The nature/nurture conflict gives parents and child development specialists cause for much discussion. A child's temperament and, therefore, his actions are indeed greatly affected by his gene pool. How a parent is able to deal with that child and his actions will considerably affect the outcome of his upbringing.
It is widely accepted that a child whose needs are attended with reasonable speed will learn that the world is a dependable place. This trust in others gives him the base he needs to develop trust in the most important person in the world - himself.
Some parents believe they will spoil a child if they give too much attention to the child as an infant. They do not hold the child frequently, do not believe in rocking a child, and allow the child to cry for long periods of time instead of picking him/her up. Children cannot be spoiled by parents who provide loving care. But the parents must respect themselves enough, not to allow the child to become a tyrant over them.
Parents who are realistic and consistent in their expectations of their children will raise children with firm foundations for independence. Independence for their children should be the goal of parents. What do parents need to do for their children, to show they are realistic and consistent, and to pass along the love and respect children need?
Infants' needs must be met reasonably. If a child cries, he/she is signaling he/she is either hungry, wet, or uncomfortable. A parent must attend to an infant in a reasonable time to teach the infant trust. Infants need verbal and tactile stimulation from the parent. A parent's talking, cooing, or singing to an infant increases the child's learning process. Tactile stimulation of holding and rocking are necessary for the infant's emotional health and growth.
On the practical side, infants should live in clean, safe surroundings. This includes regular baths and diaper changes, being fed regularly as directed by a physician, and receiving regular checkups and immunizations.
What a parent does for and with an infant is expanded, as the child grows older and more independent.
The older child continues to need verbal and tactile stimulation. This can be provided in the way a parent shows affection and teaches his/her child about life. The older child needs consistent care, which includes encouragement to learn by being allowed to explore his/her surroundings. When the child is school age, the parent must express encouragement of learning by being interested in his/her school attendance and progress.
As a child becomes an adolescent the parenting task becomes different, yet the same. The older child is preparing to become independent of the parent. It is at this time that realistic and consistent parenting will pay off. A child raised with respect will generally respond with respect to his/her parent.
A parent should never relax in his/her role as a parent. A parent must always be on the job to provide nurture, love, acce
This document provides tips for effective parenting from multiple sources:
1. It lists 7 biblical tips for parenting from an article by Nicanor P. Tioson, including disciplining children while young.
2. It then lists 14 tips for successful parenting these days, such as leading by example and praising positive behavior.
3. Finally, it notes that parenting styles must adjust as children age and gain independence, such as continuing guidance while allowing more freedom as teenagers.
This document discusses child development from infancy through adolescence and provides health and parenting recommendations. It covers the stages of development, what constitutes health, the Millennium Development Goals, aspects of child development including physical, psychological, social-emotional, and spiritual, developmental milestones from early childhood through adolescence including puberty changes, principles of godly and healthy parenting including providing healthcare, guidance, and a safe environment, and recommendations for positive parenting including showing care, trust, discipline, safety, and health education.
Steve Vitto's presentation for Parent Nights at Reeths Puffer Elementary School, Shelby Association for Retarded Children-Shelby Town Hall, & Muskegon, Michigan ARC
2010
Available in English and Spanish
svitto@muskegonisd.org
Raising a child in today's world is challenging for parents. The document provides guidance on positive parenting techniques to help children grow up healthy. It emphasizes becoming an expert in child development, providing unconditional love while also setting clear boundaries and rules, and empowering children by listening to their views and guiding them through tough decisions. The tips encourage focusing on developing a strong relationship with open communication, understanding a child's friends and influences, and seeking help from professionals when needed to best support a child's healthy development.
1) The document discusses effective parenting strategies such as communication skills, co-parenting for separated families, and signs that a child may need professional help.
2) It provides guidelines for positive parent-child communication including listening, using simple language, and discussing important topics.
3) For separated families, it emphasizes the importance of children having relationships with both parents and avoiding parental conflict. Parents should speak positively about each other and keep children out of disputes.
4) Signs that a child may need professional help include a marked decline in school performance, severe anxiety, depression, threats of self-harm, and substance abuse in adolescents. Younger children may show excessive temper tantrums or aggression.
This document provides guidance for parents on supporting their young child's social-emotional health and school readiness. It explains that social-emotional skills like forming relationships, managing emotions, and exploring environments are critical for school success. Parents can help develop these skills through daily interactions like cuddling, responding when their child communicates, sharing smiles and conversations during routines, following their child's lead in play, and gently guiding them in social situations. Matching expectations to what is developmentally appropriate also helps avoid frustration.
The document provides 11 tips for parenting a child with ADD/ADHD. It recommends establishing clear family rules and immediate consequences. As the child becomes more responsible, allow more privileges. Engage the child in chores to build self-esteem and responsibility. Give simple instructions and maintain eye contact. Create to-do lists or use pictures to help the child stay organized. Calm impulsive behavior with soothing music or brainwave entrainment. Establish a consistent daily routine. Explain the child's condition to other caregivers and arm yourself with knowledge to best help the child.
An early childhood education program provides developmentally appropriate curriculum to help children develop cognitive, social, emotional, and language skills. It ensures children meet age-appropriate developmental milestones, improves school performance, sharpens thinking and attention, and lowers dropout rates. The program allows children to build relationships with other children and adults, which enhances communication, interaction, exploratory behavior, and language development while reducing problem behaviors. It also helps children make adjustments needed for formal schooling.
This document discusses positive parenting for children aged 0-7 years. It provides statistics on rising rates of antidepressant prescriptions for children and identifies challenges parents face like tantrums, behavioral issues, and lack of human connection due to technology. It emphasizes the importance of teaching children character through gentle touch, stories, presence and play. Great parents are mindful, authoritative yet flexible, and avoid harsh discipline. Linking children to Allah through Islamic teachings and role modeling is also discussed.
This document discusses responding to children's emotional needs and helping them develop emotional regulation. It outlines Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development and why children experience emotional outbursts. It recommends removing upset children from the situation until they calm down, and providing opportunities for children to express emotions through activities like drawing, storytelling, music and play. The document stresses the importance of helping children identify, label and talk about their feelings to help them develop emotional intelligence. Caregivers should be sensitive to children's communication styles and monitor them for signs of distress.
Parents should encourage their children to pursue success in all areas of their lives and show them love through words and actions. It is important to treat each child as an individual based on their unique traits, and maintain a balanced approach to parenting without being too harsh or spoiling the children. Effective parenting also requires patience, consistency, and allowing parents to have their own interests outside of focusing entirely on the children.
The document discusses understanding child development. It explains that to properly care for children, it is important to understand their development, including physical, social/emotional, communication, and intellectual skills. It notes that development occurs in stages from birth through age 16 and will cover principles of development, developmental milestones, and factors that influence growth. The goal is for learners to understand child development and how to support children's needs.
This document discusses positive parenting techniques and strengthening the parent-child relationship. It provides tips for telling children you love them, playing with them, establishing rituals like bedtime stories, teaching about faith, respecting their choices, making them a priority, and eating meals together. It also describes different parenting styles like authoritarian, permissive, uninvolved, and authoritative parenting. A healthy parent-child relationship is important for children's development and success.
The document discusses the benefits of playgroups for both children and parents. It notes that playgroups allow children to develop important social and cognitive skills through play-based activities while also giving parents a support network and break. However, it acknowledges that more research is still needed on how playgroups influence early childhood development and education outcomes over the long term. The document advocates for playgroups as an important transitional experience from home to preschool.
1. Effective parenting involves providing love, support, and guidance to help children grow and develop. It is a lifelong learning process that requires understanding each child's unique needs.
2. Parenting styles range from authoritarian to permissive. The most effective approach is a relational democratic style that focuses on listening to children, building relationships, and explaining discipline through natural consequences.
3. Providing substitute childcare is necessary for many families and options include home-based care, centers, preschools, and programs for school-aged children. The document provides tips for positive parenting techniques.
This slide show complements our learner guide NCV 2 Eary Childhood Development Hands-On Training by Melanie Vermaak and published by Future Managers Pty Ltd. For more information visit our website www.futuremanagers.net
6 Ways To Keep Your Children Engaged - Parenting Tips During Covid-19
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The document discusses the challenges of being a tennis parent and provides strategies for coaches to work with parents. It notes that while parents' love and support can motivate their children, it can also place undue pressure that causes stress. Coaches are advised to communicate expectations to parents, involve parents in the program, and help parents understand the commitment and training needed so they can better support their children. The goal is to channel parents' enthusiasm into encouragement while avoiding overinvolvement and unrealistic expectations.
(1) The document is a presentation for a Meet-the-Parents Session at Damai Secondary School that outlines the school's objectives, areas of focus, and the parents' role.
(2) It discusses revising the school start time, focusing on pupil attendance, performance, and character development, and introducing a water sports program.
(3) The presentation urges parents to monitor their child's academic progress, communicate regularly with their child and teachers, and work with the school by attending events and volunteering.
