Preteen Relationships

Written by S. A. Baker


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Teachers and other adults often have good relationships with preteens. Those that have these types of relationship end up being mentors and guides to go to when your preteen gets lost. Again, it is up torepparttar parents to ensure that these preteen relationships are onrepparttar 137875 up and up and that they are founded in trust and positive reinforcement. Relationships like these propel future relationships as well.

There are other preteen relationships that are important as well. You can fill them in. As you see, though, these preteen relationships are guides and stepping stones into future relationships your preteen will have. These relationships are learning blocks.

S A Baker is staff writer at http://www.datingadvice4dummys.com




Old-fashioned Ways To Inspire Children

Written by Nicole Dean


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Puppets

Make puppets out of socks, paper bags, felt, cloth, or popsicle sticks. Make a stage and tell stories. Get outrepparttar video camera and capture your child's brilliance!

Musical Instruments

Whether your musical instruments are home-made with a comb and wax paper or store bought, making music is a wonderful way to spendrepparttar 137874 day. Teach your child that music can be made from anything, from an old oatmeal container, to scratching two pieces of sandpaper together. Go on a walk and just listen torepparttar 137875 sounds ofrepparttar 137876 world -- music is everywhere in our lives.

Dress-up Clothes

Get out old prom dresses, big hats, shirts and ties, old Halloween costumes (or buy extra pieces after Halloween for year-round fun!). Bring out a box of costumes and watchrepparttar 137877 shows with your children asrepparttar 137878 stars. Keep a camera handy to capturerepparttar 137879 fun. Also, keep an eye onrepparttar 137880 pets. Cats don't always appreciate wearing a sombrero. Trust me, I haverepparttar 137881 scars to prove it!

Doll-houses

There is nothing more fun than watching your child make up stories asrepparttar 137882 family members move around in a doll house. Plus, if it is a wooden dollhouse, there isrepparttar 137883 added benefit of decorating it with some wallpaper scraps and carpet remnants! Your dollhouse could be a family heirloom if you put enough love into it.

Inrepparttar 137884 Kitchen

Kids love to play Kitchen, whether it is mixing air, or getting to play with food. Give your child a great time by giving them safe kitchen utensils to play with inrepparttar 137885 bathtub. Mixing, pouring, and scooping bubbles and water entertains my children long enough for them to look pruny. Or for a fun alternative, give them puffed rice cereal and some bowls and utensils onrepparttar 137886 kitchen floor. Just plan to vacuum afterwards as there'll be quite a wonderful mess!

Nicole is the wacky mom behind http://www.ShowMomTheMoney.com . Nicole also owns http://www.ShowKidsTheFun.com - a fun site to inspire parents to keep the lines of communication open with their children.


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