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Sometimes they are incredibly stubborn. But other times they pay attention and are remarkably receptive. No matter how they are, their parents love them and all they want is to provide their children with everything they might need and to make them feel protected at all times. Sometimes, as a parent you seem to be in need of a “dictionary” that can give you the best solution in the relation between you and your son or daughter. Because fighting and yelling won’t solve a thing you must find out…

… Which are the five things you have to say to you child?

1. “Please make up your mind!”
If you use this way of approach when you ask your child to do something – or not to do something anymore – you say loud and clear what you mean and you are showing the child that he or she is responsible for his or hers actions. This way of getting into a conversation has the gift of teaching the little one what cause and effect mean and, not lastly it doesn’t make you “the bad person”.

2. “I love you but I don’t like the way you are acting.”
If you need to teach him a thing or two about discipline, you have to make him understand the difference between the deeds done and the person that does them.
Saying that you love him is very important, because this way he realizes the main purpose of the conversation is not to punish him, but to show him what is right to do and how he should behave.

3. ”I need you to help me solve this situation.”
If the little one has found an activity that bothers you, like mumbling during dinner or playing with the food, express yourself clearly as if you are the one that has a problem.

4.”What did you really mean by that?”
When kids fight and get nervous, it is possible for them to say things like “I hate you”. but that doesn’t have to scare you because these are the first words that come to mind when they are engaged in a conflict with their friends. But you can help them get over it and make them think of what was it that made them so nervous and angry.

5.”People are different and they have different needs.”
When you here you child say for the thousandth time “But this is not fair”, you have to make them understand that the reason that makes people be treated differently is the fact they have different needs.

If you’re hosting a 4th of July party, there are hours and hours to fill before the highlight events of the day begin - the fireworks. You’ll want to have plenty of activities and games planned to keep everyone busy and entertained.

There are a variety of games you can plan that have a patriotic theme.

Balloon pass - This game involves relaying a balloon down a line of people. Use balloons that are red, white and blue and tell the participants they will be using their hands and their legs to pass the balloon down the line. Create two teams of people, and line them up in straight lines. Give the first person a balloon and tell them to put it between their legs, passing the balloon to the next person in line with their legs only. That person will take the balloon and pass it to the next person by putting it over their head. That third person will put the balloon between their legs and pass to the next person like that. The game continues until the balloon has passed all the way down the line. If you have a small group, require that the balloon get passed down the line and back again before declaring a winner.

Chalk it up - Pick a panel of judges (the oldest members of the family are the obvious picks) and have them become the official judges for a chalk contest. Break your guests into two teams (or more, depending on how many people are at the party) and give them each one or two containers of sidewalk chalk. Tell them to create a sidewalk picture that shows something patriotic, and tell them the flag must be included in the picture. Give them a time limit (depending on your group, this time limit might range from 10 minutes to 45 minutes) and then have the judges declare a winner after they have carefully examined all the artwork. You could have art-themed prizes for the winners.

Parade - One fun 4th of July activity that just screams “4th of July!” is a parade with decorated bikes, scooters and the like. Ask everyone who comes to the party to decorate their bike or scooter or other item in patriotic garb. You can have people bring them to the party already decorated and have a contest for “best bike”, etc., but also fun is to have a decorating party within the party. Have all the items on hand to decorate the bikes and scooters and skateboards. You might have streamers, banners, flags, and ribbons. The children and adults can decorate their bikes and scooters as a party activity.

Guessing Game - These games are always popular for just about any occasion. Fill a large jar with peppermint candy (the red and white striped kind) and decorate it with blue and red ribbon. Have people guess how many candies are in the jar (which of course means you count as you place the candies in the jar). The winner, or the person who comes closest to the number without going over, gets the jar of candy.

Fireworks - If you’re having fireworks at your home, you might have a big box of assorted fireworks. Everyone has their personal favorites and people might have clear ideas of what they want to see and hear. You can play a game to determine who gets to pick the next firework to go off next. You might ask trivia questions (why are there 13 stars on the flag?). Or you can have a dance off. While music plays in the background, each person who really wants to pick the next firework to go off has to dance the craziest, silliest dance they can come up with. Someone who’s been designated a judge will decide who won the dance off and that person gets to pick the next fireworks item. Unless there are more fireworks than people, each person only gets to pick once.

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1. Do certain things fewer times

Things that can be done less or things that can be done once instead of twice are those things that will help us save a lot of time. Clean your house once every ten days instead of every 7 days – you can do that, it’s normal and the house won’t get dirty in those three extra days. Make a work report every six week not every four weeks if possible. Keep meetings to inform yourself on ongoing projects twice a month not every week. And the list of things that can be done fewer times can go on forever.

2. Compete with yourself!

Watch the clock and settle to finish an activity by a certain hour. Focus, get rod of anything that could distract you and work more efficiently.

3. Ask more out of 15 minutes.

Can you find 15 minutes a day that you could use more efficiently? Is there lost time in your activities? Or maybe a less important activity you can give up on? If you manage to save 15 minutes every day, you will win in fact 91 hours every year!

4. Do a list of little activities that don’t take you more than a couple of minutes.

Of course, we usually want to deal with the important problems first. But when we feel tired, stressed, in a bad mood, we find it hard to concentrate and we lose our time forcing ourselves. A list of simple activities will help you finalize something and push up your productivity. And obviously it is always better to know you did something, even is it is small, than to realize you haven’t even started anything.

