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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Movement Activities
Kindergarten and first grade students can act out an Eric Carle story and answer questions about story sequencing in this lesson plan using dramatic movement activities.
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Family Chore Charts – Advice on Parenting Teens
When family chore charts are designed around teamwork skills, the task of parenting teens can involve fewer power struggles, while teaching responsibility in the process.
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Jewelry Making Birthday Party for Teen Girls
Either at a bead store or at home, teen girls can create necklaces, earrings or bracelets with these craft ideas perfect for a jewelry making birthday party.
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Chocolate Lovers' Relaxing Bath Gift Baskets
Gift baskets filled with chocolate milk bath, cocoa scented candles, relaxing bath items and candy bars make great homemade presents for chocolate lovers.
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Setting Limits – Video Game Play for Teen Boys
What works when setting limits for teen boys who fixate on an X Box©, PlayStation© or other video game system?
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Homemade Christmas Presents to Give Teen Girls
Teen girls love accessories and jewelry. A personalized picture frame, bottle cap necklace or scarf all are low cost gifts to craft as homemade Christmas presents.
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Online Gift Certificate Presents for Teens
Buying presents for teens can be as simple as going to shopping websites and printing online gift certificates.
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How to Help a Teen Open a Bank Account
Parents can help a teen open a bank account in ways that teach life skills and business etiquette skills such as how to choose a bank and when to shake hands.
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How Punishing Teens Creates Discipline Problems
Some teenage rebellion is a reaction to the way parents are punishing teens. Teen discipline problems are best handled by focusing on real life lessons for teenagers.
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Brain Research Sheds Light on Teen Activities
Common teen activities such as TV watching and playing video games could be the worst activities for the prefrontal region of the teen brain, warn some neural scientists.
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The Adolescent Brain and Decision Making Skills
The prefrontal cortex, known as the "thinking brain" plays a big role in decision making skills but the limbic system may be responsible for high risk taking in teens.
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Precious Movie Based on Young Adult Novel Push
The young adult novel, Push has been adapted into the movie, Precious Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire and will be released in movie theaters in November, 2009.
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Factors That Lower Car Insurance for Teens
Consumers can save money on teen driver insurance when they know the factors that really make a difference on car insurance for teens.
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The Belief Behind Teenage Behavior Problems
Adler's mistaken goal chart can help parents understand the motivation behind many teenage behavior problems and better address teen discipline issues.
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Saying No – A Gift to Give Adolescent Children
When parents reframe the idea of setting limits as a gift to give their teenage child, they will recognize the value of saying "no".
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Teen Pregnancy Video Tells Stories of Young Moms
This educational DVD entitled "Too Young" shares real life statistics, challenges and impacts of teen pregnancy through the voices of teen parents.
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Online Quizzes Decide Is Boyfriend Controlling?
Teen girls love online quizzes. Web questionnaires, shared through social networking and other sites can help teens become aware of a boyfriend's controlling tendencies.
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Positive Discipline Tips for Sibling Rivalry
The Positive Discipline curriculum and parenting books teach which parenting techniques make sibling rivalry worse and which strategies improve sibling relationships.
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Educating Teen Girls About Abusive Relationships
Because twenty percent of teen girls report abuse, dating violence is yet another subject that parents must cover when talking to daughters about healthy relationships.
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What to Wear with Lia Sophia's Bastille Necklace
The Bastille necklace and earrings by Lia Sophia serve as versatile accessories, complimenting shades of purple, violet, silver, gray and even brown tones in a wardrobe.
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Preschool Playgroup Meeting Activity Success Tip
Parents planning preschool playgroup meetings might be surprised that some of the most popular children's play activities aren't age appropriate for preschoolers.
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When Preschool Kids Argue Over Sharing a Toy
Parents and caregivers can teach children about conflict resolution skills by offering a wheel of choice, limited choices and by coaching children to set personal limits.
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Baby Plays – A Kids' Toy Rental Website
Renting toys on-line is a new option available to parents who want to cut clutter and lower the cost of providing toys that are educational and safe for kids.
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Pretend Play Develops Children's Social Skills
Play involving dress up and make believe develops a child's perspective taking skills and provides practice of important skills for social interactions.
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Positive Discipline in the Classroom
Students learn respect, cooperation skills and more in this unique curriculum that manages classroom behavior through group problem solving.
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What are Prosocial Skills?
