The Pros and Cons of Bonding with Children as a Single Parent
Single parents are in a good position to bond one-on-one with their children because they have no partner vying for their attention. However, they can risk confiding too much in them out of their need for companionship on an adult level.

Submitted By Seth Mullins

The Value of Mediation Even After Divorce
Former partners make a generous sacrifice when they choose to stay connected for the sake of their children. Mediation can offer them them the guidance and support necessary to move through the tangled emotions they might be left with in the wake of their divorce. The communication process that they begin can blossom into a long-term working relationship that will create the greatest possible harmony for themselves and their kids.

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Teaching Kids to Relish Their Responsibilities
If we want our children to learn how to be self-responsible, we can nurture their development by giving them tasks that lie within their abilities to do. They will approach these responsibilities with more enthusiasm if they see that we, too, enjoy our work.

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The Value of Reading Aloud to our Children
The growing complexity of our modern world has made reading abilities more crucial than ever before. Parents can teach their children to associate reading with enjoyment by reading aloud to them - even before the young ones are able to understand the meaning of the words theyre hearing. This simple activity will make them much more likely to continue reading on their own when they get older.

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Finding Age-Appropriate Reading for our Kids
Reading can be the keystone of children´s education, the means through which they learn about any subjects that stir their interest. Steering them towards stories and non-fiction that reflects where they are in their mental and spiritual development will foster a learning process that is in right balance with every other aspect of their lives.

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Where Boys Find their Mentors
The absence of many fathers from their sons´ lives has created a void that our society attempts to fill with whoever is available. Guiding figures like coaches, scout leaders and camp counselors can help boys to understand what it means to enter a man´s world by bestowing knowledge, encouragement and recognition. They can affirm the budding manhood of boys who have no steady father figures in their own homes.

Submitted By Seth Mullins