Learning to read should be fun
for any child, but when it comes to
autistic children, you have to reach
them on their level, so make sure
you chose a method that meets their
needs.
Pivotal Video -
Consuming Kids -
What Parents Can Do
Consuming Kids
throws desperately
needed light on the
practices of a
relentless
multi-billion dollar
marketing machine
that now sells kids
and their parents
everything from junk
food and violent
video games to bogus
educational products
and the family car.
Drawing on the
insights of health
care professionals,
children's
advocates, and
industry insiders,
the film focuses on
the explosive growth
of child marketing
in the wake of
deregulation,
showing how youth
marketers have used
the latest advances
in psychology,
anthropology, and
neuroscience to
transform American
children into one of
the most powerful
and profitable
consumer
demographics in the
world.
Consuming Kids
pushes back against
the wholesale
commercialization of
childhood, raising
urgent questions
about the ethics of
children's marketing
and its impact on
the health and
well-being of kids.
Just when you thought you'd pulled your
last all-nighter, your baby becomes a
kid who won't go to bed.
The first step toward a good night's
rest: Create a routine that takes you
out of the equation before your child
drifts off:
10 Secrets Every Father Should Know (Hardcover)
by
Meg Meeker
The
most
important
person in a
young girl’s
life? Her
father.
That’s
right—and
teen health
expert Dr.
Meg Meeker
has the data
and clinical
experience
to prove it.
Attention-deficit
hyperactivity
disorder
(ADHD)
is a
condition
that
makes it
hard for
affected
children
to
control
their
behaviour
and pay
attention.
It is
sometimes
referred
to as
ADD
(attention
deficit
disorder).
It's quite easy for most fathers to
look at their kids with a critical eye.
And why not? There's a lot riding on
the outcome of your kids' development. There's the
nagging worry that you're not doing your job well enough
and that your child will develop "problems." There's
also the fear of being judged as an incompetent or
uninvolved father by others. And there's the relentless
presence of your children, making mistakes by the
truckload while you watch.
They do make mistakes. Lots of them.
And you have a number of choices about how you respond
to those mistakes and how critical you are of your kids.
Let's consider some different ways of
looking at this issue to see if we can get some
perspective:
An Indian guide who displayed uncanny skills
in navigating the rugged regions of the
Southwest was asked how he did it. "What is your
secret of being an expert tracker and
trail-blazer?" a visitor asked him.
The guide answered: "There is no secret. One
must only possess the far vision and the near
look. The first step is to determine where you
want to go. Then you must be sure that each step
you take is a step in that direction."
A dream is what you would like for life to be. A
Goal is what you intend to make happen. A goal
is the near look; what, specifically, you intend
to do on a daily basis to get there.
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Anyone who has kids knows that any
life with kids is going to be
complicated, at least to some degree.
From extra laundry to bathing and
cooking and shopping and driving and
school and chores and crises and sports
and dance and toys and tantrums, there
is no shortage of complications.
You won’t get to ultra-simple if your
life includes children … but you can
find ways to simplify, no matter how
many kids you have.