5. Work on a certain project over a certain period of time.

Rather than to try and finalize an activity at once, it is better to tell yourself: “ I will work on this for 15 minutes and see how much I can get done during this interval”. Focus and try to do all you can during those 15 minutes. This is an excellent advice to solve problems or projects you avoided lately.

In a child’s education an important factor is the parents’ expertise for this “job”. No one is born holding all the knowledge, but we can learn and understand some things from books or advice from qualified persons.

Amongst the commandments a parent should strictly follow are the following:

1. Do not underestimate your child – he can understand more than you think he does and if you make him believe you think poorly of him this might affect his development.

2. Don’t use threat – a child loves a challenge and once threatened he might probably go on and do what he wasn’t suppose to just to see if he can escape the punishment.

3. Do not bribe your child – if you are trying to get him to learn for money for example, he will fail to understand the importance of learning, all he will get from this is the importance of money.

4. Do not make a small child promise something – small children can’t hold promises so don’t force them to lie and then punish them because they did that.

5. Do not keep them under a short leash – to grow up normally children need some space, some freedom.

6. Do not use big words or too many words when you are talking to your child – keep your ideas simple and concise so he can understand every thing you have to say.

7. Do not expect an immediate and blind obedience – it is not recommended, the child has to be learned to think for his own not to follow orders.

8. Do not indulge him too much – he can develop compartmental disorders.

9. Do not compromise when it comes to the rules of a game – the trick for a game to become educative is too have its initial rules respected.

10. Don’t impose rules that don’t go with the age of your child.

11. Do not try to inflict guilt – guilt is not an appropriate feeling for children, especially if they are little.

12. Don’t give your child orders that you don’t take seriously – your child will try to please you and giving him an order is drastic, and it becomes cruel if that order is a joke.

All these “commandments” are addressed first to the parent. But they are to be referred to by teachers and educators as well. Along with the parents, they will settle upon an attitude and strategy for the education and growth of the child, so that they can give him all the things he needs to properly develop emotional and physically.

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Just like us, children do have feelings of anger and rage.

When young children become upset or mad, they will normally show these emotions through behaviors like throwing tantrum or crying. It is important not to overlook or dismiss any feelings of anger in your child just because they are young.

Here are some loving ways to calm an angry child :

• Firstly, calm yourself down and do not take your child’s anger personally. The angrier you are, the more angry your child will feel. Take a time out before everything goes out of hand.
• Do not yell or attack your child with hurtful words. When we are angry, we tend to speak hurtful words that will cause damages to the self image our child.
• Leave your child alone if he/she is crying, yelling or angry, get away from the scene and take a break. Do not give in to your child’s tantrum otherwise your child will think that he/she can get away with the situation or have anything he/she wants.
• Do not punish or lecture your child when he/she is still angry.
• Wait for your child to stop crying or calm down, have a slow conversation with him/her. Ask your child what is upsetting him/her, tell him/her why you are angry. If you have made a mistake, do not be afraid to apologize to your child, and if your child is in the wrong, you might want to punish him/her (like being grounded for 1 week or extra chores). Explain to your child he/she has to be responsible for the consequences of the misbehavior and you do not have to apologize for any given punishment. In this way, we can instill the values of being responsible and accountable for in our children.
• After the conversation, hug and tell your child you love him/her, yes, despite of the misbehavior. Reassure your love and tell your child you dislike the misbehavior and not the person.
• Lastly, never judge or mention the past failures or misbehaviors of your child, as this will cause your child to harbor any feelings of resentment towards you or vise versa. Remember : Total forgiveness means to forgive and to forget

I hope the above suggestions will help.

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You’re lack of sleep, your mind is blank, you’re totally run out of ideas what to do with your crying baby…

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FUNtastic Method 1 : Hair Dryer. Yup…it really works, the white noise produced by the hair dryer is believed to be resembled to the whooshing sounds (of blood being pumped) which the baby would have heard in his/her mother’s womb.White noise is a subtle, steady sound like running tap water, sound of the hair dryer or vaccuum cleaner.

FUNtastic Method 2 : “Cuddle Cure“. As demonstrated in the video number 2, the five S’s are known as Swaddling, placing the baby on their Side or Stomach, Swinging the baby, making a Shhh sound in the baby’s ear, and giving the baby something to Suck on.

FUNtastic Method 3 : Did you know that dogs are good nannies too?

FUNtastic Method 4 : If the above failed, try this

There are many reasons why a baby cry. Hunger, wet diaper, boredom, discomfort or colic.

Infant Colic is a condition in which a healthy baby cries or screams frequently and for extended periods, without any discernible reason. It is more common in bottle-fed babies, but also occurs in breast-fed babies. The crying frequently occurs during a specific period of the day, often in the early evening.

Traditionally, colic was ascribed to abdominal pain resulting from trapped gas in the digestive tract. Some soothing methods like pacifier, listening to white noise & rocking, “cuddle cure” and gripe water for colic are useful in calming colicky baby.

It’s always important to choose FDA Colic Medicine that has no side effect, 100% safe and natural. It has to be completely free of alcohol, sugar, simethicone, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), herbal oils and extracts, citric acid, wheat, gluten, soy, dairy, and animal products.

Last but not least, STOP PANICKING when your baby is crying. BE PATIENT and sip and hot tea to CALM YOURSELF DOWN if you need to.

Hug, rock your baby gently or sing to him/her. Happy parents make happy baby, don’t believe me? Watch the FUNtastic Video 4 again…Cheers!