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How To Make Your Own Herbal Tea
Making your own herbal tea can be a relatively easy process. Essentially, you just need to pour water that is boiling over the herbs. The herbs need to be in a non-metal container, and have a lid. ...

In Praise of Black Sheep
There's a black sheep in every flock, and there are few of us who don't know one, or didn't know one as a child. Every family, every class, has one: that brother or sister, boy or girl, who's always in trouble, who's prone to stretch limits or take things "too far," who's embarrassingly honest, who never fits in. It's that child over whom every teacher puzzles longest and every parent loses the most sleep.

Listen With Your Heart
Think back to when you were growing up, and all the times when you felt self-doubt, confusion, and frustration. It's tough growing up! You can help your children get through the bumps and bruises of childhood by simply being there for them. Children need to know that when the whole world feels like it's crashing down around them, they have one safe, secure place to go, and one bottomless source of unconditional love.

Multiples with a Twist
This article is about life with closely spaced children. Amy, the author, has children that are spaced 13 months apart.

Never Fear -- Peanut Butter is Here!
It's 6 a.m. Once again you spread peanut butter and jelly on your child's sandwich. Guilt pours over you. You should send a little variety in his or her lunch but at 6 a.m. how can your sleeping brain cleverly whip up a Turkey Club sandwich with freshly fried crisp bacon, turkey you roasted the night before and lettuce and tomatoes picked from your garden that morning.

One Tantrum Went to Market... one tantrum went to...
..."Learning to eliminate tantrums can be done by helping your child cope with certain anxieties he or she may feel due to unfamiliar situations. We, adults, must understand that children often feel helpless and powerless (yes, especially the ones that seem most stubborn and assertive), and any opportunity that hands them power (like a tantrum) is a moment of victory. "...

Our Children
..."Perhaps that's what it all boils down to, our kids are the exhibition of our parenting abilities. I think they deserve more than that. Let's allow our kids to forge their own paths, and instigate their own activities. It may be a far more fascinating journey for all of us to follow. "...

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Positive Thinking for Kids
During their growth and development, children go through many stages of self-doubt. They are always comparing themselves to others, and they often see themselves as coming up short. As parents, we can offset this natural tendency in our children by giving them the skills to think more positively.

Raising Smart Consumers
Parents need to recognize that they have a responsibility to teach their children to become wise consumers and to realize that their children are, in fact, being bombarded with advertising messages from a very early age.

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