Helping children

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Parents know how easy to get caught up in the consumerism of the holiday season. Despite this, the true meaning of Christmas is about love for others. To help teach children to focus on generosity, I have compiled a list of 24 acts of kindness for families this Holiday season. #randomactsofkindness #parenting #lifelessons #positive #Positiveparenting #Holidays #Christmas #kidsactivities

Visiting a school in Tanzania as part of a charity project. ** Tanzanian School Visit | African School Visit | Childreach International | Charity Project Tanzania ** #TanzanianSchoolVisit #AfricanSchool #ChildreachInternational #CharityProjectTanzania

Helpful lessons for parents in the psychology of children.

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Lt. Jerri Gram, from Huntsville, Ala., a doctor aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), shares a smile with a female infant during an examination. The infant was accompanied by her mother and was treated by Comfort medical staff for dehydration. Comfort is anchored off the coast of Haiti and is supporting Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage near Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass…

Making friends is an important life skill -- here are simple ways to help teach your child about being a good friend.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up.

UN's annual hunger report reveals the extent malnutrition around the global

With 38 million facing starvation, "business as usual will not do" On a scale not seen in Africa in nearly two decades, famine is once again stalking the continent. According to estimates by the UN's World Food Programme (WFP), as many as 38 million Africans are living under the threat of starvation, and many will succumb if emergency relief does not reach them in time. As of mid-2002, famine conditions were concentrated mainly in Southern Africa, but by the end of the year they had emerged…

As parents, we're teaching kids about empathy and about recognizing others' perspectives, so they can grow up to be compassionate adults.

May your celebrations be filled with much, much LIGHT!!

Thrivers are raised, not born. Through her decades of research, psychologist and parenting expert Michele Borba found seven traits kids need in order to become resilient, mentally strong and self-aware adults. Here's how parents can teach them.

It can be difficult to keep your kid's long distance grandparents close when they live far away. Here, easy ways to help keep the connection.

Blood pressure levels of all parents of ADHD kids rise at the mention of the word "homework." Here's how to help your ADHD child conquer homework.