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10 Tips for Raising Healthy Parents

"It's no secret that parenting well is a complex art form and each of us brings our own unique style and beliefs into the day to day raising of the children in our lives. But here are ten ways of thinking about your parenting career that can help, no matter what your style or the current age of your "baby".

 

1. Your work as a parent needs and deserves lots of support from family, friends, neighbors, employers and the greater community around you. Your children need other caring adults in their lives and you need and deserve respect, rest, and relaxation...." full story
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2012-13 Instructor Certification Training Program. Learn to support parents in your community and help them build strong families. This year-long program is open to individuals with the skills and experience to teach, support and mentor parents and child care professionals as they learn the tools of Parenting by Connection. Distance Learners are encouraged to apply.
Turning Good-bye Into Good Fun
My oldest son, Hunter, had begun having a very hard time when his father left for work in the morning.  Each morning, he would scream, fight, threaten, and hold on to his dad, crying and pleading with him, physically trying to keep him from leaving.  At times, if I was in the other room with his younger brother, he would unlock the door and chase after him...Full article

It's Not All About Being Pretty
While there is nothing inherently wrong with wanting to look our best or for wanting to be seen as pretty, sometimes this desire gets stuck in our daughters. Their play then becomes rigid, name-calling or teasing begins, and exclusivity creates feelings of not belonging to the group anymore. When the desire to be beautiful interferes with having fun,...Full article
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