| Big Buddy- Making a world of difference
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| Big Buddy mentoring is based on the simple philosophy that boys need good male role models in their lives to become good men. Unfortunately, many boys do not have a father or other male role model in their lives and while mothers do courageous work in raising their boys alone, they cannot model maleness. And above all else, boys learn through modelling.A simple solution is to match these boys with . . . more
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 21 May 2006
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| Raising Boys
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Raising Boys
By Micheal Grose
The topic of raising boys is still a big interest to parents. It is no secret that many parents struggle when it comes to raising or even teaching boys. Boys are easy to raise and teach as long as you understand the trigger that motivates them.
The last decade has seen heightened interest in and awareness of the issues surrounding boys in most of the western wor . . . more
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| Author : By Micheal Grose
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Created : 20 May 2006
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| Understanding your child's needs.
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Understanding your child's needs.
First relationships are very important for children�s learning and development, right from the start. Good communication is the key. Talking to babies and young children makes all the difference, so that they feel safe and supported as they start to explore the world.
Other adults may give lots of advice on how to parent. We sometimes forget to l . . . more
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| Author : Team Up
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Created : 30 Mar 2006
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| Bullying Solution Lies With Communities
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News release 13 March 06
The death of 12 year-old Alex Teka must be taken as a sign of the seriousness of bullying and social relationship issues for New Zealand children. What�s Up, a national helpline that answers 500 calls a day from children and young people all over New Zealand, has received calls from children as young as seven years expressing the wish to die because of the bullying they a . . . more
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 15 Mar 2006
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| Kids not listening? Top 10 Tips to Deal With It!
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This article is one of many about child development on http://www.brainy-child.com
Child Discipline: Kids Not Listening? Top 10 Tips to Deal With It!
By Cathy Gariety
As parents we have all faced it. The kids are not listening to you without you repeating yourself over and over and it's driving you crazy. You give them chances or count to ten and they still won't li . . . more
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| Author : BrainyZine
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Created : 30 Nov 2005
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| New Zealand Families Commission
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Our role is to promote the needs and interests of all families to government and the wider community. To do this, we need to understand the issues affecting families. We listen to families, and organisations involved with them, to hear their views.Our key functions are:
increasing awareness and understanding of the issues that families face encouraging public debate on family-related matters
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 27 Nov 2005
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| Does Your Child have problems with bedwetting or soiling?
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Does Your Child have problems with bedwetting or soiling?
K.E.E.A; the Kiwi Enuresis Encopresis Association has been set up to support and educate families who have children with wetting and soiling problems. Enuresis is the medical name for wetting and encopresis for soiling. For information or help available nationwide, or to receive a free quarterly newsletter contact;K.E.E.AP.O. B . . . more
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 04 Aug 2005
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| Childhood Obesity.
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| Childhood Obesity 7 tips to help your child slim down & avoid devastating health problemsJun 03 '04Nine million American kids are now dangerously overweight, with the numbers increasing every day, warns an expert. "It's estimated that as many as one in four children in the U.S. are overweight," Amy Lanou, Ph.D., nutrition director of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in . . . more
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| Author : Philip Smith
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Created : 09 Oct 2004
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| Affect of Music on Learning.
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Does Music Affect Our Children's Learning.
When you were a child, did your mother make you taking music lessons that you always hated and was finding all ways to avoid it? Without knowingly, your mother's insistence that you practice your musical instrument an hour a day actually made you smarter! Recent studies had shown that your mother was probably right to make you stick to your piano or v . . . more
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| Author : Brainy Child
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Created : 04 Jan 2004
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| Every Child Counts values families
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| http://www.everychildcounts.org.nz Every Child Counts recognises the vital role families play in children�s lives. Families are the main source of support for children. Our willingness to support families so that they can provide the best they can for children is an expression of the health of our society. The diversity of families in which New Zeal . . . more
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 22 Apr 2005
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