Values
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Teach what your family believes
Directions
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Internal directions help reading, writing skills
Chores
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Home is a learning lab
The Three Rs
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Reading, Running, and Reacting
Potpourri
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Collecting, coordination, and birthday parties
Hyper Holidays
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Calming your child's "festive" mood
Just the Facts
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Answering questions about sex
Self-Sufficiency
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A growing awareness of self and others
Summer Fun
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Teaching how to get along with siblings
Holidays
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Making holidays a time for giving of self
Humor
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Humor helps families see the funny side of life
Workaholic Parents
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What's the cost of overwork?
Computers
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Preparing for the computer age
Independence
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Wanting to be alone
Babysitters
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Is it time to say goodbye to the babysitter?
Delinquency
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Preventing juvenile delinquency
Sports
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Making sports a family affair for fun and fitness
Communication
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Actions speak louder than words
Creativity
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Activities help develop active creative minds
Responsibility
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Turning responsibility into a positive attitude
Peer Pressue
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Peer pressure is a strong influence for seventh graders, parents
Emotional Changes
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Helping seventh graders cope with emotional changes
Discipline/Punishment
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Discipline teaches better lessons than punishment
Parent-teen Problems
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Guidelines for resolving parent-teen problems
Family Life
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Families are our most valuable natural resource
Independence
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Independence is important but tricky to achieve
Sports
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Sports fun helps develop physical fitness, sociability
Family Life
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Family time together opens communications
Parent-Teen Problems
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How to turn arguments into positive exchanges
Responsibility
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Responsibility is an acquired skill
Frustration
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Take the time to talk out frustration and conflicts
Communication
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Good communication starts with listening
Parent-teen problems
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Settle problems with talk and respect
Family Life
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Strategies for a smooth family life
Family Life
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How expectations affect the ways we act and feel
Communication
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Honest, open messages get best results
Relaxation
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Want to have some fun with your family?
Communication
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Community involvement brings fulfillment
Parent-Teen Problems
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Family meetings help keep the peace
Family Life
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Family "map" helps to show internal relationships
Teen-parent Problems
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Rational discussion of alternatives helps relationships