce labor - it's a "family" subject that I'm pretty passionate about. Posted September 26, 2007 |
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LennyCastellaneta
Nice lens... thanks for sharing! Posted July 25, 2007 |
