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Bonding with your sugar glider is not an easy job. Even though you bring them home and give them a nice place to live, it can still be a rough road. The good thing about sugar gliders is that they are very social and can easily bind with you. All it depends on is the amount of time you spend with them - the more time you give, the more you gain their trust.

Following are some tips that may be helpful in terms of making a strong relationship with sugar gliders.

• The first mistake that many parents make is that they fill the cage with many toys. Do not do this. Sugar gliders are social animals, and if they have too much fun, they may not be interested in you.

• Sugar gliders have the ability to recognize the members of family through their smell. For bonding, use a small cloth and wear it close to your skin for a day or so, then place it near the sugar glider’s sleeping area.

• You can also use a Bonding Pouch, a small fabric pouch that is worn around the neck. Through this, your glider will familiarize your voice and scent.

• Do not show fast and sudden movements around your glider - this will frighten them, making them react seriously to your movements.

• Always use a soft and comforting voice to call your sugar glider. They will definitely react to your sweet voice and you will gain their trust.

• Look after your sugar glider with great care and attention, just like a baby. Do not hold them tightly or chase them in a cage - this could scare them and make them less likely to trust you.

• Do not look and put your hands in their pouches, let their sleeping area be a safe zone for them.
These are just few tips that might help you in terms of bonding with sugar gliders. Gaining their trust is not so hard, but it requires your attention and softness towards them. Sugar gliders are completely social animals, and they love to stay in crowded places and have fun. Now it’s up to you in terms of how you will gain their trust.

‘How can I start getting my children to help out at home?’

Many parent ask me this question. My answer is simple - “It depends!”

Achieving a behavioural change in children is dependent on their age and stage of development, their temperament and attitude, and how set in their ways they are.

Let’s look further at the above helping at home scenario. If the children are four years of age or younger then encouraging them to contribute to their family’s well-being is relatively easy. Most children want to help at home in the early years so it is a matter of parents providing opportunities for them to help and also showing them how they can assist in positive ways. Helping out and independence are habit-forming so the message for parents is start early and hang in there. Young children can help set and clear away meal areas, clear away their toys and help make their beds. Don’t get too fussed about the quality of their endeavours. They wear L-plates in the early years and the prime lesson for them is that they help their family and contribute to their own well-being.

Older children who may have done very little to help can be tough nuts to crack. How do you get a ten year old to help out if he or she has barely lifted a finger to assist in the previous decade? Basically, there are two methods parents can use to get some change in children when habits are entrenched. Either you try to achieve major change straight away or you work away at the margins to affect change.

A parent trying to promote independence in a child can go ‘cold turkey’ and insist that they get themselves up in the morning, make their own lunch, empty the dishwasher and do forth. This is a major change. Parents who take this approach frequently offer rewards such as pocket money or provision of special treats in exchange for help, however rewarders and bribers should be wary. Any parent offering rewards in exchange for help will need deep pockets as today’s jellybeans soon becomes an electronic toy or something equally expensive. Besides they are teaching children to think ‘what’s in this for ME, rather than WE.’ Such parents may be replacing one habit (dependence) with another (self-centredness). !!. I suggest that parental insistence that their children help backed up by sincere and genuine appreciation when they have done the right thing are strong motivators for most kids.

Alternatively, parents can work at the margins and get their children to help little by little. For instance, packing their own lunch may precede making it. Unpacking the cutlery may precede emptying the whole dishwasher. Cleaning ten toys away may precede cleaning the whole room if they have never done it before. Using this method the helping habits sneaks up on children and takes them by surprise.

Either approach is legitimate however sometimes when parents meet with resistance from children or change seems so overwhelming it is better to play around at the margins and go for small changes. We often use the same principle to put some order in our lives when everything seems chaotic. Sometimes just cleaning the clutter away in a bedroom or tidying a desk can help us feel in control and a little clearer when life seems totally disorganised.

Working away at the margins is a strategy many parents have used successfully when they want to get some behavioural change happening at home. Even if children seem totally out of control look for small areas where you achieve some change. Maybe start with them using better manners when they talk with you or insisting they sit at the meal table until everyone has finished. Often small successes bring monumental improvements. Positive change tends to have a snowball affect. Like a snowball rolling down a slope it gathers momentum and increases in size very rapidly.

So what is your usual change strategy? If you get overwhelmed and don’t know where to start then try starting small and working away at the margins. Start where you know you can experience some success and the change will accelerate.