Bringing Up Children In Islam by Shaykh Abdullaah Naasih Ulwaan
The document appears to be an index or table of contents for a book on the upbringing of children in Islam. It lists chapter titles and brief descriptions of the contents of each chapter. The book seems to be divided into three parts, with part one focusing on general instructions for children, part two on the responsibilities of guardians, and part three on additional topics. The document provides an overview of the guidance and principles around raising children according to Islamic teachings that are explored in the full book.
This document discusses helicopter parenting and its effects on adolescent development. It defines helicopter parenting as overly involved parenting that is developmentally inappropriate and prevents adolescents from developing autonomy and independence. While helicopter parenting may provide some benefits like safety and support, it can also lead to decreased self-efficacy, problem-solving skills, and well-being in adolescents. The document promotes allowing appropriate risk-taking and independence in adolescents to support their development in accordance with Erikson's theory of psychosocial development. It provides strategies for healthcare providers to assess helicopter parenting and promote autonomy through family interventions.
1. The document discusses strategies that teachers can use to work cooperatively with difficult parents. It notes that family structures have changed significantly over time, with more women working and fewer nuclear families.
2. It emphasizes establishing positive mindsets when dealing with parents, such as expecting parents to do their best and seeing students as the best children their parents have. Teachers should never argue or behave unprofessionally with parents.
3. Communication is key - teachers should regularly communicate with parents in a pleasant, positive, and professional manner. Making parents feel welcome, building credibility, apologizing to get the last word, listening without giving answers, and focusing on future solutions can help when working with difficult parents.
The document discusses the educational philosophy and approach of ZoolKids, an early childhood education center. It emphasizes the importance of the first 5 years of a child's life in developing personality and intelligence. ZoolKids' approach focuses on creating a stress-free environment that promotes social, emotional, cultural, mental and physical growth through integrated play-based learning activities. Their vision is to nurture character, values and personality while making children aware of nature and building a solid foundation through achievements.
Adolescence is a turbulent time of changes, searching for identity. Learn what brain science, gender research, and educational psychology has to say about raising connected and resilient kids primed to learn and be successful in school. What are some practical tips to help kids maintain healthy developing brains? How do you maintain connections with your kids, even as they draw away from adults? This session will help you empathize with your teens and with yourself, as well as inform how you approach your teens in healthy and productive ways.
Adolescent-Parent Disagreements and Parenting Styles in Worldwide
This document summarizes and discusses a research study on adolescent-parent disagreements and how they are influenced by ethnic and developmental factors. The study examined differences in how European American, Mexican American, Korean American, and Armenian American adolescents responded to hypothetical disagreement scenarios involving topics like chores, dating, and family rules. The findings are connected to self-determination theory and the psychological needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness. Parenting styles from different cultures are also explored, along with how Arab families balance traditional collectivist values with Western individualism. The document includes activities for discussing concepts from the research and raises further questions about how financial independence and living in home countries might impact adolescents' reactions to conflicts with parents.
Muslim parents and children's generation gap and how to deal with it.
The document discusses the challenges facing Muslim families in North America, particularly the generational gap between immigrant parents and their children born and raised in Western society. It notes the differing social environments of parents versus children, with children growing up in a more open secular society. This can lead to identity crises, pressure to conform to peers, and problems like drugs and premarital relations. The document provides advice for parents, including educating children about Islam, open communication, involvement in the Muslim community, understanding different generations, and avoiding confusing culture with religion.
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The document discusses the influence of different parenting practices and styles on adolescent academic success and well-being. It examines research on how parenting behaviors like involvement, monitoring, and communication of values relate to school achievement and mental health. The document also analyzes a specific study that found traditional gender roles in families can intensify gendered behaviors in adolescents over time.
This document provides guidance on effective parenting in several sections. It discusses that parenting is a gift, labor of love, and about enjoying time with children. It also explores parenting myths and the different parenting styles of authoritarian, permissive, and democratic and their outcomes. The A-Z section lists effective parenting skills from accepting children to valuing their opinions. It discusses addressing situations like children misbehaving and offers a parent's pledge to love, listen, praise, and respect children while enjoying time together.
The parent-child relationship consists of unique behaviors, feelings, and expectations between a parent and child. Parenting is the process of promoting a child's development from infancy to adulthood using different styles such as authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, or detached. Factors like family structure, social support, relationship history, and culture influence the parent-child relationship. A healthy relationship is maintained through flexible communication, discipline, boundaries, and connecting with the child by playing games, casual conversation, and visiting new places together.
Homeschooling has both potential positives and negatives. The positives include individualized attention, flexibility in scheduling, and strong family bonding. However, the negatives can include lack of socialization, pressure on parents to succeed as teachers, and children not having a choice in being homeschooled. Ultimately both homeschooling and public schooling each have advantages and disadvantages, and what works best depends on each unique family's situation and needs.
Computer hardware devices include webcams, scanners, mice, speakers, trackballs, and light pens. Webcams connect via USB or network and are used for video calls and conferencing. Scanners optically scan images and documents into digital formats. Mice are pointing devices that detect motion to move a cursor. Speakers have internal amplifiers and audio jacks. Trackballs contain ball and sensors to detect rotation for cursor movement. Light pens allow pointing directly on CRT displays.
1.The first five years of a childs life are crucial to thei
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The first five years of a child's life are crucial to their physical, mental, social, and emotional development. Based on the reading, discuss what are the most important things (give us your top 3-5) for parents to do to promote healthy growth in all areas of a child's development?
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Discuss various ways can parents promote self-regulation within their children?
Effective parenting is essential to children’s growth and development. Parenting young children is a challenging and often isolating task, but good parenting is essential to the well-being of children. In this lesson, students will explore children’s growth, skillful parenting techniques, ways for parents to access needed support, and how to monitor and supervise media use for their school-age children.
Topics to be covered include:
· Techniques to help children aged 0- 5 years develop positive relationships with family and peers.
· Parenting techniques that help children aged 0-5 years learn to regulate their behavior and develop problem solving skills.
· Ways in which parents support children’s cognitive, physical, social-emotional and language development during the first five years of life.
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· Most parents bring their newborn home and feel utterly overwhelmed--even parents who have done it before. Caring for a new baby is all-encompassing. Newborns need to eat round-the-clock, and typically have highly erratic sleep behaviors. During the course of the first year, the parents gain confidence, and the infant begins to regulate itself and gain a wide range of developmental skills.
Sleep
Routines for sleep vary depending upon parent preferences. Some parents are happy and willing to breastfeed or rock an infant to sleep regularly, while others value more independent sleep. Providing comfort during the transition to sleep helps the infant develop healthy attachment, so encouraging independent sleep is not appropriate in a young infant, under six to nine months. Increasingly, experts are recommending more gentle transitions to independent sleep, rather than the traditional suggestion to just leave an infant to cry.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides parents with a distinct and important set of recommendations regarding infant sleep. These recommendations are designed to prevent SIDS or sudden infant death syndrome. The causes of SIDS remain largely unknown; however, the following measures have been scientifically proven to reduce the risks:
· Breastfeeding and immunization reduce the risk of SIDS and are recommended.
· Infants should sleep on a firm, flat surface without soft bedding, including crib bumpers.
· Infants should sleep in the parents’ room, in an infant-appropriate sleep space, like a crib.
· Babies should always be placed to sleep on their backs, without positioners of any sort.
Sleep and bedtime routines can help to smooth the transition for older infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Common routines include a bath, a final sna ...
Human Development-Chapter 8, Emotional and Social Development of Infants
This document provides an overview of emotional and social development in infants during the first year. It discusses how emotions become more specific with age from birth to one year old. Strong attachment between infant and caregiver, formed through physical contact, communication and meeting needs, builds trust and allows the infant to feel secure. Temperament, an infant's unique nature, is determined by traits like intensity, persistence and adaptability. Social development follows milestones like stranger anxiety around 8 months. Play is important for infants to learn and explore their environment and interact with others.
This document provides information about caring for infants and toddlers. It discusses developmental milestones for infants from birth to 2 years of age. Important milestones include gaining head control, sitting, crawling, and walking. The primary task for infants is learning to trust caregivers by having their needs met. Consistency in caregivers is important. Communicating with infants involves talking, touching, and interpreting their cries. Appropriate toys should be provided when infants are awake. Toddlers ages 1 to 3 years work on autonomy and independence. Their environment must be made safe. Calming fussy infants can be done through swaddling, music, carrying, and identifying their needs like being hungry, hot/cold, wet/dirty, bored
how stressful it is to see our kids at the urge of almost developing anxiety issues in today's fast tracked lifestyle. more understanding and a lot more love can cure parents-children bond. this presentation is dedicated to all the parents who want to see their kids grow into more compassionate humans.
This document discusses various parenting styles and how to properly educate children. It describes authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive parenting styles and their effects on children's development. Main factors that influence parenting are identified as culture, parental education, and socio-economic status. The document provides tips for educating children properly, such as disciplining them appropriately, teaching financial responsibility, being an obedient role model, and communicating regularly.
Effective parenting requires daily effort to connect meaningfully with children so they can grow into remarkable adults. When saying "no" to children, parents should be careful and find acceptable alternatives. Neglectful parenting lacks responsiveness to children's needs and is very harmful. Permissive parenting has few rules and lacks structure. Authoritarian parenting demands obedience through punishment with little open dialogue. Authoritative parenting, the most effective style, has high expectations but also understanding and support through open communication.
