Category: Tweens
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3 Ways to Help Your Child with Childhood Asthma + Infographic
My oldest son struggle with severe allergies and mild asthma as a child. I remember one afternoon he was struggling to breathe so I called his doctor to get an appointment. If you have ever had a young baby, that had a horrible runny nose and was breathing rapidly that they are usually very miserable.…
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Ankle Sprains: Parent’s Role in Treatment, Recovery and Return to Play
We all remember ankle sprain injury as a painful and a generally nasty one. What’s more, this nuisance renders us incapable to even so much as walk during the first couple of days, let alone be capable of running, something children do all the time when outside (or inside, for that matter). Seeing a bed-tied…
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9 Ways to Get your Kids Moving This Fall #TriplePlay10 #IC #ad
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Boys & Girls Club of America. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Do you kids spend time playing outside? My kids enjoy it but I am fairly picky when it comes to letting my child outside to play. I like…
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How to Help Your Kids With Homework
Children simply do not like to do their homework, a fact that cannot be changed. But, if you help them get right to doing their work immediately, you will help them study better and become more organized as well. On the other hand, they might be able to teach you something while doing homework as…
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Big Hero 6 Halloween Costumes for Kids
Does your child love Big Hero 6 movie? This is one of my youngest son’s favorite movies that he could watch over and over if we let him. Can you believe that in 30 days or less it will be Halloween? Do you know what your child is wearing to go Trick or Treating yet?…
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Health Insurance and Hearing Loss – Is Your Family Protected? #ListenHear #CoverYourEars #GenerationDeaf
I remember the day that my daughter was born. It was super exciting to be her mommy but during a routine hearing screening we discovered that she was having a hard time hearing. At this point the hospital wanted us to come back in two weeks for another hearing screening. The next two weeks went…
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How to Teach your Kids to Use a Computer
Using a computer should be something that we all know how to do today. However, children might learn it the wrong way, or they might not even like to use it at all. Furthermore, even though there are many handheld gadgets today, kids should first learn how to properly deal with a computer, and the…
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12 Homework Tips for Children with ADHD/ADD #FallBacktoSchool
My oldest son has struggled with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) since he was fairly young. We tried countless things until we found the right combination that worked for him. This took a long time for the doctors to figure out so if you are at the beginning of the process don’t give up. Continue…
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How to Stretch Young Readers’ Understanding and Motivate Them to Improve Their Reading Skills
Purposeful reading is vital to academic achievement, and books are an important source of knowledge and information. We’re currently becoming more aware of how fundamental leisurely reading can be. It can be a pleasure to cuddle up with a good book and just enjoy the actual story; however, it can be difficult for a parent…
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Spending More Precious Time with your Children
In order to give your child all the love and attention needed to grow up without any issues, it is very important that you spend time with them. However, you have to make sure that when you are with your kids that you are only with them, and that you do not neglect them. Kids…