Michael Grose is a popular parenting educator and parent coach. He is the director of Parent Coaching Australia, the author of six books for parents and a popular presenter who speaks to audiences in Australian Singapore and the USA. For free courses and resources to help you raise happy kids and resilient teenagers visit http://www.parentingideas.com.au

As parents, we love our children and want to do the best for them. At times, however, the pressures of living every day create stress and distractions for all of us. We can easily fall into communication habits that are not effective, especially when we need to discipline our children or teenagers, or to talk with them about sensitive issues.

If we can talk with our kids more effectively - if we can find ways to understand them better and get them to really hear what we are trying to say - then we can work together to create more peaceful and satisfying relationships.

So how do we change those communication habits that aren’t working for us?

First we need to understand what is not working.

Let’s look at five of the most common mistakes parents make in trying to talk with their children. We say “trying,” because these mistakes actually create barriers to good communication.

Mistake #1: Poor Environment

By this we mean conditions around you that interfere with communication.

The first is a lack of privacy. If you need to talk with your child or teenager about something important - especially a sensitive issue - it is important to create an environment in which your child feels safe enough to open up. If other people are present, you may get denials, protests and other defensive behaviors that help your child to “save face.”

Equally important are distractions that pull your attention away from the conversation. These can be such things as other people or pets, noises such as a television, or your own mental focus on other things while you are having the conversation.

Create The Ideal Environment for a Conversation:

We know there are times when it is appropriate to speak with your child even if all the above conditions are present. If a young child is misbehaving, for instance, it is important to give him immediate feedback that his behavior is not acceptable. At times when you need to have a real conversation, however, you may want to consider these guidelines:

1. Choose a quiet place where you can have privacy.

2. Choose a time that is comfortable for both of you (not just as you are getting home, feeling all the stresses of the day).

3. Be sure to remove external distractions, such as television and telephones.

4. Avoid times when either of you is mentally distracted. That means not the night before your child has a test or when you are working on a project with a close deadline.

5. Perhaps most important is YOUR ability to focus on your child, without thinking about something you need to do or something upsetting that happened during the day.

This conversation MUST engage your full attention. You will communicate more effectively and your child will get the message that he is important to you.

Mistake # 2: Talking Too Much and Not Listening Enough

Now here is an idea that may seem radical to some parents: Many times, what you have to say to your child is not as important as what your child has to say to you.

Why is that?

Your child has important information to share with you - about what happened, what led to it, what she was thinking and feeling, how she is feeling now - just for starters.

You cannot possibly help her if you don’t know what is going on with her.

Another important reason not to do most of the talking is that people open up when they feel they are being heard, but they shut down when they feel they are being lectured to.

So, listening benefits everyone. You get more information about your child and she feels acknowledged and appreciated. As a result, not only will you communicate better, but the relationship will feel a lot better to both of you.

Seek First to Understand:

To help your child open up:

1. Ask inviting questions. These are questions that show an interest in her, such as:

- “Tell me what happened.”

- “What would you like to do?”

- “What do you think?”

- “How did that work out for you?”

- “How did you feel?”

2. Then be sure to REALLY listen, with the intention of understanding what is going on with your child.

3. Be aware of your child’s emotional energy. Is she sad, frustrated, angry, depressed, optimistic, excited, peaceful, agitated…? If you take time to observe, you will sense how she’s feeling. It’s okay to say something like, “You seem sad today. Did something happen that made you sad?”

Whether she tells you or not, it’s good to let her know that you want to help and you’re there for her when she feels like talking about it.

4. When you do talk, ALWAYS start by affirming your child.

Tell her that you appreciate her or acknowledge something you admire about her. Help her to feel that she is important to you - just the way she is already.

It is important that your child knows that you love her without conditions. Let her know that she does not need to do certain things or be a certain way to earn your love. She needs the security of knowing that your love is a constant in her life.

5. If you do need to correct your child, do it in a way that supports her learning and growing. Ask questions such as:

- “How did that work for you?”

- “How do you feel about that?”

- “How do you think (the other person involved) felt?”

- “What could you do next time so it would work out better for everyone?”

6. Let your child contribute to the solution. When you invite her to share her ideas, you may be surprised at the wisdom she brings to the situation.

Mistake # 3: Criticizing, Blaming, and Labeling

Let’s be very clear about this one. Not only does repeated criticism cause deep emotional and psychological scars, scientific evidence suggests that it actually causes alterations in the child’s brain.

