Building self-esteem in children is not about telling them how wonderful they are. Rather, it’s about helping them feel good about their actions and accomplishments.
There are two kinds of feedback that adults typically give in response to children’s behaviors. The first is encouragement, which fosters a child’s sense of mastery and allows them to evaluate their own behavior. The second form of feedback is praise, which may have the counter effect to what adults intend. It can actually make children feel helpless and more dependent on others’ feedback and approval. Praise tends to be judgmental, is based in competition, and is vague. It’s often delivered publicly and is associated with a finished product, rather than occurring during the preparation phase.
Encouragement allows the child to evaluate his or her own efforts rather than compare himself to another child. It’s specific and occurs through the process of a child’s step-by-step accomplishments toward a given goal.
Examples of praise might be, «What a beautiful painting.» Encouragement sounds more like, «I notice how you used a lot of bright colors in your painting.» As a parent or teacher, you may often catch yourself saying, «Good job!» or «That’s great!» to your children. This is only natural as most of us recall hearing similar words said to us as children. Practicing encouragement is not about eliminating praise entirely from your vocabulary, but balancing comments of praise while using as much encouragement as possible.
Source: Kate Fogarty for Family Album Radio, University of Florida Extension

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Managing Childhood Stress

As a parent, perhaps you’ve heard, «You don’t know what it’s like to be a kid these days!» Unfortunately, they’re probably right. Many children today face stressors and experience traumas that are different from those endured by their parents’ generation. Today’s children are pushed to make above-average grades and excel in extracurricular activities and athletics. Additionally, they endure exposure to their parents’ stresses in the home, as well as school violence and terrorism.
Most theorists agree that the responses children have to stressful situations are an innate reaction; however, the susceptibility to stress-related behaviors in children can be linked to several factors, such as environment, genetics, modeling stressful behavior after anxious parents, or through rewards or punishments for displaying anxious behaviors.
How do you know if your child or teen is experiencing stress? Dr. Suzanna Smith from the University of Florida explains that the signs of stress may include children expressing that they feel afraid or scared, or their grades may drop suddenly. Perhaps they are extra-clingy or needy; they may go back to behaviors they’ve outgrown, such as bed wetting or thumb sucking, and they may withdraw from others.
There are many actions parents can take to assist their children with managing stress. For example, spend time together. Follow daily family routines and work together. Children thrive on predictable patterns. You may find that helping children manage their stress can be good for the grown-ups too!
Source: Family Album Radio, University of Florida Extension

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Teen’s Developmental Tasks

As your children enter their teen years, they begin a physical and emotional journey that will bring them into adulthood, and parents can play an important role in helping them establish who they are.
Teenagers begin to interact with each other in more adult ways as they mature. Experts at the University of Florida say this is linked to physical development and that peer groups may change during the teen years as they grow at different rates. While their bodies are changing, teens also are learning to accept their appearance.
Sexual maturity also occurs during the teen years. Teens begin to define what it means to be male or female, though most conform to society’s definitions of gender. UF researchers say teens often confuse sexual feelings with intimacy and don’t get into long-term relationships until later years.
Another teen process many of us are familiar with is establishing independence from parents and other adults. Although many Americans do not gain economic independence until after long schooling, it’s during the teen years that they begin to consider careers and financial independence.
Teens also begin to determine their own values and beliefs, although research shows these are usually based on their parents’ values and beliefs. They also begin to work towards socially responsible behavior, such as employment or marriage. So while parents may feel overwhelmed by the tide of what feels like counter-assaults on what they’ve taught their children, it’s important to remember they still have tremendous influence.
Source:  Family Album Radio, University of Florida Extension

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Parenting Question

Will giving a child all he or she wants including gifts and privileges make him or her:
A.   Happier?
B.   Well behaved?
C.   Just wanting more and more? 
It’s doubtful that it will make them more behaved and it teaches a child to behave only if he or she gets something in return.
Will showering them with gifts make them happier? Overindulging children generally leads to headache later on. It doesn’t mean that we don’t give some, but we need to show our love in a more balanced way.
What is more often true is that giving a child all he or she wants tends to make them want more and more. Children will learn to expect whatever they request and some children begin to equate what they get with “love.”
I knew a mother who stopped at a store every night after work — before she picked her child up from day care — to buy him something. It was usually a candy bar or a small toy. She said it made him happy. Although I believe the true purpose of buying the child a gift everyday was to make mom feel less guilty. It’s sad that she didn’t’ think she could make him happy unless she was buying him something. I often wonder how that child turned out.
Showing love with gifts and privileges is great in small doses. But children who are overindulged often have trouble being happy as adults. Eventually the gifts stop and this can create a lot of disappointment for a child who learned to feel loved only when he or she was getting something.

