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  • Preschool

    We are having a hard time getting our son out of bed lately. Are there some ways to do this without wearing ourselves out?

    Winter seems to make all of us want to sleep longer. Extra sleepiness can also signal a mild allergy (especially when windows are shut and the heater ductwork is blowing its contents into everyone's sinuses.) Here are some ideas...

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  • Younger Elementary
    Helping Your Children Become Friends
    by Tom Prinz, Christian psychologist

    My younger brother and I were never best
    friends as children. Similarly my wife and her older sister were
    not very close as they grew up.
    Perhaps in both cases the age differences were a factor, but
    both I and my wife remember that our respective parents were not very intentional about helping us become friends with our siblings. Our experiences motivated us to encourage our three children (now young adults) to be supportive of each other...

    PDF Keep reading for ways you can encourage your children to build lasting friendships.


  • Older Elementary
    Parents: Is Your Life in Balance?


    by Tom Prinz
    Tom Prinz, a licensed educational psychologist, worked as a school psychologist before beginning private practice as a marriage and family therapist. He has conducted hundreds of workshops on parenting and marriage enrichment, as well as seminars for teachers on discipline and classroom management.

    Evaluate what you rely on to help yourself feel a purpose in life. Look back over recent weeks. What have you relied on to help you feel good about yourself? When your child comes home from school with an F on a test, do you feel that you have received an F in parenting? When your child wins an award, do you feel like you've won, too?

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