That alone is reason enough not to use this approach with our children. But just in case we need another reason, it simply doesn’t get us what we want. Most people shut down when they feel they are being attacked, so real communication isn’t possible.

If our goal, as parents, is to help our children to become responsible, happy, successful adults, then they need to feel good about themselves.

As parents, we are, for many years, the most important influence on our children. They take what we say very seriously.

Children who are often put-down develop a negative idea of who they are, and that will play out in everything they think and do. In fact, our children often BECOME the labels we put on them.

Look for Ways to Build Your Child Up:

1. When you begin a conversation, especially one that is difficult or sensitive, be sure to say something positive first. That sets the tone for what follows. It tells your child that you value and appreciate him.

2. Do not, under any circumstances, use words that put your child down. If you find yourself falling into that pattern, ask yourself if that is the way you want your child to show up every day.

3. Pay special attention whenever you use the word “you.” Be sure to follow it with words that build him up, and remind him of the positive things that you see in him.

4. Allow your child to experience the “natural consequences” of his behavior. Every decision has certain results that occur naturally. By allowing that process to play out, you allow your child to learn what works and what doesn’t.

5. Then as a parent, you are not the “heavy,” but rather, your child’s teacher, life coach, supporter. That allows you to affirm him and encourage him. Then you can help him use the experience to learn more about himself and his world, and how to participate in a way that works for him and the people around him.

Mistake # 4: Disregarding Your Child’s Ideas

Children of all ages need to have some say in what happens to them. They also need to feel understood, especially by their parents.

When these two conditions exist, your children are much more likely to let you know what is happening in their lives, to cooperate with you and to participate in your family.

Now let us be clear. We are not advocating letting your children run your household. But we have observed that many parents are battling daily with their children over unimportant issues, such as clothing and hair styles. This causes unnecessary tension in your home and can be exhausting.

Children have good ideas and they have personal preferences. When they are allowed some choices and encouraged to contribute to family discussions about issues that affect them, they learn how to make good decisions, develop a positive self-image and become more responsible. Everybody wins.

Include Your Child at Every Opportunity:

1. Give your child choices whenever possible, in ways that are appropriate to her age and ability.

Even a very young child can choose between two outfits you selected. An older child can choose her clothing for school from the whole closet full. And yes, those wild hairstyles that teenagers like may seem odd to you - even ugly - but it is a harmless way for your child to claim her individuality. That is part of the process of becoming an adult.

2. Ask for your child’s ideas whenever possible - not just about superficial things, but also when making family decisions.

You will be surprised at how much wisdom she has - even at an early age. You will also notice that when you listen to her ideas, she will cooperate with you more and .contribute more to your family.

3. Let go of your need to control him.

We don’t mean that you should allow your child to behave in inappropriate ways or have no limits. But the next time you are about to have a battle with him, you might ask yourself if this is an issue about his safety or well-being or a moral decision. If it is not, then ask yourself what harm could come from allowing him to try it his way.

When your child is allowed to make some of his own decisions, he is in the process of becoming a responsible adult. Isn’t that what you want for him?

4. Include her in problem-solving.

You will be amazed at how creative she can be. We all see things differently, and you may find that your child’s perspective was just the answer you were looking for.

5. Have regular family meetings.

If you are not already doing it, we encourage you to meet with your family on a regular basis, and invite everyone’s ideas about issues such as chores, family rules and where to go for a family outing. When families sit down together to talk about issues that affect all of them, everyone feels like part of the team.

Mistake # 5: Communicating When Angry or Frustrated

This may be the most important issue of all.

Whenever you talk with your child, your feelings set the tone of that conversation, no matter what words you use.

When you are angry or frustrated with your child, he FEELS that energy and receives the message it carries, even before you speak.

We have all experienced this. Have you ever entered a room and immediately felt uncomfortable. Sometimes people say, “the tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife.” Well children are very good at picking up those invisible energies that swirl around us, and they respond to our unspoken messages.

If you are angry, it will trigger a response in your child - perhaps anger in return, perhaps defensive denials, perhaps total shut-down. In any case, it will set up serious barriers to communication. Whatever you wanted to say will likely get lost in the process.

Bring Inviting, Welcoming Energy to Every Conversation.