Child development experts now use the term "prosocial skills". This new buzzword describes positive ways that children socially interact with others.
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Why It's Hard for Two-Year-Olds to Share Toys
Due to normal social development, two-year-olds don't understand the concept of sharing the way adults do. Parallel play is common for this age group.
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Sibling Relationship Tip for Arrival of New Baby
Memorabilia such as baby books, photos and videos help remind older siblings about their own birth stories and the special attention they required as infants.
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Free Printable Morning Routine Charts
These print for free resources for parents will help get preschool children to wake up and get moving with an easy to follow picture schedule of the morning's activities.
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Free Printable Bedtime Routine Charts
Preschool children need pictures to understand a routine chart. Parents can print free clip part and visual schedules that help young kids follow a routine for bedtime.
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Teaching Empathy to Children
Children are born with the capacity to develop empathy. Adults can use simple strategies to teach children about the feelings of other people.
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Routine Charts Versus Reward Charts for Children
Some child development experts argue that reward charts focus on the reward and that routine charts focus on the development of daily life skills.
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Do Child Bullies Lack Empathy?
Recent brain research at the University of Chicago leads to a conclusion that bullies empathize with their victims, but not in a socially healthy way.
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Talking to Children about New Baby Jealousy
When big brothers and big sisters feel jealous about a new baby in the family, parents can help by discussing and validating the feelings of the older sibling.
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Community Feeling in the Preschool Classroom
Giving children meaningful classroom jobs, creating class books and playing cooperative games all promote social interest for young children in the preschool classroom.
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What is Social Interest for Children?
"Social interest" or in German, "gemeinshaftsgefühl" is a term coined by Alfred Adler and refers to one's "sense of community" or contribution to the common welfare.
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Teaching Young Children to Use their Words
Instead of simply saying to preschoolers, "Stop hitting. Use your words", adults can best help children by telling children the exact words to use during a conflict.
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Friendship Skills for Three-Year-Olds
At age three, preschool children need lots of supervision and coaching to develop friendship skills and solve conflicts with other children.
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Outdoor Summer Preschool Playgroup Ideas
These outdoor summer fun activities for young children encourage healthy social interaction during preschool playgroup meetings.
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Healthy Attachment Helps Children Make Friends
The bonds of healthy attachment in the parent-child relationship set the stage for trust, empathy and other friendship skills for future interactions with peers.
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Anger Wheel for Fighting Siblings
When siblings fight, an "Anger Wheel of Choice" lets children choose a calm down strategy.
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Parent Quality Time Helps Siblings' Relationships
Sibling rivalry is commonplace in multi-child families. One way to improve relationships between siblings is for parents to spend quality time alone with each child.
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Teach Responsibility Instead of Punishing Teens
Punishment for teens is out. Making restitution is in. Teenagers learn to be more responsible when teen discipline focuses on true accountability.
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Family Factors Linked to Teen Sexual Activity
Several different studies all point to similar family factors that play a role in either encouraging or discouraging sexually activity for teens.
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Chuck Norris Jokes Popular with Teens
Chuck Norris facts about the "world's greatest human" are highly popular with teens. Jokes about Chuck Norris can serve to connect with and entertain teenagers.
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Teen Parents Aren't Likely to Get Married
Teen dads may make a commitment to stay together with a teen mom at first, but usually don't follow through with getting married or helping raise the baby.
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Pair Share as a Review Activity
Trainers can help adult learners review educational training concepts by using a quick but effective learning strategy, a pair share.
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Differences in Boys' Lacrosse & Girls' Lacrosse
Lacrosse for girls differs from boys' lacrosse in several ways including contact rules, field length, number of team players and game time.
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Teen Sexual Harassment at Work
Teen girls face more risks of sexual harassment on the job than on the internet. Much of the current sexual abuse goes unreported according to a PBS NOW broadcast.
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The Game of Lacrosse
What is lacrosse? Played mostly outdoors, but indoors as well, the game of lacrosse is one of the fastest growing team sports in the United States.
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The Secret Life of an American Teenager
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy recommends that parents watch "The Secret Life" television show as one way to talk to teens about sex.
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Valentine Family Meals on a Budget
Families can celebrate Valentine's Day on a budget by using these simple and low cost meal ideas.
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Valentine Liquid Soap Dispenser Craft
This Valentine craft makes a decorative gift and is easy for adults or kids to assemble.