This document contains a 7 chapter guide about children's mental health. It discusses topics like recognizing changes in a child's behavior, nurturing self-esteem, birth defects, behavior disorders, mental health games for children, and the importance of caring for one's own mental health as a parent. Each chapter provides an introductory synopsis and then goes into more detail about the topic discussed in that section. The overall document aims to inform parents about children's mental health and various related issues.
Comparison Between Being “Present” Parents & “Absent” Parents.pptx
The Good: Being “present” parents
Present parents stay connected with their child
The need for both parents’ involvement in children’s care and control means that they are able to constantly provide positive input, guidance and support as children grow and learn. There are other innumerable benefits of being “present” parents as well:
1. They can provide a nurturing and supportive environment for their child. Children thrive when they feel loved and supported, and “present” parents can help create this type of environment by being attentive, responsive, and involved in their child’s life.
2. Children are able to model positive behaviours and values taking cues from parents who are present. Children learn by watching and imitating the adults around them, and a “present” parent can provide a positive role model by showing their child how she needs to behave, communicate, and make good choices.
3. “Present” parents stay connected with their children and be aware of what is going on in their lives. By being present in a child’s life, parents can stay up-to-date on their activities, moods, and development, and can better understand the needs and how to support and fulfil those needs.
The Bad: Being “absent” parents
role of parents in child life
Being absent parents means being less involved in a child’s life, either because of work, other commitments, or a lack of interest. There are several other potential downsides to being absent parents:
1. A child may feel neglected or unloved. Every child needs attention, affection, and reassurance from their parents. When they are absent, a child will have no one to interact with or turn to for help or advice. This will eventually lead to feelings of sadness, and insecurity and lead to growing up with low self-esteem.
2. A child will be without the support and guidance of her parents when she needs it the most. And when unable to navigate through the challenges of growing up, a child will be exposed to traumatic experiences which can have a lifelong impact on the child.
Needless to say, without the guidance of parents, it will be impossible for a child to face and overcome serious behavioural issues. Imagine this worst-case scenario of a child growing up and not being in a position to build meaningful relationships at all!
3. Children learn how to regulate their emotions through interactions with their parents. Without parents to guide them, a child is literally at sea, struggling with self-regulation and self-control problems. A child will also be struggling to learn how to go about developing these critical skills.
We all want to be the best parents we can be for our children, but there is often conflicting advice on how to raise a kid who is confident, kind, and successful.
Parental Guidance is the most important part in one's life. So in this presentation its discussed that how it works, how it should be and also how their psychology is effected by various behaviors.
Communication with Children and Young Patients in MedicinesNawras AlHalabi
مهارات التواصل مع الأطفال والمرضى الصغار في الطّبّ
كلية الطب البشري في الجامعة السورية الخاصة
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2014
Faculty of medicine of Syrian Private University.
It is for these reasons top preschools in Patna adopt tutoring methodologies that create a sense of inquisitiveness and a strong desire for learning more.
This document provides tips for effective parenting from multiple sources:
1. It lists 7 biblical tips for parenting from an article by Nicanor P. Tioson, including disciplining children while young.
2. It then lists 14 tips for successful parenting these days, such as leading by example and praising positive behavior.
3. Finally, it notes that parenting styles must adjust as children age and gain independence, such as continuing guidance while allowing more freedom as teenagers.
This document discusses child development from infancy through adolescence and provides health and parenting recommendations. It covers the stages of development, what constitutes health, the Millennium Development Goals, aspects of child development including physical, psychological, social-emotional, and spiritual, developmental milestones from early childhood through adolescence including puberty changes, principles of godly and healthy parenting including providing healthcare, guidance, and a safe environment, and recommendations for positive parenting including showing care, trust, discipline, safety, and health education.
Steve Vitto Positive Parenting Part TwoSteve Vitto
Steve Vitto's presentation for Parent Nights at Reeths Puffer Elementary School, Shelby Association for Retarded Children-Shelby Town Hall, & Muskegon, Michigan ARC
2010
Available in English and Spanish
svitto@muskegonisd.org
Raising a child in today's world is challenging for parents. The document provides guidance on positive parenting techniques to help children grow up healthy. It emphasizes becoming an expert in child development, providing unconditional love while also setting clear boundaries and rules, and empowering children by listening to their views and guiding them through tough decisions. The tips encourage focusing on developing a strong relationship with open communication, understanding a child's friends and influences, and seeking help from professionals when needed to best support a child's healthy development.
1) The document discusses effective parenting strategies such as communication skills, co-parenting for separated families, and signs that a child may need professional help.
2) It provides guidelines for positive parent-child communication including listening, using simple language, and discussing important topics.
3) For separated families, it emphasizes the importance of children having relationships with both parents and avoiding parental conflict. Parents should speak positively about each other and keep children out of disputes.
4) Signs that a child may need professional help include a marked decline in school performance, severe anxiety, depression, threats of self-harm, and substance abuse in adolescents. Younger children may show excessive temper tantrums or aggression.
This document provides guidance for parents on supporting their young child's social-emotional health and school readiness. It explains that social-emotional skills like forming relationships, managing emotions, and exploring environments are critical for school success. Parents can help develop these skills through daily interactions like cuddling, responding when their child communicates, sharing smiles and conversations during routines, following their child's lead in play, and gently guiding them in social situations. Matching expectations to what is developmentally appropriate also helps avoid frustration.
The document provides 11 tips for parenting a child with ADD/ADHD. It recommends establishing clear family rules and immediate consequences. As the child becomes more responsible, allow more privileges. Engage the child in chores to build self-esteem and responsibility. Give simple instructions and maintain eye contact. Create to-do lists or use pictures to help the child stay organized. Calm impulsive behavior with soothing music or brainwave entrainment. Establish a consistent daily routine. Explain the child's condition to other caregivers and arm yourself with knowledge to best help the child.
The Importance of Early Childhood EducationLearners LLP
An early childhood education program provides developmentally appropriate curriculum to help children develop cognitive, social, emotional, and language skills. It ensures children meet age-appropriate developmental milestones, improves school performance, sharpens thinking and attention, and lowers dropout rates. The program allows children to build relationships with other children and adults, which enhances communication, interaction, exploratory behavior, and language development while reducing problem behaviors. It also helps children make adjustments needed for formal schooling.
This document discusses positive parenting for children aged 0-7 years. It provides statistics on rising rates of antidepressant prescriptions for children and identifies challenges parents face like tantrums, behavioral issues, and lack of human connection due to technology. It emphasizes the importance of teaching children character through gentle touch, stories, presence and play. Great parents are mindful, authoritative yet flexible, and avoid harsh discipline. Linking children to Allah through Islamic teachings and role modeling is also discussed.
Responding to the emotional needs of childrenjaclynne
This document discusses responding to children's emotional needs and helping them develop emotional regulation. It outlines Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development and why children experience emotional outbursts. It recommends removing upset children from the situation until they calm down, and providing opportunities for children to express emotions through activities like drawing, storytelling, music and play. The document stresses the importance of helping children identify, label and talk about their feelings to help them develop emotional intelligence. Caregivers should be sensitive to children's communication styles and monitor them for signs of distress.
Parents should encourage their children to pursue success in all areas of their lives and show them love through words and actions. It is important to treat each child as an individual based on their unique traits, and maintain a balanced approach to parenting without being too harsh or spoiling the children. Effective parenting also requires patience, consistency, and allowing parents to have their own interests outside of focusing entirely on the children.
The document discusses understanding child development. It explains that to properly care for children, it is important to understand their development, including physical, social/emotional, communication, and intellectual skills. It notes that development occurs in stages from birth through age 16 and will cover principles of development, developmental milestones, and factors that influence growth. The goal is for learners to understand child development and how to support children's needs.
This document discusses positive parenting techniques and strengthening the parent-child relationship. It provides tips for telling children you love them, playing with them, establishing rituals like bedtime stories, teaching about faith, respecting their choices, making them a priority, and eating meals together. It also describes different parenting styles like authoritarian, permissive, uninvolved, and authoritative parenting. A healthy parent-child relationship is important for children's development and success.
The document discusses the benefits of playgroups for both children and parents. It notes that playgroups allow children to develop important social and cognitive skills through play-based activities while also giving parents a support network and break. However, it acknowledges that more research is still needed on how playgroups influence early childhood development and education outcomes over the long term. The document advocates for playgroups as an important transitional experience from home to preschool.
1. Effective parenting involves providing love, support, and guidance to help children grow and develop. It is a lifelong learning process that requires understanding each child's unique needs.
2. Parenting styles range from authoritarian to permissive. The most effective approach is a relational democratic style that focuses on listening to children, building relationships, and explaining discipline through natural consequences.
3. Providing substitute childcare is necessary for many families and options include home-based care, centers, preschools, and programs for school-aged children. The document provides tips for positive parenting techniques.
