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Tips For Sending Your Child To College

September 29, 2008 By

This article was written by Guest Blogger Beverly Mahone of Baby Boomer Bev.

When you sending a child away to college for the first time, you enter into a different realm of parenting.GoHo
You still want the best for your child but you also need to learn how to step back and let your child take control of his own life.

Have you heard the term “helicopter” parents? Those are the parents who “hover” over their children; they can’t bear to let their children grow up and who still feel the need to do everything for them. Very often this sends the message to the child that they can’t do anything on their own. They are nearing adulthood and need to learn how to handle challenges that life presents them…without the help of their parents.

Here are some tips I found useful from an article I read recently:
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Keeping House with Young Kids

September 29, 2008 By

This article is written by Guest Blogger Alica Seba of Schmoozins.

Before you had kids, your house was probably nice and tidy. Fast forward to today, you’ve now got childrenmy formerly cluttered desk
occupying your humble abode along side you and the term nice and tidy just went out the window. If you’re like most moms of little ones your home probably needs a good cleaning. Housecleaning with kids is not impossible, regardless of what your house might show. Here are some tips to help you keep your house clean without spending all your time picking up after everyone.

First and foremost, do NOT expect perfection! If you do, you’re in for a disappointment. So throw that “my house has to be spotless” attitude out that dirty window.

Second, enlist the help of your children. Toddlers especially love to help. The terms “I want to do it myself” and “I help” can and should be used to your advantage. Children as young as two years old are usually more than willing to help fold and put away laundry, pick up their toys, dust, rinse dishes, and more. So go ahead mom, let them help. It might not be exactly the way you would do it, but it’s getting done and it won’t kill the towels to be folded differently, I promise! :-)

The earlier you get your kids involved in housekeeping, the easier it will be to get them to help out later on too. They will see housework as a joint effort that involves all the members of the family, not just mom.
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Tips for Boosting Your Child’s Self Esteem

September 29, 2008 By

This article was written by Guest Blogger Aurelia Williams from Real Life Guidance.

It’s not easy being a kid these days. Everyday they face challenges by their peers and their self-esteemindia might suffer. The pressures of wearing certain clothes, fitting in with cliques, and saying the right thing are overwhelming.

Parents need to be involved in their child’s life in order to see signs of low self-esteem. Taking immediate action can mean the difference between your child heading into depression or rising above the pressures. Here are some ways to help raise the self-esteem of your child:

Be proud of them and don’t be afraid to show it.

No matter what your child’s accomplishment, let your child know that you are proud of them. Whether their achievement is academic or social, tell them how impressed you are and brag about their accomplishments to family and friends, preferably when they can hear.
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Does Your Family View Your Business With Skepticism?

September 22, 2008 By

This article is written by Guest Blogger Pat Fenner of Network From Home.

OK, maybe I’m writing this for a select few of us. Maybe there are only 1 or 2 out there whose
husband responded with “That’s nice, dear” or “Just don’t get too carried away with it”, when you told them you wanted to start a home-business. Or whose teens smirked and giggled when you told them you would be using the internet. Maybe this will only appeal to the few who have to work in the basement while hubby’s at work for the day, or who can’t celebrate any milestones with them because their business hasn’t “proven itself” yet.

DSC_0035.JPGBut I don’t think so.

More and more as I talk to women in the home-business world, these are the stories I hear. I know they’re real, because I speak from experience as well (but, no, I’m not in the basement…). Now, I could take a bitter and hurtful tone with this piece; go on a diatribe against men and superiority complexes and not being taken seriously and the like; whine and moan and complain.

But I won’t.

I’d rather take the higher ground: turn things around…learn lessons…provide a solution!

So what I want to offer to you today is a positive spin on your experience (now stay with me, here) – how can you make the best of this situation?
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Boost Your Own Self-Esteem

September 22, 2008 By

0191This article was written by Guest Blogger Aurelia Williams of Real Life Guidance.

Living with low self-esteem can be difficult and also depressing. Feeling like you’re not good at something will affect your general outlook on life. But rather than waiting for others to give us that much-needed boost, there are ways we can boost our own self-esteem and live a happier life.

If you don’t take matters into your own hands and try to make these changes yourself, you will likely fall into a vicious cycle which will be harder to break the longer it continues. Take control of your life and start making small changes now!

Ways To Improve Self-Esteem

Getting motivated to make changes can be difficult for those with very low self-esteem. But the first step in improving your self-esteem is to change your way of thinking and then to take action. Even a small step in the right direction is a start.
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