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| Decorating Your Kid |
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| Your childs bedroom is one of the few rooms in the house where it is perfectly acceptable to get creative and experiment with bold colors, stencils, and innovative furnishings. Make decorating your childs bedroom a fun event for both you and your |
| Teaching Your Child Healthy Hygiene Habits |
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| Once your child begins walking, he will become more and more independent. Toddlers and preschoolers want to try to do a number of things on their own and parents have a tremendous opportunity to instill good, healthy habits as they teach self-care s |
| How to Help Your Child Manage Money |
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| Money plays an important role in our society. A persons ability to earn, spend, and save money influences their success in life as well as a persons skills in managing and sharing their money and their willingness to repay their debts. As with mos |
| Music Education for Children |
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| Studies have shown that music and music training provide a wealth of educational benefits to children. Early exposure to music has been proven to help develop areas of the brain responsible for language and reasoning skills. Music education also inc |
| Computer Education for Kids |
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| Computers have become a common and needed part of life in todays society, making computer education imperative for children. Young children will typically begin to show an interest in the home PC by their toddler years. While it is may be a good id |
| Pretend Play in Children |
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| Little children have very big imaginations. Make-believe and pretend play are a primary part of daily play for most children. As early as the toddler years, little ones create their own play scenarios. Pretend play and dramatic play typically contin |
| Raising a Child Who Appreciates Music |
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| Music is an important part of life for both children and adults. We use music to relax, to motivate our physical activity, and simply because music is fun and enjoyable. An appreciation of music can increase creativity and the exploration of beats a |
| Developing Your Toddler |
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| The process of learning to write begins with simple circles and lines. By the time your child reaches his first birthday, you should encourage him to color with crayons. Scribbling with crayons not only helps to develop the fine motor skills used in |
| Making Bedtime Easier |
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| Many parents struggle every night as they try to get their children to bed. When a baby is first born, she will wake up every 2 to 4 hours for feeding. By three months, babies are typically sleeping for longer stretches through the night. Sometime b |
| Poetry for Children |
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| Poetry is one of the first interactions with literature that young children have. Nursery rhymes and silly songs give children the foundation for reading by helping them understand the relationship of sounds and letters through rhymes. As children g |
| Gifts Children Can Make |
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| Handmade gifts are a fun way to encourage children to give to others. Gifts children can make are usually simple and inexpensive, but are often treasured by the recipient. Making gifts is also a good way to teach children the importance of giving, r |
| What is Puberty? |
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| What is puberty? Puberty is the time in life when a person becomes sexually mature. It is a physical change that usually happens between ages 10 and 14 for girls and ages 12 and 16 for boys. Some African American girls start puberty earlier than whi |
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