This slide show complements our learner guide NCV 2 Eary Childhood Development Hands-On Training by Melanie Vermaak and published by Future Managers Pty Ltd. For more information visit our website www.futuremanagers.net
6 Ways To Keep Your Children Engaged - Parenting Tips During Covid-19ShiniAntony1
Wondering how to keep your children engaged at Home? This power point presentation is based on the topic of tips for parents to keep their children engaged during the tough Covid-19 times.Refer to this power point presentation to prepare quality slides and interactive sessions. Learn more visit :
https://www.articlegenix.com/2021/06/parenting-tips-to-keep-your-children-engaged-during-covid19%20.html
The document discusses the challenges of being a tennis parent and provides strategies for coaches to work with parents. It notes that while parents' love and support can motivate their children, it can also place undue pressure that causes stress. Coaches are advised to communicate expectations to parents, involve parents in the program, and help parents understand the commitment and training needed so they can better support their children. The goal is to channel parents' enthusiasm into encouragement while avoiding overinvolvement and unrealistic expectations.
(1) The document is a presentation for a Meet-the-Parents Session at Damai Secondary School that outlines the school's objectives, areas of focus, and the parents' role.
(2) It discusses revising the school start time, focusing on pupil attendance, performance, and character development, and introducing a water sports program.
(3) The presentation urges parents to monitor their child's academic progress, communicate regularly with their child and teachers, and work with the school by attending events and volunteering.
The document appears to be an index or table of contents for a book on the upbringing of children in Islam. It lists chapter titles and brief descriptions of the contents of each chapter. The book seems to be divided into three parts, with part one focusing on general instructions for children, part two on the responsibilities of guardians, and part three on additional topics. The document provides an overview of the guidance and principles around raising children according to Islamic teachings that are explored in the full book.
This document discusses helicopter parenting and its effects on adolescent development. It defines helicopter parenting as overly involved parenting that is developmentally inappropriate and prevents adolescents from developing autonomy and independence. While helicopter parenting may provide some benefits like safety and support, it can also lead to decreased self-efficacy, problem-solving skills, and well-being in adolescents. The document promotes allowing appropriate risk-taking and independence in adolescents to support their development in accordance with Erikson's theory of psychosocial development. It provides strategies for healthcare providers to assess helicopter parenting and promote autonomy through family interventions.
1. The document discusses strategies that teachers can use to work cooperatively with difficult parents. It notes that family structures have changed significantly over time, with more women working and fewer nuclear families.
2. It emphasizes establishing positive mindsets when dealing with parents, such as expecting parents to do their best and seeing students as the best children their parents have. Teachers should never argue or behave unprofessionally with parents.
3. Communication is key - teachers should regularly communicate with parents in a pleasant, positive, and professional manner. Making parents feel welcome, building credibility, apologizing to get the last word, listening without giving answers, and focusing on future solutions can help when working with difficult parents.
The document discusses the educational philosophy and approach of ZoolKids, an early childhood education center. It emphasizes the importance of the first 5 years of a child's life in developing personality and intelligence. ZoolKids' approach focuses on creating a stress-free environment that promotes social, emotional, cultural, mental and physical growth through integrated play-based learning activities. Their vision is to nurture character, values and personality while making children aware of nature and building a solid foundation through achievements.
Adolescence is a turbulent time of changes, searching for identity. Learn what brain science, gender research, and educational psychology has to say about raising connected and resilient kids primed to learn and be successful in school. What are some practical tips to help kids maintain healthy developing brains? How do you maintain connections with your kids, even as they draw away from adults? This session will help you empathize with your teens and with yourself, as well as inform how you approach your teens in healthy and productive ways.
Adolescent-Parent Disagreements and Parenting Styles in WorldwideAbeer Alamri, Ph.D.
This document summarizes and discusses a research study on adolescent-parent disagreements and how they are influenced by ethnic and developmental factors. The study examined differences in how European American, Mexican American, Korean American, and Armenian American adolescents responded to hypothetical disagreement scenarios involving topics like chores, dating, and family rules. The findings are connected to self-determination theory and the psychological needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness. Parenting styles from different cultures are also explored, along with how Arab families balance traditional collectivist values with Western individualism. The document includes activities for discussing concepts from the research and raises further questions about how financial independence and living in home countries might impact adolescents' reactions to conflicts with parents.
The document discusses the challenges facing Muslim families in North America, particularly the generational gap between immigrant parents and their children born and raised in Western society. It notes the differing social environments of parents versus children, with children growing up in a more open secular society. This can lead to identity crises, pressure to conform to peers, and problems like drugs and premarital relations. The document provides advice for parents, including educating children about Islam, open communication, involvement in the Muslim community, understanding different generations, and avoiding confusing culture with religion.
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The document discusses the influence of different parenting practices and styles on adolescent academic success and well-being. It examines research on how parenting behaviors like involvement, monitoring, and communication of values relate to school achievement and mental health. The document also analyzes a specific study that found traditional gender roles in families can intensify gendered behaviors in adolescents over time.
This document provides guidance on effective parenting in several sections. It discusses that parenting is a gift, labor of love, and about enjoying time with children. It also explores parenting myths and the different parenting styles of authoritarian, permissive, and democratic and their outcomes. The A-Z section lists effective parenting skills from accepting children to valuing their opinions. It discusses addressing situations like children misbehaving and offers a parent's pledge to love, listen, praise, and respect children while enjoying time together.
The parent-child relationship consists of unique behaviors, feelings, and expectations between a parent and child. Parenting is the process of promoting a child's development from infancy to adulthood using different styles such as authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, or detached. Factors like family structure, social support, relationship history, and culture influence the parent-child relationship. A healthy relationship is maintained through flexible communication, discipline, boundaries, and connecting with the child by playing games, casual conversation, and visiting new places together.
Homeschooling has both potential positives and negatives. The positives include individualized attention, flexibility in scheduling, and strong family bonding. However, the negatives can include lack of socialization, pressure on parents to succeed as teachers, and children not having a choice in being homeschooled. Ultimately both homeschooling and public schooling each have advantages and disadvantages, and what works best depends on each unique family's situation and needs.
Computer hardware devices include webcams, scanners, mice, speakers, trackballs, and light pens. Webcams connect via USB or network and are used for video calls and conferencing. Scanners optically scan images and documents into digital formats. Mice are pointing devices that detect motion to move a cursor. Speakers have internal amplifiers and audio jacks. Trackballs contain ball and sensors to detect rotation for cursor movement. Light pens allow pointing directly on CRT displays.
1.The first five years of a childs life are crucial to theikendahudson
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The first five years of a child's life are crucial to their physical, mental, social, and emotional development. Based on the reading, discuss what are the most important things (give us your top 3-5) for parents to do to promote healthy growth in all areas of a child's development?
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Discuss various ways can parents promote self-regulation within their children?
Effective parenting is essential to children’s growth and development. Parenting young children is a challenging and often isolating task, but good parenting is essential to the well-being of children. In this lesson, students will explore children’s growth, skillful parenting techniques, ways for parents to access needed support, and how to monitor and supervise media use for their school-age children.
Topics to be covered include:
· Techniques to help children aged 0- 5 years develop positive relationships with family and peers.
· Parenting techniques that help children aged 0-5 years learn to regulate their behavior and develop problem solving skills.
· Ways in which parents support children’s cognitive, physical, social-emotional and language development during the first five years of life.
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· Most parents bring their newborn home and feel utterly overwhelmed--even parents who have done it before. Caring for a new baby is all-encompassing. Newborns need to eat round-the-clock, and typically have highly erratic sleep behaviors. During the course of the first year, the parents gain confidence, and the infant begins to regulate itself and gain a wide range of developmental skills.
Sleep
Routines for sleep vary depending upon parent preferences. Some parents are happy and willing to breastfeed or rock an infant to sleep regularly, while others value more independent sleep. Providing comfort during the transition to sleep helps the infant develop healthy attachment, so encouraging independent sleep is not appropriate in a young infant, under six to nine months. Increasingly, experts are recommending more gentle transitions to independent sleep, rather than the traditional suggestion to just leave an infant to cry.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides parents with a distinct and important set of recommendations regarding infant sleep. These recommendations are designed to prevent SIDS or sudden infant death syndrome. The causes of SIDS remain largely unknown; however, the following measures have been scientifically proven to reduce the risks:
· Breastfeeding and immunization reduce the risk of SIDS and are recommended.
· Infants should sleep on a firm, flat surface without soft bedding, including crib bumpers.
· Infants should sleep in the parents’ room, in an infant-appropriate sleep space, like a crib.
· Babies should always be placed to sleep on their backs, without positioners of any sort.
Sleep and bedtime routines can help to smooth the transition for older infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Common routines include a bath, a final sna ...
Human Development-Chapter 8, Emotional and Social Development of Infantsbartlettfcs
This document provides an overview of emotional and social development in infants during the first year. It discusses how emotions become more specific with age from birth to one year old. Strong attachment between infant and caregiver, formed through physical contact, communication and meeting needs, builds trust and allows the infant to feel secure. Temperament, an infant's unique nature, is determined by traits like intensity, persistence and adaptability. Social development follows milestones like stranger anxiety around 8 months. Play is important for infants to learn and explore their environment and interact with others.
