Parenting Tips and Online Reward Systems
World Wide Web is emerging as an alternative source to secure excellent parenting tips. For the believers of the point that good parenting ensures better future of the wards, web works as an important alternative to seek help from. In order to choose the parenting source, well suited to the nature of the kids, the parents are required to think wisely. There are a number of ways to find out the best parenting source and the place best place for that is none other than the World Wide Web. The Internet can guide the parents of the best parenting ways such as kids reward programme.
Besides the children reward system, there are other parenting sources for parents such as book and video haven. The books can tell you best parenting tips and is written in accord with the children’s psychology. Fictional stories given in the books can also be of great help to the parents. Comprehensive websites and links are also best option to get perfect parenting tips. The links can also be checked on the websites so as to get good parenting tips.
Other good parenting source is web forum where the parents can share from other experienced people, the tips and information of a good parenting. Taking active participation in web forums is the best way to get good parenting tips as it is conversational form of getting the parenting information. Lot of parents today are opting for message boards as it is light and fun method to talk about parenting.
Parents can also go for special instructional classes conducted to give parenting tips to the parents. By joining such classes, parents can get professional counseling on how to become a good parent. The parenting classes will give excess of practical tips and theories on child’s psychology by a skilled and certified professional having sound expertise in the area of parent counseling.
Good parenting tips can also be taken from the familiars and friends and they can be a good parenting resource. Since your familiars are close to you emotionally, so they can guide you best ways by which you can actually become a good parent. This is the easiest and priceless source to get parenting tips but the parents must make sure the nature of family and the children before making the advised parenting tip practical.
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Mother and Son
Now, we have been through a lot of trials. Looking at your eyes, I can see that you will grow up to be a very understanding child. If there’s someone in this world, who would love me despite of my flaws, that would be my son. No matter, how many times I fall, I can just admit I’ve got all the strength I needed. God has given me a superhero…and it’s none other than my son, Hugh.
We’ve crossed too many battles, more to come, but one thing is for sure, It will only pass through the heart, but would never ever leave us heartbroken. ‘Cause our love is more than enough to heal any pain. Our love can take away all the bruise. Trust me in this, my son.
In your arms, no pain can harm me, I will never get tired of loving you. This will always be kept in my mind and restored in my heart. If the time come, you will forget how much I love you, I hope that you will be able to read blog and see where it’s lead.
Well, I think it’s so far from reality, ‘cause God showed me how to discipline you. And all I had to do
was just to keep my eyes on you, even if would mean surrendering my own happiness.
I love you my son, and that’s forever…
“The best thing about loving and being hurt is that you get to know what true love really is. For as gold is tested in fire, and so will love be perfected in pain”
How to Have Lots of Children and be a Good Parent
Q1 Did you choose to have so many children? A1 Yes we are planning baby number 7.Q2 Why do you want so many children.A2 We want as many God gives us.We believe they are a blessing.I was one of a large family my self so it seemed the natural thing to do as long as they are brought up in a loving environment and each child is counted as an individual not just another mouth to feed.they bring such joy to a family plus you have to love children too.
Q3How do you cope with so many under your feet all demanding your attention.A3 Each child has a buddy system where they have a friend they look after being “a younger sibling” so if you dont have enough hands to go round you ask one of the older children to “help your buddy please “ whilst you are busy.,it works a treat.then i am able to get a load of washing done then when I’m free i take over. Sometimes its jus to give them a hand getting one of the other children a drink. It encourages your older children to become more Independant, develops cooperation,showing kindness concern and welfare of another person.My oldest daughter is only 9 and she can now bake cakes for us on her own, hoover, knows how to do the washing even. When she gets older she will be able to cope looking after her own house, cooking for herself and other tasks many friends say their 14 and 17 year cannot do for themselves that is such a shame in this day and age.
Q4 What do think makes a good parent? A4 listening,so many times as a youngster you can get forgotton or parents are too busy for you and say yes just a miniute or can’t you see i’m watching Tv after a day at work.Parents often find it hard to find time for each of their children or to be together as a family doing family things together. its good to turn the Tv off and see what other things the whole family can do together playing football in the park at the weekend, baking making a mess, its all about taking the time to listen to a child, praise them and mean it. For instance” Look mummy I’ve done a picture” and “you respond by saying that’s nice dear”, when really you didn’t even look up to take a look of the picture your child created.They soon realize its not worth it, they are not worth it ,can develop low self esteem and lack self confidence in themselves.
That’s what makes children so special,the way their little face lights up with glee when they make you cold tea and burnt toast themselves for breakfast and you eat every last bit of it and smile. It may taste yak but they created that for you and practise does make perfect so they soon develop the right skills needed to make the perfect cup of tea.
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Oxycontin Killed My Son
OxyContin killed my son. This drug is handed out like candy. Every year families everywhere are suffering the loss of a loved one from accidental overdoses from this addictive drug. “The Arizona Republic” newspaper reported that Purdue Pharma L.P., the makers of OxyContin, have agreed to pay $19.5 million to 26 states and the District of Columbia to settle complaints over its promotion of OxyContin. The states complained that Purdue encouraged physicians to prescribe OxyContin for use every eight hours, rather than the 12-hour dose approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Off label marketing and other promotion tactics lead to abuse and diversion of prescription drugs. This drug is very addictive. If crushed and snorted, swallowed or injected the pills can produce a “Heroin” like high. The lawsuit also resolves allegations that Purdue Pharma failed to fully disclose the abuse risks of OxyContin.
