Tag Archives: Child

Dec 15

HEALING OUR INNER CHILD OF THE PAST THAT’S STILL IN OUR MEMORY….

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BECOMING AWARE of what’s going on with ourselves or someone else that bother’s us is the gateway to resolution and peace.  (source cited below)
 
There are six types of emotional abuse:
 
 
One type of emotional abuse that warrants a section of its own is witnessing family violence. Due to the ever-increasing statistics of family violence, I’ve treated this topic separately. You’ll find it below under terrorizing.
Types of emotional abuse #1: Rejecting
 
Putting down a child or youth’s worth or putting down their needs.»constant criticism
»name-calling
»telling child he/she is ugly
»yelling or swearing at the child
»frequent belittling-use of labels such as “stupid”, “idiot”
»constant demeaning jokes
»verbal humiliation
»constant teasing about child’s body type and/or weight
»expressing regret the child wasn’t born the opposite sex
»refusing hugs and loving gestures
»physical abandonment
»excluding child from family activities
»treating an adolescent like she/he is a child
»expelling child from family
»not allowing youth to make own reasonable choices

 
Sep 25

LETTING YOUR CHILDREN GROW UP before it’s too late…

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“I was just getting the hang of this how to parent young children thing, and now my son has decided to grow up. I think it’s a plot to take me off my game.        

        Until now, things have been easy. He’s a sweet kid. Funny, smart, nice. Never gets into any trouble. Completely trustworthy. Last summer, when some bored friends decided they should go around and ding-dong-ditch the neighbors, he opted out, preferring to come home rather than disturb people by ringing their doorbells and running away. That’s my boy!

Then, last September, he went and turned 9. He’s still most of the things I just mentioned, but there’s one new and unwelcome addition: He’s surly.”

<went about his chores in a surly huff, totally annoyed that he was stuck at home on this beautiful Saturday> <the surly receptionist told us we’d have to wait outside in the rain>
 
Check out: Learning to Let Your Children Grow Up – Eye Rolls and All http://t.co/1KUwJrH8 via @AOL – before it’s too late (grndchldrn also)
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Want to change your city, state, country and world? Following is your best way:

CALL YOUR CONGRESSPERSONS: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
Even if you get a voice mail, leave a message for they count the “For/Against.”
Vote for the candidate who WILL BE FAIR TO ALL because
 ON ANY DAY WE COULD GO FROM WELL OFF TO POOR.-mackie

Sep 15

HELPING YOUR CHILD’S BRAIN GROW STRONGER…..

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It’s so important to stay up to date on science, etc. and the progression of human development. When I was in my first decade in the forties it was “children should be seen and not heard” and “spare the rod and spoil the child.” Our parents did not know that a child’s brain is like wet cement, easy to be permanently impressed with sounds, sights, surrounding environment, etc. Now we know that children should be seen, heard and begin to converse with their parents, grandparents, etc. at an early age. We now know that the word “rod” means “guidance.” In ancient days the shephard would follow his sheep and guide them with his rod. Now we know it’s “spare the guidance and spoil the child.” The earlier we teach our children to talk, read, and make conversation, etc, the better the more mature they will become. That’s our greatest gift to give to them, and ourselves..-mackie
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Babies may look helpless, but as soon as they come into the world, they’re able to do a number of important things. They can recognize faces and moving objects. They’re attracted to language. And from very early on, they can differentiate their mother from other humans.
“They really come equipped to learn about the world in a way that wasn’t appreciated until recently,” says neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt. “It took scientists a long time to realize that their brains are doing some very complicated things.”
Aamodt and fellow neuroscientist Sam Wang explain how the human brain develops from infancy to adolescence in their new book, Welcome to Your Child’s Brain. The two researchers also offer tips for parents to help their children eat their spinach, learn their ABCs and navigate elementary school…..
 
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Nov 24

MORE FACTS ABOUT TEENS AND SEX…

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THERE IS THE IDEAL: ABSTINENCE, AND THE REAL: SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE.  ARE WE GOING TO DEAL WITH WHAT ISN’T, OR WHAT IS?  ARE WE GOING TO TELL OUR CHILDREN WHAT TO DO, OR ARE WE GOING TO BE OPEN AND HELPFUL TO THEM BY LETTING THEM KNOW WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES AND I WANT TO KNOW YOUR PROBLEMS AND HELP YOU DEAL WITH THEM. –mackie

Some Facts About Teens and Sex

Do you know that one in three teen girls in the United States is estimated to get pregnant at least once before age 20? 65 While this is better than a decade ago, when the number was four in ten girls, it is still too high. Pregnancy has very important consequences for teen girls and teen boys, and their children. Having a baby as a teen makes it much harder for a boy or girl to reach their goals, such as finishing high school, going on to college, getting a good job, or getting married when they grow up, and poses additional challenges to the child as well. 66, 67

If a teen girl finds out she is pregnant, she and her parents, and the father of the baby and his parents have some tough decisions to make. None of them are easy:

  • Some teen mothers decide to continue their pregnancy and then choose adoption for their baby. Adoption may be the best choice for the baby and the teen parents. There are many adoption agencies and types of adoption. Some teens are able to meet the parents who wish to adopt the baby.
  • Many teens decide to keep their babies. Some marry the baby’s father and raise their baby together. Sometimes the baby’s grandparents or other family members help raise it so that the teen mother can stay in school and work. But it requires a lot of additional hard work for a teen parent to finish school and get a good job. Children of teen mothers face greater risk of poverty, behavioral problems, poor academic performance, incarceration, and teen pregnancy, sogood parenting skills are very important. 68
  • Some teen pregnancies end in abortion. Abortions can have complications. There may be emotional consequences, as well: some women say that they feel sad and some use more alcohol or drugs than before. 69,70 Some states require teens to have their parent’s permission to get an abortion. To understand the scope of this situation, consider these numbers: In 2002, there were over 750,000 teen pregnancies in the United States,71 including over 215,000 teen abortions. 72

For more on this article click on: http://www.4parents.gov/sexrisky/somefacts/somefacts.html

‘Vows of Abstinence Break More Easily Than Latex Condoms’

An Interview with Jocelyn Elders

The following is condensed from an interview with former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn M. Elders. A pediatric endocrinologist, the 64-year-old Elders is on the staff of Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, and on the faculty of the School of Medicine at the University of Arkansas. She was interviewed by Priscilla Pardini.

Q: What’s wrong with abstinence-only sexuality education programs?

For more click on: http://www.rethinkingschools.org/sex/elders.shtml