This document provides information about caring for infants and toddlers. It discusses developmental milestones for infants from birth to 2 years of age. Important milestones include gaining head control, sitting, crawling, and walking. The primary task for infants is learning to trust caregivers by having their needs met. Consistency in caregivers is important. Communicating with infants involves talking, touching, and interpreting their cries. Appropriate toys should be provided when infants are awake. Toddlers ages 1 to 3 years work on autonomy and independence. Their environment must be made safe. Calming fussy infants can be done through swaddling, music, carrying, and identifying their needs like being hungry, hot/cold, wet/dirty, bored
how stressful it is to see our kids at the urge of almost developing anxiety issues in today's fast tracked lifestyle. more understanding and a lot more love can cure parents-children bond. this presentation is dedicated to all the parents who want to see their kids grow into more compassionate humans.
This document discusses various parenting styles and how to properly educate children. It describes authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive parenting styles and their effects on children's development. Main factors that influence parenting are identified as culture, parental education, and socio-economic status. The document provides tips for educating children properly, such as disciplining them appropriately, teaching financial responsibility, being an obedient role model, and communicating regularly.
Effective parenting requires daily effort to connect meaningfully with children so they can grow into remarkable adults. When saying "no" to children, parents should be careful and find acceptable alternatives. Neglectful parenting lacks responsiveness to children's needs and is very harmful. Permissive parenting has few rules and lacks structure. Authoritarian parenting demands obedience through punishment with little open dialogue. Authoritative parenting, the most effective style, has high expectations but also understanding and support through open communication.
This document contains a 7 chapter guide about children's mental health. It discusses topics like recognizing changes in a child's behavior, nurturing self-esteem, birth defects, behavior disorders, mental health games for children, and the importance of caring for one's own mental health as a parent. Each chapter provides an introductory synopsis and then goes into more detail about the topic discussed in that section. The overall document aims to inform parents about children's mental health and various related issues.
Comparison Between Being “Present” Parents & “Absent” Parents.pptxGraceL20
The Good: Being “present” parents
Present parents stay connected with their child
The need for both parents’ involvement in children’s care and control means that they are able to constantly provide positive input, guidance and support as children grow and learn. There are other innumerable benefits of being “present” parents as well:
1. They can provide a nurturing and supportive environment for their child. Children thrive when they feel loved and supported, and “present” parents can help create this type of environment by being attentive, responsive, and involved in their child’s life.
2. Children are able to model positive behaviours and values taking cues from parents who are present. Children learn by watching and imitating the adults around them, and a “present” parent can provide a positive role model by showing their child how she needs to behave, communicate, and make good choices.
3. “Present” parents stay connected with their children and be aware of what is going on in their lives. By being present in a child’s life, parents can stay up-to-date on their activities, moods, and development, and can better understand the needs and how to support and fulfil those needs.
The Bad: Being “absent” parents
role of parents in child life
Being absent parents means being less involved in a child’s life, either because of work, other commitments, or a lack of interest. There are several other potential downsides to being absent parents:
1. A child may feel neglected or unloved. Every child needs attention, affection, and reassurance from their parents. When they are absent, a child will have no one to interact with or turn to for help or advice. This will eventually lead to feelings of sadness, and insecurity and lead to growing up with low self-esteem.
2. A child will be without the support and guidance of her parents when she needs it the most. And when unable to navigate through the challenges of growing up, a child will be exposed to traumatic experiences which can have a lifelong impact on the child.
Needless to say, without the guidance of parents, it will be impossible for a child to face and overcome serious behavioural issues. Imagine this worst-case scenario of a child growing up and not being in a position to build meaningful relationships at all!
3. Children learn how to regulate their emotions through interactions with their parents. Without parents to guide them, a child is literally at sea, struggling with self-regulation and self-control problems. A child will also be struggling to learn how to go about developing these critical skills.
We all want to be the best parents we can be for our children, but there is often conflicting advice on how to raise a kid who is confident, kind, and successful.
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EEC4910
Early Childhood Education Leadership Capstone
Module Course Project-Early Childhood Trends Talking Points
11/18/2018
Author Note
This paper is being submitted on 11/18/2018, for Doreen Anzalone’s EEC4910 Section 02 Early Childhood Education Leadership Capstone
Health
MENTAL HEALTH
In Early Childhood classrooms there is a lot of things that help keep it running smoothly. However, a lot of people that have never worked in a classroom do not realize how important the overall health of children is to assuring that the classroom is being as effective as it should be.
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Tips to Promote Children’s Mental Health
Show children self-care methods
Foster a positive self-view
Model healthy habits
Looking on the Brightside- teaching hope and determination.
Teach and model self-reflection
Teach acceptance of change
Make connections- model friendship skills and abilities
Teach and promote empathy by modeling empathy behaviors
Have a consistent yet flexible schedule. Routines are great but strict schedules can be overwhelming and stressful.
Take a break together, spend some down time just playing and enjoying each other company.
A toddler’s relationships with parents and caregivers help shape who they are, their personalities, and their understanding of the world around them. These trusted adults lay the foundation for further social and emotional development and skills. The secure relationships toddlers form with trusted adults, provides them with a sense of safety. This sense of safety and trust allows them to confidently explore and discover new objects and places. When toddlers feel safe they are more alert, and more likely play, observe, interact and experiment with people and objects. With nurturing and trusting relationships toddler’s brains mature through interactions. They learn that they are safe when conflict arises because adults are responsive to their needs. These relationships teach toddlers how to form other relationships, respond to challenges, and communicate with others. They also teach toddlers how to recognize and respond to emotional cues, and how to regulate and react to their own emotions
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Overall Growth of Children
Developmental Milestones outline the skills are abilities that most children should acquire during these Windows of Opportunities and throughout their development. It is important to keep in mind that all children develop at varying rates throughout their development, but it is also important to watch for red flags and significant delays. Developmental Milestones are helpful in tracking toddlers progress and determining whether they need early intervention. Early intervention services are vital in toddlers. Many times, early intervention services can help reduces delays and the effect disabilities may have on a child’s success in school and later in life.
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Typical Milestones of a Toddler
Physical Development
Enjoy physical activities (running, kicking, climbing) .
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This document defines socialization as the process by which people learn the behaviors, values, and norms of their society. It discusses several key aspects of socialization:
1) Socialization is a unique human process enabled by language. It allows internalization of societal values and self-regulation of behavior.
2) Socialization is a reciprocal and dynamic process between individuals and their environment. A child's genes, temperament, and maturation influence how they respond to and shape their environment.
3) Socialization can be intentional, as when parents consciously teach values, or unintentional, through observation of others without a specific lesson goal. Both shapes a child's acquisition of cultural knowledge and behaviors.
Developmental psychology studies various factors that influence child development, including infant-directed speech, attachment, caregiver characteristics, and parenting styles. Language develops more fully when infants hear infant-directed speech from caregivers. Secure attachment in early childhood is important for social and emotional development. Caregiver characteristics like responsiveness, emotional availability, and mental health can impact attachment and development. Parenting styles like authoritative parenting tend to lead to the most positive outcomes for children.
This document provides guidance for parents on supporting their child's social-emotional health and development from birth to age 5. It discusses the importance of social-emotional skills for school readiness and outlines specific parenting strategies in three key areas: 1) building strong relationships through responsive caregiving, 2) using positive discipline to set limits and teach appropriate behaviors, and 3) seeking help from early childhood specialists if concerns arise about a child's social-emotional development. The overall message is that parents play a critical role in intentionally fostering social-emotional skills through everyday interactions and routines.
The document discusses parenting a child with a disability. It covers several topics:
1. The various types of stress parents may experience - internal (attitudes/expectations), external (situational factors), and physiological (health).
2. Common stressors associated with raising a child with disabilities like worry, guilt, difficult behaviors, financial burden, and lack of services.
3. Strategies for coping with different types of stressors such as developing a support system, positive thinking, assertiveness skills, and ensuring proper self-care.
4. The impact on siblings, including potential resentment/shame but also development of empathy, and the importance of communication.
5. General advice
The document discusses strategies for preparing children for changes and transitions. It recommends informing children about upcoming changes, giving them notice and time to adjust, and involving them in decisions when appropriate. Some key strategies mentioned include explaining changes honestly, using symbols and rituals, building confidence, introducing unfamiliar people, and providing physical comfort, routines, and handles for secondary attachments to help children settle.
This document contains a 10 chapter guide for nurturing children. It discusses establishing open communication, building self-esteem, focusing on the positive, demonstrating unconditional love, making consistent rules, and more. The introduction provides legal disclaimers and a table of contents. Each chapter synopsis emphasizes a different aspect of nurturing children and building their emotional well-being. The overall document provides parenting advice to empower and strengthen children.
Overweight and obesity are both labels
for ranges of weight that are greater than what is generally
considered healthy for a given height. The terms also identify ranges
of weight that have been shown to increase the likelihood of certain
diseases and other health problems.
Corneal injury describes an injury to the
cornea. The cornea is the crystal clear (transparent) tissue covering the front
of the eye. It works with the lens of the eye to focus images on the retina.
