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Parenting Solutions: Manners Do Matter

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Teaching children to be polite can be a challenge in a world where common courtesy is less and less common, but you can be successful by working at it a little at a time.

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Parenting Solutions: Manners Do Matter

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Teaching children to be polite can be a challenge in a world where common courtesy is less and less common, but you can be successful by working at it a little at a time.

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Advice From an Eagle Scout Mom

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How can parents best motivate their sons to continue on the Trail to Eagle? A mother of three Eagle Scouts suggests a one-step-at-a-time approach.

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Parenting Solutions: Helping Children Do Their Best on Group Projects

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Adults can actively assist in raising the comfort level and performance abilities of their kids and other group members.

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Parenting Solutions: Honestly, Now…

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If parents stretch the truth or commit ‘harmless’ acts of dishonesty, their children are likely to do the same. Here are ways—besides setting a good example—to encourage children not to lie or otherwise be dishonest.

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Parenting Solutions: Helping Children Manage Anger and Conflict

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Adults can play a key role as a child develops the skills of understanding what triggers strong feelings of displeasure and knowing the best ways to deal with them.

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Parenting Solutions: Using Humor to Help Guide Your Family Through Life

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Kindhearted humor, lovingly applied, can be a healing balm to soothe the stresses and strengthen the standards of family life.

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Parenting Solutions: Helping Children Identify Areas of Intense Interest

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Parents and significant adults can assist youths in recognizing and developing personal strengths and enthusiasms.

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Parenting Solutions: Helping Children Handle Homework

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You may think you’re just a mild-mannered mom or dad. But here are some tips that can turn you into a superhero when your children need assistance with difficult homework assignments.

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Parenting Solutions: Helping Children Overcome Procrastination

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Caught early and addressed in childhood, the frequent delaying of doing things can be corrected so that it will not develop into a lifelong, negative habit.

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