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Homemade Valentine Cards to Give Teens
Speak a teen's love language this Valentine's Day with trendy homemade cards that make teenagers feel special.
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Preschool Winter Dramatic Play
Teachers can provide a hands-on unit about winter for preschoolers by adding dramatic play items and books to the classroom.
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Preschool Activities about Ice
Hands-on ice explorations engage preschoolers to learn science through play.
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Preschool Winter Animal Science Unit
Preschoolers can learn about birds, animal tracks, and hibernation through hands-on activities at a science center about winter.
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Gifts for Kids Who Love Pirates
These pirate themed toys, pajamas, books and more offer a variety of gift ideas for kids who are wild about pirates.
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Preschool Christmas Science Center Ideas
A Christmas-themed science table provides fun, hands-on explorations in a preschool classroom.
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Cooperative Board Games for Kids
Family Pastimes is a company that specializes in creating cooperative board games that require players to work together.
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Holiday Presents for Four-Year-Olds
The best holiday gifts for four-year-olds are presents that combine learning with enjoyment.
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Christmas Presents for Two-Year-Olds
Christmas toys that are both educational and fun are best bets for two year olds. Simple and traditional toys best support the educational needs of young children.
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Christmas Art Projects with Sticker Dots
Sticker dots in Christmas colors make this list of holiday craft activities simple and festive.
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Magazine Learning Games for Preschoolers
This list of learning games uses pictures and photographs from magazines to teach preschoolers numbers, letters, shapes, vocabulary and thinking skills.
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Preschool Magnet Exploration Activity
This hands-on science activity for preschoolers recycles jar lids and muffin tins into magnet science tools.
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Preschool Fall Party Activities
Plan a fall party for preschoolers using age appropriate activities to keep young children busy.
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Preschool Fall Science Center Ideas
Young children will eagerly explore nature indoors when preschool teachers set up a science table using one or more of these preschool fall science center ideas.
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Preschool Fall Painting Activities
Provide young children with age appropriate fall art projects. These fall painting activities for preschoolers offer art exploration with a harvest theme.
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Candy Corn Decoration for Doors or Windows
Make giant candy corn decorations for the home. This poster board craft activity adorns doors and windows with a fall or Halloween theme.
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Bedtime Picture Routine Chart for Children
Put children in charge of getting ready for bed with a nighttime routine chart. Use pictures to create a visual schedule of a child's bedtime routine.
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Morning Picture Routine Chart for Kids
Reduce morning hassles and get kids off to school on time. Make a picture routine chart to help kids plan a morning routine that works.
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Cool Vegetable Hummus Pizza
Cool Vegetable Hummus Pizza is a kid friendly recipe that introduces kids to hummus in a familiar way, as the base for a cool temperature pizza.
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Paper Doll Kaper Chart
Job charts known to Girl Scouts as Kaper charts delegate jobs for each troop meeting. Make a paper doll Kaper chart to organize Girl Scout meetings.
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River Tubing with Kids
Cool off in a mountain stream by laying low in an inflatable inner tube. Take children on a floating cruise down a scenic mountain stream for outdoor summer fun.
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Doll Tent Craft for Kids
Kids can craft a doll tent or bean bag animal tent for camping themed birthday parties, slumber parties, Daisy Girl Scout meetings or as a rainy day craft activity.
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Preschool Car Play with Ramps
This children's science activity uses household items to create a learning activity. Preschoolers build car ramps for play full of physical science concepts.
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Improve Teen Listening with a Talking Tool
The sandwich method of talking to teens is a simple tool that only takes a few minutes to use. Parents, take time to think and layer language before you speak.
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Water Party for Preschoolers
Host a water party for preschoolers with items from around the house and yard. Set up age appropriate water activities for outdoor summer fun.
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Myrtle Beach Kid's Nature Classes
For kid friendly, hands-on education about sea creatures, alligators, beach ecology and more, visit Myrtle Beach State Park and Huntington Beach State Park.
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Egg Carton Kid's Meal
Add surprise to a preschooler's lunch routine at home with this low cost simple but novel way to serve breakfast, lunch or dinner.
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Discipline for Climbing Kids
Understanding climbing behavior helps parents use effective discipline and redirection techniques.
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Discipline for Whiny Kids
Learn the four common reasons kids whine and actions parents can take to reduce whining and teach children new communication skills.
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