Have you ever had
the "stomach flu?" What you probably had was gastroenteritis - not a
type of flu at all. Gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the lining of the
intestines caused by a virus, bacteria or parasites. Viral gastroenteritis is
the second most common illness in the U.S. It spreads through contaminated food
or water, and contact with an infected person. The best prevention is frequent
hand washing.
Symptoms of
gastroenteritis include diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, headache, fever
and chills. Most people recover with no treatment.
The most common
problem with gastroenteritis is dehydration. This happens if you do not drink
enough fluids to replace what you lose through vomiting and diarrhea. Dehydration
is most common in babies, young children, the elderly and people with weak
immune systems.
Bacterial gastroenteritis is inflammation of the stomach and intestines caused by bacteria. Common symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting. Doctors diagnose it by examining patients for dehydration and testing stool samples. Treatment focuses on rehydration. Most cases resolve in a few days without antibiotics. It often occurs from eating contaminated food from improper handling or storage. Proper hygiene and food safety can help prevent bacterial gastroenteritis.
Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by compulsive drug use despite harmful consequences. Effective treatment employs both medication and behavioral therapies tailored to the individual, with the goal of stopping drug use and supporting long-term recovery. Treatment approaches may include detoxification, individual/group counseling, therapeutic communities, and medications to ease withdrawal symptoms and prevent relapse. Treatment is most successful when it addresses all aspects of an individual's life and continues over an extended period of time.
Addiction results when a person ingests a
substance (alcohol, cocaine, or nicotine, for example) or repeatedly takes part
in an activity (gambling) that can be pleasurable, but the continued use of
which becomes compulsive and interferes with everyday life.
Common addictions include:
-- Alcohol abuse
-- Drug abuse
-- Exercise abuse
-- Pornography
-- Gambling
Classic symptoms of addiction include
impaired control over substances/behavior, preoccupation with
substance/behavior, continued use despite consequences, and denial. Behavior
patterns and habits associated with addiction are commonly characterized by the
pursuit of immediate gratification, coupled with negative long-term effects.
Physiological dependence results when the
body is unable to function normally in the absence of the substance or
behavior. This state produces the conditions of tolerance and withdrawl.
Tolerance is the result of the body
requiring larger volumes of the substance or stimulus in order to achieve the
original effects.
Withdrawal is the physical and
psychological symptoms experienced when the body no longer receives the
substance in the same quantities it has become reliant upon.
When winter temperatures drop significantly below normal, staying
warm and safe can become a challenge. Extremely cold temperatures
often accompany a winter storm, so you may have to cope with power failures and icy roads. Although staying indoors as much as possible can help reduce the risk of car crashes and falls on the ice, you may also face indoor hazards.
Many homes will be too cold—either due to a power failure or because the heating system isn't adequate for the weather. When people must use space heaters and fireplaces to stay warm, the risk of household fires increases, as well as the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Exposure to cold temperatures, whether indoors or outside, can cause other serious or life-threatening health problems. Infants and the elderly are particularly at risk, but anyone can be affected. To keep yourself and your family safe, you should know how to prevent cold-related health problems and what to do if a cold-weather health emergency arises. The emergency procedures outlined here are not a substitute for training in first aid. However, these procedures will help you to know when to seek medical care and what to do until help becomes available.
Maintaining a healthy office environment requires attention to chemical hazards, equipment and work station design, physical environment (temperature, humidity, light, noise, ventilation, and space), task design, psychological factors (personal interactions, work pace, job control) and sometimes, chemical or other environmental exposures.
A well-designed office allows each employee to work comfortably without needing to over-reach, sit or stand too long, or use awkward postures (correct ergonomic design). Sometimes, equipment or furniture changes are the best solution to allow employees to work comfortably. On other occasions, the equipment may be satisfactory but the task could be redesigned. For example, studies have shown that those working at computers have less discomfort with short, hourly breaks.
Situations in offices that can lead to injury or illness range from physical hazards (such as cords across walkways, leaving low drawers open, objects falling from overhead) to task-related (speed or repetition, duration, job control, etc.), environmental (chemical or biological sources) or design-related hazards (such as nonadjustable furniture or equipment). Job stress that results when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities or resources of the worker may also result in illness.
When quitting smoking many people feel the need
for help in the form of a tobacco substitute. There are a wide variety of
different products billed as alternatives to smoking that are supposedly healthier.
The main additive in cigarettes that makes them so addictive is
nicotine. Hence most of the products that aim to replace smoking are nicotine
replacements such as nicotine gum, inhalers, patches and medications.
Other products are sold as smokeless tobacco such as snuff and hookah or as better because they are low yield cigarettes. Not all of these smoking substitutes are
healthy or even better than cigarettes.
Tobacco use can lead to nicotine dependence and serious health problems. Cessation can significantly reduce the risk of suffering from smoking-related diseases. Tobacco dependence is a chronic condition that often requires repeated interventions, but effective treatments and helpful resources exist. Smokers can and do quit smoking. In fact, today there are more former smokers than current smokers.
This document provides strategies for reducing alcohol consumption or abstaining from drinking. It suggests keeping track of alcohol intake, setting limits on drinking days and quantities, pacing drinks and having non-alcoholic drinks between alcoholic ones. Avoiding triggers for drinking and planning responses to resist social pressure are also recommended. Practicing refusal skills by role playing expected situations can help build confidence to say no to drink offers. The goal is for the reader to choose strategies that work for them and maintain control over their own drinking choices.
Don't give up
Changing habits such as smoking, overeating, or drinking too much can take a lot of effort, and you may not succeed with the first try. Setbacks are common, but you learn more each time. Each try brings you closer to your goal. Whatever course you choose, give it a fair trial.
If one approach doesn't work, try something else. If a setback happens, get back on track as quickly as possible. In the long run, your chances for success are good.
Research shows that most heavy drinkers, even those with alcoholism, either cut back significantly or quit.
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a set of symptoms that people who have a history of alcoholism experience when they stop drinking. People who are casual drinkers rarely have withdrawal symptoms.
People who have gone through withdrawal before are more likely to have withdrawal symptoms each time they quit drinking.
Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal can range from severe to mild, and can include:
-- Insomnia
-- Nightmares
-- Irritability
-- Fatigue
-- Shakes
-- Sweats
-- Anxiety
-- Depression
-- Headaches
-- Decreased appetite
Severe withdrawal symptoms include fever, convulsions and delirium tremens (DTs). Those who experience DTs may become confused, anxious and even have hallucinations. DTs can be very serious if they are not treated by a doctor.
Eat healthy
-- Eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains every day.
-- Limit foods and drinks high in calories, sugar, salt, fat, and alcohol.
-- Eat a balanced diet to help keep a healthy weight.
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Learn the Facts
When you get a preventive medical test,
you're not just doing it for yourself. You're doing it for your family and
loved ones:
-- Men are 24 percent less likely than women
to have visited a doctor within the past year and are 22 percent more likely to
have neglected their cholesterol tests.
-- Men are 28 percent more likely than women
to be hospitalized for congestive heart failure.
-- Men are 32 percent more likely than women
to be hospitalized for long-term complications of diabetes and are more than
twice as likely than women to have a leg or foot amputated due to complications
related to diabetes.
-- Men are 24 percent more likely than women
to be hospitalized for pneumonia that could have been prevented by getting an
immunization.
The single most important way you can take
care of yourself and those you love is to actively take part in your health
care. Educate yourself on health care and participate in decisions with your
doctor. This site will help you get started.
Learn the Facts
When you get a preventive medical test, you're not just doing it for yourself. You're doing it for your family and loved ones:
-- Men are 24 percent less likely than women to have visited a doctor within the past year and are 22 percent more likely to have neglected their cholesterol tests.
-- Men are 28 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for congestive heart failure.
-- Men are 32 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for long-term complications of diabetes and are more than twice as likely than women to have a leg or foot amputated due to complications related to diabetes.
-- Men are 24 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for pneumonia that could have been prevented by getting an immunization.
The single most important way you can take care of yourself and those you love is to actively take part in your health care. Educate yourself on health care and participate in decisions with your doctor. This site will help you get started.
When you get a preventive medical test, you're not just doing it for yourself. You're doing it for your family and loved ones:
Men are 24 percent less likely than women to have visited a doctor within the past year and are 22 percent more likely to have neglected their cholesterol tests.
Men are 28 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for congestive heart failure.
Men are 32 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for long-term complications of diabetes and are more than twice as likely than women to have a leg or foot amputated due to complications related to diabetes.
Men are 24 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for pneumonia that could have been prevented by getting an immunization.
The single most important way you can take care of yourself and those you love is to actively take part in your health care. Educate yourself on health care and participate in decisions with your doctor. This site will help you get started.
The document provides information about various types of cancer screening tests for women. It discusses screening for breast cancer via mammogram, clinical breast exam, and breast self-exam. It also discusses screening for cervical cancer via Pap test and sometimes HPV test, as well as screening guidelines. The document notes there is no reliable screening for ovarian, uterine, vaginal or vulvar cancers but discusses risk factors and symptoms to watch for.
