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| Kids, Xanax & Addiction |
| Your Kids and Xanax.
Xanax is a prescription drug, a benzodiazepine or tranquilizer, used to treat anxiety, youths refer to Xanax by different street names based on the color, shape of the pill and dosage. Yellow pills(2mg) are called school bus or yellow boys or bars; Blue pills(1mg) are footbal |
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| Directory: Family - Children |
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| (Published: Fri, 08 May 2009 14:21:55 -0600) |
| A home-based after school program |
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So, your son's school does not offer any extracurricular activities. You
are worried of depriving your child of all that extra knowledge and fun.
What should you do?
After school activities need not be taught in a school-like environment by
professional teachers in a structured and timel |
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| Directory: Family - Children |
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| After school activities and burnout |
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For millions of parents around the world, the day does not end with the school bell. There are still pictures to be painted, songs to be sung and games to be played. This all adds up to keeping children happy, safe and out of trouble. But, parents have to steer away from going overboard.
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| Directory: Family - Children |
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| After school activities and relationship building |
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After school activities are the rage of the day. With about $500 million
invested in these programs and more than 10 million children attending
them in America alone, the popularity of these activities cannot be
overlooked. Everyone understands the need to develop new skills, gain more
kno |
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| Directory: Family - Children |
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| After school activities for the overweight |
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Research and studies show that our children are growing fater by the
day. Many families all over America are struggling to keep the weight of
their children within reasonable limits. As a parent, I know that it's
nearly impossible for me to look into the tear-filled eyes of my son and
refu |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| After school activity for the hyperactive child |
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ADHD refers to attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder. Most children who
suffer from this disorder suffer from attention problems as well as hyperactivity. Parents of such children are well aware that inattention and hyperactivity continue throughout the day. Keeping such children busy after s |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| After school program - recreational vs. educational |
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So, your child is beginning to get restless and make you restless. He has got more time than is good for him, and you are now considering after school programs - anything that will keep him busy for a few life-saving hours! Most after school activities can be broadly classified into three - recre |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| After school programs and discipline |
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How important is discipline when it comes to after school programs? Since
most of the activities are recreational, does a program have to adhere to
strict rules? Discipline is just as important here as it is in
activities that pertain to the school. The child is sent to a program
because y |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| After school safety - tips and reminders |
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When parents send their children for after school programs, they take it
for granted that the child is safe. But since the number of children
participating in these activities has increased, it is necessary to look
into safety issues.
Children are vulnerable when they are outside the cla |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| Art-based activities |
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A recent report by several independent researchers concludes that
participating in the arts nurtures the development of social, personal and
cognitive skills. Programs based on Arts can improve academic achievement
and decrease the tendency towards delinquency. It helps youth form
positiv |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| Benefits of a good after school program |
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Children grow up in a society that demands expertise in everything. You
really cannot sit back and decide that learning from textbooks is enough
for the overall development of your child. It's the age of specialization
and your child cannot afford to miss out on this window of opportunity.
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| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| Boring after school activities |
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Why does Lisa grumble when it is time for her to go for her piano lessons?
How come Johnny abhors the sight of his skates now? After all, these
children were very enthusiastic about the programs when they started off.
What happened? Parents are often confused by the disturbing and often
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| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| Developmental after school programs |
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As a child grows into an adult, different aspects of his physical,
emotional and mental self needs development. To help a child reach his
full potential, it is necessary to recognize the child's developmental
needs and abilities. To be effective, after school programs should assist
childr |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
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| Effective after school activities |
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When there are so many activities on offer, and each one looks as good as
the next, how do you gauge the worth and effectiveness of these
activities? Sure, you want an activity that junior enjoys. But, we really
cannot afford to waste time on pleasure for pleasure's sake, do we? There
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| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| How much is too much? |
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Should your child go for the football practice 5 days a week? Are 3 days
enough? It is common for parents to be a little confused when it comes to
deciding how much is too much with reference to after school activities.
They argue that since most of the activities are fun (as different from |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| How to find after school activities |
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Start off by making enquiries. Nothing can beat the power of information.
Approach the school authorities first. Find out if they are offering any
after school activities. Get a list of the various classes that are
available in your school. In case the school does not provide any
extracurr |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| Keeping children motivated |
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Initial enthusiasm in after school activities tends to wane after the
first excitement is over. This is but natural. The trick is to keep up the
hard work even after this. How do you keep your child motivated? This is
of particular importance when the child goes in for educational after
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| Directory: Family - Children |
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| Need for after school activities |
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When children are literally up to their gills with the learning and sport
activities in school, it may seem superfluous to enroll them for after
school activities. In spite of this, after school programs are sprouting
up in large numbers and most of these are booked full. This shows that
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| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| Over-scheduling kids |
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Several studies are expressing a growing concern that after school
programs are pressurizing kids to do too much too soon. They point out
that when a child's afternoon is filled with classes, trips, sports and
other forms of organized activities, kids do not really get the time to be
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| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| Potentials of after school programs |
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With children becoming the primary focus of society, ways and means to
ensure their safety and development are being researched. The Government
too has pooled in to make a success of such programs. Here are some of the
reasons why after school programs have become so popular:
1) Preventi |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| Quirky after school programs |
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With the growing interest in after school programs shown by the Government
as well as parents, new and hitherto unheard of programs are being
explored. In an attempt to make a child aware of his responsibilities as
an individual and as a citizen, these after school programs make use of a
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| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| Reading activities |
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In a world that is slowly but surely turning away from books and getting
glued to monitors or television screens, the importance of developing a
passion for reading cannot be overlooked. Reading is a habit and should be
established when the child is relatively young. What can you do to fost |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| Recreational after school programs |
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After school programs can be divided into 3 broad categories: academic,
recreational and social. Balanced development takes place when there is
compatibility between the physical, mental as well as the educational
achievements of the child.As the name suggests recreational after school
pro |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| School based after-school programs |
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In an effort to keep children motivated and safe, the U.S. Government
sets aside a good amount of fund for financing after school programs every
year. A report by the U.S. Department of Education and Justice points out
that after school programs are very effective and is in the interests of |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| (Published: Fri, 08 May 2009 14:21:55 -0600) |
| Successful after school programs |
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What marks a successful after school program? What are the things that you
should look for when enrolling your child into one such program? Other
than the obvious advantage of learning something new, successful programs
incorporate many things that help the development of the child.
Deve |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| (Published: Fri, 08 May 2009 14:21:55 -0600) |
| The Learning environment |
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There is often a trap in the words 'after school activities'. One may
easily believe that since these activities are after school, they are not
of much importance. But, one couldn't be more wrong. Research suggests
that children pick up some of their most important skills from after
schoo |
| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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| (Published: Fri, 08 May 2009 14:21:55 -0600) |
| Too much of school |
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When my mom finally decided to take that plum posting as a Divisional
Head, I knew I was in trouble. Her office hours stretched way beyond my
school hours. And anyway, I was privy to the many discussions my parents
had about 'Honey, what do we do with the kids?' Well, finally they struck
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| Author: Cliff Matthew |
| Directory: Family - Children |
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