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Dr. Val Farmer | ||
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1. Successful ParentingLoginArticlesHow Children Learn To Bounce Back (January 1998)
In 1989, Dr. Werner reported on 31 years of observation of children growing up in chronic poverty, highlighting the qualities of survivors of dysfunctional families and neighborhoods. He found that one out of three high risk children grew into competent young adults who loved well, worked well and played well. He describes this skill among survivor children as resiliency. Resilient. Don't you love that word? Resilient. It is one of the words in the English language that gives a ... Supper's On! Family Meals Help Teenagers (September 1997)
One casualty of modern life has been the demise of family meals. Why? Mothers are working. Schedules are harried and often don't match. Workdays are longer. The microwave is easy. Fast foods are available. Children's after school activities cut The Role Of Religion On Self-Esteem (October 1997)
Teen-agers, take this test. Choose among the following for your responses: disagree, mostly disagree, neither, mostly agree or agree. 1. I take a positive attitude toward myself. 2. I feel I am a person of worth, on an equal p Family Discipline Revisited (April 1996)
Some friends commented that the column I wrote on seven surefire ways to produce an angry teenager touched a nerve with them. By the time they finished reading the column they were rolling in laughter because they were doing most of the bad pare Food Fills The Heart As Well As The Stomach (November 1996)
Food is a sensory experience - almost as good as sex. Just like sex, it helps form and maintain powerful bonds in marriage. In family life, food brings members together under pleasurable circumstances. What is the connection between food and bon Using Work As A Discipline Technique (May 1996)
Effective family discipline techniques should be based on the principles of being (a) unpleasant, (b) brief, (c) immediate, (d) fair, and (e) used to wipe the slate clean. Ineffective discipline. Lecturing and ye Being An Involved Father (June 1995)
In the past few years, fathers - and especially a functioning two-parent family - have been recognized for its importance in raising successful children. The definition of good fathering has undergone a radical change. Our fathers played differe Making Daycare Work For Children (March 1999)
What relationship outside your marriage gives you the greatest peace of mind? For parents of preschool age children, it would have to be the confidence you have in your daycare provider and in the quality of the caregiver/child relationship. Realistically, these are the people who serve as surrogate parents and teachers for a major portion of your child's life. A Blueprint for Teaching Children Responsibility (January 1999)
This article offers an overview of how parents can teach responsibility to their children. Dr. Farmer cites 15 different areas that parents need to address in rearing children to be productive, loving and responsible young adults. |
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