Injury is the #1 killer of children and teens in the United States. In 2009, more than 9,000 youth age 0-19 died from unintentional injuries in the United States. Millions more children suffer injuries requiring treatment in the emergency department. Leading causes of child injury include motor vehicle crashes, suffocation, drowning, poisoning, fires, and falls.1 Child injury is predictable and preventable. It is also among the most under-recognized public health problems facing our country today.
Progress has been made in preventing child injury. Child injury death rates have decreased 29% in the last decade.2 Yet injury is still the leading cause of death for children and teens. More can be done to keep our children safe.
Shiatsu is a physical therapy that supports
and strengthens the body’s natural ability to heal and balance itself. It works
on the whole person - not just a physical body, but also a psychological,
emotional and spiritual being.
Shiatsu originated in Japan from traditional
Chinese medicine, with influences from more recent Western therapies. Although
shiatsu means ‘finger pressure’ in Japanese, in practise a practitioner uses
touch, comfortable pressure and manipulative techniques to adjust the body’s
physical structure and balance its energy flow. It is a deeply relaxing
experience and regular treatments can alleviate stress and illness and maintain
health and well-being.
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Overview
The nature/nurture conflict gives parents and child
development specialists cause for much discussion.
A child's temperament and, therefore, his actions
are indeed greatly affected by his gene pool. How a
parent is able to deal with that child and his
actions will considerably affect the outcome of his
upbringing.
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Overview
It is widely accepted that a child whose needs are
attended with reasonable speed will learn that the
world is a dependable place. This trust in others
gives him the base he needs to develop trust in the
most important person in the world - himself.
4. 3
Overview
Some parents believe they will spoil a child if they
give too much attention to the child as an infant.
They do not hold the child frequently, do not
believe in rocking a child, and allow the child to cry
for long periods of time instead of picking him/her
up. Children cannot be spoiled by parents who
provide loving care. But the parents must respect
themselves enough, not to allow the child to
become a tyrant over them.
5. 4
Overview
Parents who are realistic and consistent in their
expectations of their children will raise children
with firm foundations for independence.
Independence for their children should be the goal
of parents. What do parents need to do for their
children, to show they are realistic and consistent,
and to pass along the love and respect children
need?
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Overview
Infants' needs must be met reasonably. If a child
cries, he/she is signaling he/she is either hungry,
wet, or uncomfortable. A parent must attend to an
infant in a reasonable time to teach the infant
trust. Infants need verbal and tactile stimulation
from the parent. A parent's talking, cooing, or
singing to an infant increases the child's learning
process. Tactile stimulation of holding and rocking
are necessary for the infant's emotional health and
growth.
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Overview
On the practical side, infants should live in clean,
safe surroundings. This includes regular baths and
diaper changes, being fed regularly as directed by a
physician, and receiving regular checkups and
immunizations.
What a parent does for and with an infant is
expanded, as the child grows older and more
independent.
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Overview
The older child continues to need verbal and
tactile stimulation. This can be provided in the way
a parent shows affection and teaches his/her child
about life. The older child needs consistent care,
which includes encouragement to learn by being
allowed to explore his/her surroundings. When the
child is school age, the parent must express
encouragement of learning by being interested in
his/her school attendance and progress.
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Overview
As a child becomes an adolescent the parenting
task becomes different, yet the same. The older
child is preparing to become independent of the
parent. It is at this time that realistic and
consistent parenting will pay off. A child raised
with respect will generally respond with respect to
his/her parent.
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Overview
A parent should never relax in his/her role as a
parent. A parent must always be on the job to
provide nurture, love, acceptance, guidance,
discipline, and the many other needs of his/her
children. Unfortunately, many parents do not have
this knowledge. Or if they have the knowledge, do
not or cannot put it to use.
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Overview
The Children’s Service Worker's job with his/her
clients is to retrain them in their parenting task.
The younger the child they parent, the easier is our
task. The workers must teach the parent about
child development, parenting
techniques, alternative discipline methods, and
self-respect. The worker does not have to wait
until self-esteem is in place to begin the other
lessons. It is essential for the parents to realize self
respect is the most important thing they can
provide the child.
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Overview
A Children’s Service Worker can provide the
personal counseling for self-esteem building and
can provide the parenting information needed.
Also available are CTS providers, such as parent
aides, therapists, and referrals to Parents as First
Teachers.
The earlier a parent learns how to nurture their
child, the better chance that child and family has in
succeeding.
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Techniques: Infancy
The parents' objectives in relation to the infant are
to develop a mutually satisfactory, reciprocal
relationship and to actively help the baby learn to
trust a dependable adult. Note the words
"mutually satisfactory." It is as important for the
parent as for the child to feel good about the
relationship.
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Techniques: Infancy
Two obstacles to parental satisfaction are 1) it may
be some time before the baby can respond in a
recognizable way, as by smiling or laughing, and 2)
the baby doesn't talk, which means he/she is
pretty hard to understand. It is easy to get
frustrated by the one-sided conversation. Several
important parenting techniques follow.
**Learn to read your baby**
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Techniques: Infancy
This can be summarized by the old railroad
sign: "Stop, Look, and Listen."
-- Stop: Pay attention.
-- Look: Facial expressions and body movements
like back arching (distress) or turning toward
someone (usually pleasure). Among other cues,
there are signs of tension or relaxation that can
guide the parent.
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Techniques: Infancy
-- Listen: To sounds such as
vocalizations, crying, gurgling.
Taken together, “look” and “listen” can help the
parent figure out the puzzle and can help the
parent learn how to respond. If one thing does not
work, try something else. Guessing is part of the
game with infants.
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Techniques: Infancy
**Don't be afraid of spoiling**
Babies cannot be spoiled. They do have needs and
try their best to express them - often by crying.
When the parent attends to the distressed
baby, he/she is helping to instill trust - trust that
mom or dad will take care of the infant.
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Techniques: Infancy
**Don't be afraid of spoiling**
Because some parents have little knowledge of
child development, their expectations in the area
of infant care may be inappropriate. Many infants
are in serious danger because a parent cannot
understand why a child cries. A child's crying is
extremely frustrating to a parent when they
cannot calm or hush their child.
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Techniques: Infancy
**Don't be afraid of spoiling**
In Dr. Benjamin Spock's book "Baby and Child
Care" he devotes several pages to this subject. He
discusses several types of infants who cry. The
infant with colic (pain, distension, gas), periodic
irritable crying (no distension), fretful baby (fretful
spells during early weeks) and hypertonic baby
(tense and restless during early weeks). Dr. Spock
recommends various methods of dealing with
children's crying from limited walking and rocking
to looking for medical reasons.
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Techniques: Infancy
**Talk and read to the baby. **
A parent can sing or hum, even recite the traffic
regulations. What a parent says is less important
than the parent saying it. Even newborns move in
rhythm to the sound of a human voice. For older
babies, the parent's voice establishes the
possibility of communication and also helps the
baby to begin to understand language.
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Techniques: Infancy
**Deal with undesirable behavior appropriately**
Being full grown means that a parent can easily
alter most baby behaviors that bothers the parent.
For example, a parent can:
-- Change the baby's environment by turning him
or her around or taking the baby to another room;
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Techniques: Infancy
**Deal with undesirable behavior appropriately**
-- Distract the baby with a different object;
-- Use motion to change the scene by walking the
baby or lifting him/her to the shoulder.
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Techniques: Infancy
**Don't hit, slap, or shake**
The baby is still too young to understand social
requirements. Sadly, from physical punishment the
baby learns that the people one loves can cause
pain and that aggression is an acceptable way to
express feelings.
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Tecniques: Toddlers
Formerly horizontal (laying down), the child can
now stand/walk and is full of energy as he/she
strikes out to explore the world. As motor skills
improve, nothing is too bizarre to try - for example,
climbing up on dresser drawers or hopping out the
window. The child's energy seems inexhaustible,
especially to the caretaker, who must be on the
lookout for possible dangers.
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Tecniques: Toddlers
Also inexhaustible is the child's curiosity. Each new
experience is received with a burst of delight. The
toddler can absorb all kinds of stimuli, which will
be grist for his/her developing cognitive processes.
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Tecniques: Toddlers
During this period, the child begins to give up the
infantile needs of the first year. The child leaves
the parents to explore new situations and new
people, but continues to need to come back to
them as a place of safety.
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Tecniques: Toddlers
At this time the child may also show a need to
overreact, to be overly negative in speech and
behavior, to defy, to do whatever is forbidden. This
is another way of separating from the parents and
asserting independence. It is also a response to the
parents' insistence on curbing dangerous or
antisocial behavior.
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Tecniques: Toddlers
The goals of the parent are to define the toddler's
area of functioning and keep him or her out of
danger, to help the child begin to differentiate
acceptable from unacceptable behavior, to support
the budding sense of identity, and to help the child
separate as comfortably as possible. Basic to these
goals, of course, is the sense of trust that was
fostered in the infant. In addition, the alert parent
will provide a range of experiences to satisfy the
child's boundless curiosity. Some useful te
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Tecniques: Toddlers
**Let the toddler go**
Let him or her move away from the parent, then
back, over and over. Toddlers need to practice
repeatedly in order to get the feel of the new
experience, to try out their abilities, and to test
his/her parent's reactions. The repeated nature of
the performance may be annoying to parents, so it
helps to view this period as a learning time, a step
toward the separation that will be signified by
school attendance. In adult life, too, hours of drill
are necessary for a finished performance, be it ty
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Tecniques: Toddlers
**Be ready with affection, but don't press it**
Some of the time it's essential for the toddler to
be the bold explorer. Eventually, the toddler will
return to have his or her "motor" charged with the
kind of affection enjoyed before.
