by: BY: Dianne Villano, CPFI 1.Make sure that your child knows that you love them unconditionally Never tell your child that they are fat 2. Strict diets are NOT for children. Neither is depriving Them of food if they are hungry 3. Don’t induct your kids to the “clean plate club” if they are not hungry do NOT make [...]
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by: Russell Turner This is the third and final article in a series I wrote about raising happy diabetic kids. While Juvenile Diabetes makes this job tougher the information in these articles applies to raising any child. Diabetic children aren’t any different from other children. Their pancreas just doesn’t work. However, the emotional toll that diabetes [...]
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by: Russell Turner Sometimes the phrase “happy diabetic kids” seems to be an oxymoron. Often it seems all of the dark powers of the diabetes universe are aligned against you. You wonder if there isn’t some evil house elf behind the scenes just making everyone’s life miserable on purpose. Not being graduates of Hogwarts School Of [...]
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by:Russell Turner This is the first in a series of articles I am about to embark upon concerning this subject. As my family gets older and matures with this disease I think back to the early days and wonder why aren’t we all on medication for depression? Why don’t we have standing twice a week appointments [...]
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by: Russell Turner Are you glad for the chance to put your child to bed? Is this a great time for you and your kids or is it serious business? Is it a time in your day you look forward to, or do you have to grit your teeth to face the struggle? Bedtime is a [...]
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by: Jeff Herring 1 “Law of Belonging”: The greatest need of teenagers (after music and the phone) is a strong sense of belonging. They need to feel they are a part of something bigger than themselves. If they don’t get it in a healthy place - with family, worthwhile friends, clubs, sports, youth groups, etc. - [...]
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Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Think about this for a moment: Is it really possible to love your children without loving yourself, or to love yourself without loving your children? The answer is no. If you are ignoring yourself to take care of your children, this is not loving to your children or to yourself. While being there for your [...]
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Mark Lakewood, Relationship Specialist, Author, and Motivational Speaker One of the most effective and powerful ways to improve a child’s behavior is to make sure the child always assumes complete responsibility and ownership of his or her behavior. Often, parents inadvertently fail to have their child assume responsibility of misbehavior because they fail to recognize how [...]
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