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Strawberries may preserve memory in women

Hard to remember commitments, names, appointments with age? A rescue could come from fruits, strawberries and blueberries in the head, good for the memory of women. According to a study published in Annals of Neurology, in fact, the red fruits have the power to slow the aging of age-related gray matter. Women who consume more than put a brake on the cognitive impairment equal to 1,5-2 years than the average as measured by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Read more >>>

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Tanning Tips For Spring

The tanning of spring is not without risks, as most people believe. It is therefore necessary precautions to try to avoid dangers and at the same time to see such a beautiful tan that will make us look good from day one descends on the beach. Read more >>>

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Coffee Depression Women

According to a Harvard University study conducted on 50 000 women, take many cups of coffee per day would be a panacea for decreasing the risk of depression, but the researchers did not invite us to draw definitive conclusions hastily. Read more >>>

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Abortion Depression Women

Women who have had abortions, compared to those whose pregnancy was unable to continue, you showed on average 114% more likely to have anxiety and depression , regardless of whether abortion was spontaneous or «chosen.» Of this study is interesting remarks of Dr. Priscilla Coleman , professor at the Human Development and Family Studies of Green State University in Ohio: » Even in a culture where abortion is widespread and is ordered by the government after women give that birth already time (in modern China is still prohibited from having more than one child per family, nda) , the magnitude of the psychological risks are comparable to those found in other parts of the world. «   On the links between abortion and post abortion syndrome, we created a special file . Read more >>>

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How To Reduce Fat In Your Liver — Foods That Help

Learning how to reduce fat in your liver before it becomes a problem is critical if you want to avoid fatty liver disease (FLD). If you’ve already been diagnosed with FLD, then identifying foods that help in reducing fatty liver problems can be extremely beneficial in slowing, improving, and even reversing the condition. In its beginning stages, FLD is asymptomatic, but it can become life threatening if not caught early and monitored closely. Read more >>>

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Cocoa Flavanol Bring Even More Cardiovascular Benefits …

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New Year New You — Monday, January 10

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Take just five minutes to change your life — with the help of our experts. If you want to feel fitter, eat healthier and look better, join Amanda Hamilton in our daily challenge to start the new year with a new you. Today, chef Eadie Manson prepares a delicious and easy-to-cook low fat recipe: lamb chops on a butterbean stew. GUIDANCE: This programme may contain flashing images. programmes.stv.tv

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GOP candidates looking for votes in Nevada

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HP feels the heat, recalls 1040 and 1050 fax machines

HP feels the heat, recalls 1040 and 1050 fax machines

Hey, office workers — listen up. You know that cheap, god-forsaken fax machine that you’ve come to loathe something fierce? Well, if it’s an HP unit, go ahead and peep the model number on the front — don’t worry, we’ll wait. If it says either 1040 or 1050, in addition to being a pain in the ass to operate (like all fax machines are), there’s also a small chance the cursed thing could catch on fire. Of the 1.1 million units sold between 2004 and 2011, only seven documented cases have (literally) gone up in flames, but the risk has instigated a voluntary recall for both models. If you’re among the affected owners, go ahead and unplug the machine from its power source, then give HP a call at (888) 654-9296 to get a rebate. Also, be forewarned that while it’s illegal to sell a recalled product, we’ve found scads of these units currently for sale on eBay. Like the previously recalled HP products, that’s one smokin’ hot deal we’re inclined to skip.

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HTC acknowledges long-running WiFi security flaw, says it deliberately kept it quiet

As far back as September, security researchers discovered a «critical» bug in many HTC Android handsets that exposed users’ WiFi credentials to any hacker who cared to look. The flaw affected recent devices like the Thunderbolt and EVO 4G all the way back to the Desire HD. The researchers promptly notified HTC, but the manufacturer waited a full five months before acknowledging the flaw publicly a few days ago. Sounds shady, perhaps, but HTC sent us a statement clarifying that this is standard policy to protect customers. It says it waited to develop a fix before it alerted the big bad world to the vulnerability. Most newer devices have already received their fix OTA, but owners of some older phones — we’ll update this post when we know exactly which ones — will need to check the HTC Support site for a manual update next week. Meanwhile, in manufacturer’s defense, the guys at the Open1X group who discovered the bug say that HTC was «very responsive and good to work with.» Here’s HTC’s statement to us: Read more >>>

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How to Get Pregnant Fast

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Trump offers golden graves for silver-spoon set

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New Year New You — Five Minutes to Change Your Life

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and it can be both healthy and delicious. Ryan Neil from the Cameron House Hotel shows Amanda Hamilton how to prepare porridge with berries, honey and natural yoghurt, and explains why a full Scottish breakfast doesn’t need to be fattening. GUIDANCE: This programme may contain flashing images.

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