From Parenting 24/7: University of Illinois Extension
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Competence & Confidence
- Children and Chores: Getting started [Dec 8, 2008].
- Developing Emotionally Skilled Children [Jan 29, 2007].
- Help Kids Feel Good About Themselves [Mar 9, 2006].
- Children and Chores: The basics [Dec 2, 2005].
- Home Alone: Ready or Not? [Jun 17, 2005].
Getting Along with Others
- Importance of Teaching Social Skills to Children [Apr 19, 2007].
- Helping Children to Get Along [Mar 2, 2006].
- When Siblings Fight [Oct 27, 2005].
Guidance, Discipline, Limit-Setting and Monitoring
- Children and Chores: Getting started [Dec 8, 2008].
- Children and Chores: The basics [Dec 2, 2005].
- When Siblings Fight [Oct 27, 2005].
Healthy Habits
- Developing a Child’s Interest in Gardening [Apr 21, 2011].
- The Benefit of Nature and the Outdoors to Children and Families [Jun 1, 2009].
- Reclaiming the Family Table (abridged) [Sep 29, 2005].
- Summer Fun [Jun 17, 2005].
- Healthy Habits: Staying Fit [Jun 10, 2005].
- Healthy Habits: Let's Eat Together [Jun 10, 2005].
- Healthy Habits Last a Lifetime [Jun 10, 2005].
- Reclaiming the Family Table [Jun 7, 2005].
Learning & Schoolwork
- Parents and Homework: Helpful or Harmful? [Aug 28, 2012].
- The Benefit of Nature and the Outdoors to Children and Families [Jun 1, 2009].
Managing Emotions
- When Siblings Fight [Oct 27, 2005].
Media Use (Television, Video Games, Movies, Computers)
- Media and Children: Taming Television [Dec 11, 2010].
- Media and Children: Choosing TV Programs, Movies, Videos, & DVDs [Dec 11, 2010].
Sex, Drugs
- Sexuality and Your 5 to 10-year-old [Mar 31, 2011].
Staying Connected
- Developing a Child’s Interest in Gardening [Apr 21, 2011].
- Sexuality and Your 5 to 10-year-old [Mar 31, 2011].
- The Effects of Divorce on Children [Apr 10, 2009].
- Creating Memories -- Connecting the Generations [Dec 8, 2008].
- Help Kids Feel Good About Themselves [Mar 9, 2006].
- Healthy Habits: Let's Eat Together [Jun 10, 2005].
Family Rituals, Routines, and Traditions
- Family Rituals and Traditions [Nov 7, 2005].
- Regaining Family Time for Overscheduled Kids [Jun 8, 2005].
- Slow Down - Enjoy Life [Jun 7, 2005].
Getting Help, Solving Problems
- Positive Sports Parenting [Sep 27, 2007].
Managing Work, Family, and Activities
- Working Parents: Know Your Options [Jun 8, 2006].
- Life in the Fast Lane [Jun 7, 2005].
Staying Connected to Spouses and Partners
- Content Couples are Positive Parents [Dec 8, 2008].