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Tecniques: Toddlers
**Continue to read to the toddler**
The time spent reading to the infant should
continue into the toddler phase. It provides
excellent parent-child interaction and stimulates
the child's desire to learn new things.
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Tecniques: Toddlers
**Continue to read to the toddler**
Stay away from a tangled mass of rules. Like all
children, the toddler needs
structure, continuity, and firmness, but these
should arise from the way the family is organized
rather than from rules. For the toddler to
remember and obey them, the few rules should be
important and basic, such as do not turn on the
stove, or no playing in the driveway.
**The parent makes the decisions**
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Tecniques: Toddlers
**Continue to read to the toddler**
Tell the toddler what will happen next and assume
that he or she will go along. Major decisions are
hard for a child in this stage, which is characterized
by ambivalence. Take, for example, the situation
where a toddler is to be examined by a doctor. The
child may choose which ear will be examined first,
but he or she should not have the say as to
whether the examination occurs at all.
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Tecniques: Toddlers
**Realize that a toddler's ability to understand a rule
does not imply ability to act on it**Toddlers have an amazing comprehension of
language and can understand most simple
communications. At this age, however, they have
not acquired the inner control we call conscience.
One can sometimes observe a child in the midst of
a forbidden act, while he or she
murmurs, "No, don't do it." Understanding and
acting on the understanding are two separate
things with many months of maturing in between.
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Tecniques: Toddlers
**Recognize and deal with your frustrations**
To handle the toddler's no's and negative
behavior, a parent needs a saving sense of humor
plus the realization of what the child's behavior
means - the beginning of independence.
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Tecniques: Toddlers
**Recognize and deal with your frustrations**
As with most individuals, adults and children
alike, a boost for good behavior is more effective
than criticism for unwanted behavior. The boost
might be a pat on the back, an arm over the
shoulder, a word of praise, a smile, or a kiss. But
what do you do when the toddler has exhausted
all patience, humor, and tolerance - especially
when a crucial safety rule has been broken
endangering the child?
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Tecniques: Toddlers
**Recognize and deal with your frustrations**
This is a good time for what Thomas Gordon,
founder and president of Effectiveness Training Inc.
calls an "I" message - verbally expressing how you
feel and why. For example, "I get awfully upset
when you pinch the baby, because she may get
hurt." And then a parent has to follow the "I
message" with something to impress the child with
the seriousness of the act - keep him or her seated
for five minutes, hold in abeyance a special treat,
or something similar.
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Tecniques: Toddlers
**Recognize and deal with your frustrations**
But in addition to talking to the child, a parent
needs a way to work out their feelings. Kids can
make parents angry. There is nothing wrong with
that. But, a parent has to find his or her own way
to handle the anger so that he/she feels better but
doesn't take it out on the toddler.
**Toilet Training**
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Tecniques: Toddlers
**Recognize and deal with your frustrations**
In his book "Baby and Child Care", Dr. Benjamin
Spock goes into a lengthy discussion of toilet
training. He discusses looking for signs of a child's
readiness to train, parental attitudes, type of chair,
and time frames. He concludes by recommending
training is best done when a child is between 18
and 24 months.
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Tecniques: Toddlers
**Recognize and deal with your frustrations**
By knowing this kind of information about their
infants, parents can be helped by knowing their
child is not crying on purpose to harass the parent
or the child's refusal to use the potty chair is not
because he is enjoying seeing his parent fail. The
more education parents have, the more able they
are to handle the situation in a non-punitive way.
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Techniques: School-Age
The back and forth process of separating from and
reuniting with parents has been largely settled by
the time the child reaches school age, and the
child is ready for the first major step away from
home.
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Techniques: School-Age
The new tasks are to tackle academic subjects and
learn how to get along with peers and authorities
other than mom and dad. The child is curious
about how things work and is willing to spend
many hours on hobbies and intriguing games. The
early school years are the time for laying down
work attitudes that will be useful throughout the
child's life.
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Techniques: School-Age
Parents can do much to help. They can help the
child interpret the new world of school. When the
child has accomplished something, the parents can
provide an appreciative audience. At other times
they can be the refuge as he or she experiences
inevitable failures. Most importantly, the parents
can assist the child in understanding and beginning
to take responsibility for himself or herself.
Following are some ways to do these things.
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Techniques: School-Age
**Communicate together**
Always important, communication is vital at this
stage, if the child is to adapt to the world of
learning. There's school, other people, and the
child himself or herself - each new encounter
crammed with surprises and interesting
discoveries that need to be discussed. Sometimes
the child will boast a bit, or a lot, at this stage. This
is the way a child of this age continues building
self-esteem.
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Techniques: School-Age
**Let the child go backward sometimes**
No child can win all the time. When the child
makes a mistake and feels bad, he/she may want
to act like a baby again for a little while. This
doesn't last, but it can be a valuable source of
comfort when things get tough.
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Techniques: School-Age
**Help the child find alternate ways of behaving**
School-age children often don't give much thought
to their actions or responses. When something
goes wrong and the child is hurt or in trouble as a
result, the parent can use the opportunity to talk
about the troublesome behavior and help the child
understand. Help the child figure out other ways of
acting that might have had a happier outcome. A
child gains confidence as he learns of alternatives
and chooses among them. Thus the child's limited
repertory of behavior is expanded and at the same
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Techniques: School-Age
**Assign appropriate responsibilities**
Children like to contribute to the family, at least
they like it part of the time. Responsibilities within
the child's abilities should be assigned with the
expectation that they will be carried out.
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Techniques: Adolescents
This is a stage of mixtures. The adolescent reviews
and repeats all the developmental stages to date
as he/she struggles toward adulthood. Learning to
trust another person, acquiring a solid identity,
addressing the question of careers - all these and
more come together for a final rerun and one
hopes for settlement. Questions of intimacy,
affective relationships, morality, peer associations,
and life goals are tremendously important as the
adolescent tries on various hats in an attempt to
choos
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Techniques: Adolescents
A new element is the physical evidence of
maturing sexuality, accompanied by strong, often
conflicting feelings. All at once, it seems, there is a
new kind of body, which is feeling and acting and
thinking in strange and somewhat frightening
ways. This means the adolescent must rework his
or her self-image, still distressingly fragile. No
wonder so many children are tormented by self-
consciousness at this stage of life.
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Techniques: Adolescents
The adolescent goes from child to adult and back
with the speed of light. Changes in a boy's voice
symbolize the adolescent's status; when he opens
his mouth the boy himself does not know whether
he will sound like an eight year old Boy Scout or a
28 year old football hero.
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Techniques: Adolescents
The adolescent demands more privileges and
freedoms than ever before (for
example, concerning dating and driving) but may
still have little sense of responsibility for his or her
actions. At this stage much adolescent behavior is
geared to peer standards because the approval of
peers is far more desired than parental approval.
Parents are viewed as impossibly
naive, embarrassingly square, and very ancient.
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Techniques: Adolescents
The bewildering and rapid changes in the
adolescent suggest that the parents' role at this
stage is limited. The adolescent is again going
through the separation process, this time for
keeps, and must make his or her own decisions to
the greatest extent possible. The wise parent does
not intrude except in cases of dire need, painful as
it may often be to all concerned.
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Techniques: Adolescents
What a parent can do is to maintain and uphold
the values established over the long years of
rearing the child, now an adolescent. The
adolescent can be expected to abandon those
values sometimes and to come back to them at
other times. Important techniques for parents of
adolescents are described below.
**Trust the adolescent to come through to
responsible adulthood. **
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Techniques: Adolescents
This is a tall order, especially when a parent is
worried sick about the adolescent's
friends, activities, and attitudes. It is hard to
represent family values, and trust that the child
will eventually adopt them. Take hope in the fact
that even adolescence cannot last forever, and
things will settle eventually.
**Provide structure, limits, and standards. **
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Techniques: Adolescents
Important for a child of any age, these concepts
are crucial for the adolescent who is subject to so
much rapid change in himself or herself. Despite
objections and defiance, the adolescent needs the
knowledge that some things remain constant and
dependable. Reasonable limits and standards also
help withstand the inevitable testing. If parents fail
to uphold their own commitments, the child will
continue with more and more testing, he/she will
become increasingly anxious if he/she perceives no
b
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Techniques: Adolescents
**Let your affection show. **
When the child reaches adolescence, even
formerly demonstrative parents may begin to
withdraw physically just at the time when the child
may need such evidence of affection.
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Techniques: Adolescents
**Let the child go**
Letting go can be hard, especially if the adolescent
is the first or the last child. Just as the adolescent
must establish an identity, the parent must be
willing to permit his or her own identity to change.
Following this period, the parent will no longer be
essential for protecting, nurturing and teaching.
His or her role with the new young adult will have
a flavor of colleague to colleague.