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Despite all the
time we seem to devote to securing our financial future these
days, when it gets down to the nitty-gritty, the most
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These pages will
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How to keep Your
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Turn
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You can turn
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among two-year-olds that parents often expect the "terrible
twos." But parents can help their toddlers (and themselves!) avoid
the frustrations that lead to tantrums. An experienced educator and parent
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Entertain
Your Toddlers with Educational Activities
You are the
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much you can teach them using household items and everyday activities that
are fun. An educator who spent 20 years in the classroom shares advice
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Mom,
I’m Bored: Fun Activities for Elementary and Pre-Teen Children
What can you
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front of the television? Keeping your kids active keeps them happy and
healthy! Discover how easy it is to keep your school-aged children happily
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Journal
Writing Can Inspire Your Kids to Write Better and to Love It
How to
encourage your children to use journals to improve their writing skills
and to learn to love to write. Your children can develop both writing
skills and a love of writing. Even if they're too young to write, they can
tell you what to write, and as they grow, they'll benefit from journal
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How to Keep Your Children
Safe and Healthy
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How
to Keep Your Family Safe in the Surf
Swimming,
boating, surfboarding, or just lying around the beach or pool can be great
fun. But thousands of people drown every year in accidents that are often
preventable. Keep your family safe by learning how to recognize and avoid
the dangers that lurk in and near the water from someone who has always
lived near the beach ...
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Healthy,
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Health is a
family issue. Learn how to keep your family healthy, fit, and happy. In
our fast-paced, fast-food society, it's easy to fall into bad eating
habits and to think eating healthy means feeling deprived and being
unhappy. The writer and her husband have found both health and happiness
for over a third of a century by following this advice for a healthy
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How to Keep Your Sanity!
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Surviving
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The teen years
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the storms. If you find dealing with your own teens difficult, imagine
handling a classroom filled with adolescents! An educator who taught high
school for 20 years and who is also a mother who survived – and enjoyed
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Much as we love our babies, every
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There are ways to ensure a sound
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Every parent has a story to tell,
why not tell yours? Writing a book is a great way to preserve family history; it
can provide insights into your present life that your children will love to read
when they grow up and it can be an excellent way to record those precious
memories. It's easy to write a book when you know how ... start here.
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What
does the future hold for your children?
We all love our children and we
all know how competitive the world is these days ... what's it
going to be like when your children leave school? Will they
have all the skills they need to compete on a level footing?
Will they have the skills they need to stay ahead of the
competition?
All children need two basic skills to succeed.
They must be able to read and they must be able to write. And with so much
information available to them these days, they must be able to read quickly and
accurately. That's why your children need to be able to speed-read. Click now
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It's ironic, that in this era
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internet has introduced a revival of writing, and if you can't
keep up, you'll be left behind. You certainly don't want your
children to be left behind.
What can you do?
You can help ensure that your
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them!
You and your children can spend
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Forget the theme parks, the computerised amusement arcades,
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Don't stand by while your child
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can do to help.
Instead of
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can provide your toddlers with all the learning materials they
need - using readily available items from your own home?
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Give
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If your children
are at school now, you owe it to them to help them learn how
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rewards for the rest of their lives.
Don't let your
children get left behind, when there are simple steps you can
take now to guarantee that they can succeed in everything they
choose to do.
It doesn't matter how young your
children are,
they all appreciate the opportunity to share books and games with you.
By starting early, you encourage
your children to value reading and time spent with others, so that when they
start school,
they have experience in sharing quiet times.
By the time they reach
9-12 your children will be enjoying reading much longer books - this is the age when
they often seem to spend all their time with their noses buried in books - but
don't discourage it!
Early teen years
can be difficult for some children - there are so many physical and emotional
changes happening to them, sometimes they feel as if they're the only ones
who've ever been through it. This is where reading can be so valuable - they can
read about other children in other countries and other times who have gone
through exactly the same as them - and we all know how much better it is to know
that you're not alone in your misery!
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You'll also find
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