I had already lost my 17-year-old son Josiah from being killed by a semi truck. His older brother Gabriel, 24 at the time, was in the car following the one Josiah was in. Gabriel rounded the corner of the highway and saw smoke and fire. He said his guts turned over inside him. There was the car his baby brother rode in smashed and on fire. His brother’s friends were already dead. Gabriel held Josiah in his arms waiting for help. Josiah died in Gabriel’s arms. Part of all of us died that day.
10 months later it was high school graduation time and Josiah wasn’t here to graduate. They were honoring Josiah at the ceremony and invited the family to attend. Gabriel called me that evening and said he just could not endure the ceremony. I told him not to worry about it that the rest of the family could represent us and he told me he loved me.
The graduation was excruciating for us. Every student walked by this empty chair and laid a rose on the chair. The empty chair was my baby boy Josiah’s. Oh God how it hurt. I was so thankful Gabe wasn’t there to endure this.
When I had spoke to Gabriel earlier I never dreamed it would be the last time I ever heard my son’s voice.
It was around five in the morning and my son Jared knocked on my bedroom door and said someone was here to see us and it was an emergency. There stood Jessie and Michael, two of our boys best friends. I knew it had to do with Gabriel because Jared was home with us, Josiah lived in Heaven and Adam was in Virginia at the time. I asked, “Is it Gabe?” Jessie just kept crying and saying he was so sorry. The room started spinning and Michael was telling me to breath. I finally screamed out, “Is Gabe dead?” Jessie nodded yes and again said, “I’m so sorry”. I remember screaming, “your at the wrong house”. What mother could ever imagine she’d go through this hell all over again?
One of Gabriel’s best friends and roommate, Gerrad, had found Gabriel dead at their computer. He had taken OxyContin to help him forget his pain for a while. “OxyContin, I hate your guts”.
I belong to an online support group for mothers that have lost a child called “Angel Moms”. There are several moms that have lost their child to OxyContin. One of the moms, “Diana” wrote this about losing her son to OxyContin:
Oxycontin is a word I hate with all my heart and soul. I watched my son Travis go from a happy young man to a person he no longer wanted to be and one I didn’t know. This drug was to be used for the terminally ill and some how down the road of medicine this purpose got lost and so have a lot of our young people. My son became addicted to it at the age of 23 and died from an overdose at the age of 26 on March 13, 2005. He aspirated in his sleep and his wife of 15 months found him beside her dead the next morning. Travis went through “detox” 2 times trying to get off of this drug but in the end it took his life and what I once knew as life it took also. I live a different life than the one I once knew, but when a Mom looses a child they loose a part of themselves that will never return until they are reunited with that child again. I watch the news and see just about every day something on it concerning the growing addiction to prescription pain pills and Oxycontin is the leader. This saddens my heart for I know if it isn’t stopped there will be more Moms who will have to walk away from a grave and leave their child and their heart there as I did one rainy & cold morning. Diana
There are many families suffering from losses like Diana’s and mine. If you know of one or your family is suffering, there are support groups to help. I’ve told you about “Angel Moms”. You can find them at angelmoms.com. A nationwide support group for parents and grandparents is “Compassionate Friends”. They have chapters all over the country. Just visit compassionatefriends.org. Both of these support groups have saved my life.
I want to thank you for taking the time to read my story. I have a website for women survivors that I created out of love in honor of my sons Gabriel and Josiah. If I can help stop one heart from aching I haven’t worked in vain. www.joemama-survivor.com
“Some people only dream of angels, I held two in my arms”
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Kim Lokke lives in Northern California with her husband Brad. Kim lost her sons Gabriel and Josiah through a horrible tragedy. She writes to encourage others that have gone through a tragedy. She has a website for survivors called Joemama-Survivor.
Good Parenting Tips – Encourage Imaginative Play
Imaginative play is an important part of childhood. Not only is it fun for children but it is also an essential part of learning and developing. Children learn about themselves, about their world, and lay the groundwork for their future through imaginative play. Yet too many children are not encouraged to use their imagination through play. There are three essential ways you can encourage imaginative play in your child — by providing the place, the time, and the supplies.
Does your child have a place for imaginative play? Is there somewhere, even the corner of a room, where they can build a block city or shape play dough monsters? Can they assemble all their stuffed animals into a school or all their cars into a parade? While children should be encouraged to pick up after themselves sometimes it takes a while to build the city of their dreams and they want time to play with it again. Try to strike a balance between your need for order and their need for imaginative play. Give them a day or so to create a complex setting for their imaginative play before forcing them to put away their toys.
Does your child have the time for imaginative play? It is amazing how many young children have a very full schedule. While many of these activities are likely required, such as school or day care, and many are also desirable, such as sports or clubs, it is also important that children be given the opportunity for free, unstructured play that allows the opportunity for imaginative play. It is not desirable that every moment of every day be structured and planned. Children who are not given the opportunity to exercise their imagination run the risk of losing the ability to use it at all.
Does your child have the supplies for imaginative play? As we know from our own childhood that imaginative play does not require extensive and elaborate supplies, but children do need access to objects they can use. A complex wardrobe is not necessary but a few items can be helpful. A bath towel might be a king’s robe or a super hero’s cape or swaddling for a baby. A cardboard tube from wrapping paper might be a sword, the container for a secret map, or a spyglass. A cardboard box might be everything from a treasure chest to a race car. Provide a few basic supplies and try not to be too suggestive in their use. Children will do better if allowed to give their imagination free rein without your interference and control.
Imaginative play can be a wonderful opportunity for your child to not only enjoy their childhood but also to learn and grow as people by trying on different roles such as parents, cooks, police officers, and firefighters but also to experience safe adventures as pirates, explorers and paleontologists. Imaginative play should be encouraged in children by allowing them the place, the time, and the supplies for imaginative play.
Renaissance Woman Deanna Mascle shares more good parenting advice in her blogs at http://deannamascle.com