Clean Your Room!!Written by Julie Bonner
How many times have you said that as a parent? Or...how many times have you heard that as a kid? The whole "keep-your-room-clean war" happens in just about every household, but believe it or not, there are ways to make it not such a headache for both kids and parents. The first thing you as a parent must remember is that every kid is different. Just like every adult is different. YOUR idea of clean is most likely not same as your child's. Also, all people (adults and kids) organize a space in their own way. Let me give you example: My five year old son's idea of an organized room is that everything is in it's place. He likes things lined up where he can see them and when he cleans his room, everything goes back in same spot where it belongs. Now my 7 year old daughter, who is creative type, doesn't really care where it goes. She has "out of sight, out of mind" mindset. So trying to get her to put things in same place every time is like pulling teeth! After realizing and accepting that both kids are completley different I had to come up with different ways to help them keep their room clean. What I just said is KEY! Coming up with ways to HELP them keep their rooms clean. If they have no system in place or nowhere to keep their things, then cleaning their room will seem like an impossible task. But, if you as parent can adapt their rooms to their personality type, it will make things a lot easier.
| | Adoption Options--Where Do I Start?Written by Larry Denton
Children are a special gift full of love, hope, joy, and adventure. Child adoption is a wonderful option when it comes time to increase size of your family. Thousands or people adopt children each year and both they and children benefit from it greatly. It is, however, not a decision to be made lightly. Are you emotionally ready for a life-time commitment? If you are adopting because of an infertility problem, have you resolved that issue? Is your home large enough? Are you financially capable of raising a child? Do you really want responsibility of being a parent? These questions, and many more, need to be answered before proceeding with adoption process. At times, adoption process can seem complicated, time consuming, and even frustrating. However, there are many resources available to help prospective adoptive parents as well as for those women who are looking for assistance in giving their child a better life. The decision to place a child for adoption is an extremely difficult one. It is an act of great courage and much love. Remember, adoption is permanent. Children do not need "perfect" parents--they simply need one or more committed individuals who are willing to meet their basic needs and allow them to become part of a nurturing family environment. Finding your "ideal" child, who is available for adoption, can take some time. Each and every adoptive parent has their own mental picture of what they want their child to be. The more specific you are with your ideal child, harder it will be to find him or her. But no matter what child you adopt, you will end up loving him or her just as much, because all children are a special joy. There are basically two types of adoptions: confidential and open. In a confidential adoption, birth parents and adoptive parents never know each other. Adopting parents are given some background information about birth mother and father so that they may better take proper care of child--such as medical histories.
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