This creates the possibility of a real, meaningful conversation, rather than just a confrontation. Your child is more likely to tell you what is going on with him, and you will be more able to hear from him without your own pre-judgments getting in the way.

As a result, you will be more likely to understand the situation, so you can work together to reach a positive resolution.

How Can You Create Welcoming, Inviting Energy?

Before you interact with your child, it is important to shift your energy from the anger and frustration. This is easier if you are alone and in a quiet place. Driving home from work is a good time to do this.

1. First, get in your heart. Stop focusing on the things that caused your anger, and shift your attention to things about your child that you appreciate.

2. Connect with the love you already have for your child. Remember times when love welled up within you - perhaps the day he was born. Perhaps a time when you were enjoying each other and it felt good to be together. Allow yourself to FEEL the love.

3. Bring that love energy into your conversation. Your child will feel it and will be more likely to respond by letting down defenses and being more open. Then you can have a real, meaningful conversation.

Best of all, being together will FEEL GOOD. Isn’t that what you want for your family?

Pat and Larry Downing have many years of experience counseling teenagers and their parents, conducting family mediations and leading workshops and support groups. They are authors of the e-Book, “Feel Good Parenting: How to Use the Power of Your Heart to Create an Extraordinary Relationship with Your Child.”

For more information on how to create relationships that are peaceful, harmonious, cooperative and joyful, you may go to go to http://www.feelgoodparenting.com to sign up for a free e-Course and a free e-zine for parents.

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Recently, I was at a baby shower for a young friend of mine who is expecting her first child. Most of the attendees were college friends of ours, and almost no one in the room has had a child yet. Needless to say, some of the gifts took some explaining. For many young mothers, some necessities may come as a surprise. In fact many may not know what the phrase “baby layette” means. For those, and for those who just feel like a checklist would make them feel more prepared, here are the basic things that an expectant mother and father should have waiting for the new bundle of joy.

It is important to have between four and six of all of your baby’s basic daily needs. Things like undershirts, sleeping gowns, onesies, footsie pajamas, receiving blankets, hooded towels, socks, washcloths, and daily clothing will be key, since your laundry needs are going to multiply exponentially. You don’t want to be caught in the middle of a load of laundry with a baby who has just spit up his or her lunch on her last clean shirt.

A going home outfit is of great importance, since it is the first time a lot of relatives and friends will see your baby. Not only will there be lots of photos, but there is a lot of sentimentality attached to this particular item. Other individual items to have on hand in the new baby’s nursery are a crib with adjustable settings that can change to meet the needs of your growing (and ever the more clever) baby. You will, for the baby’s bedding need a crib or bassinette with at least two to four crib or bassinette sheets, a crib bumper, and two to three crib blankets. You may want to consider adding a dust ruffle and some waterproof pads for the crib. These are not necessary at first, but you will need them later. A playpen for bringing the new family member along to friend’s houses, family gatherings, or even just to the park or in another room of the house is a convenience that is great for keeping just a little bit of me time in those early months.

While with baby clothes, you should stock up on sizes three to six months (in case the baby is larger than the average newborn, or grows rather quickly), you want to have at least one large box of newborn sized diapers on hand when the baby arrives home. You may want to stock up in the event of a sale, but you don’t want to buy too many, in case the baby is too large for them.

You also want to keep some other essentials in mind for changing/bathing. Two to three bottles of baby shampoo will get you off to a good start, along with a bottle of baby oil, a bottle of baby lotion, baby powder (corn starch is a great bulk alternative), and one tube of zinc oxide for diaper rash. Even if you are breastfeeding, you want to have 6-12 bottles with nipples and collars (and some extra nipples on hand if you are not breastfeeding). These are the absolute basics. It may seem like a lot, but being prepared with these necessities will make your transition into parenting much easier.

Kirsten Hawkins is a baby and parenting expert specializing new mothers and single parent issues. Visit www.babyhelp411.com/ for more information on how to raising healthy, happy children.

The method know as 3d ultrasound is used during early pregnancy, it can provide 3d pictures of the fetus. Most times these ultrasound pictures are collated and joined together to produce a “4d ultrasound”.

Three dimensional scans works in a similar manner to the normal ultrasound methods except that the ultrasound pulses can be directed from multiple directions. The waves can be reflected back and captured and provide information to construct a 3d picture in much the same way as 3d pictures. 3d ultasound scanning was first developed by olaf von ramm and stephen smith in america.

It’s important to understand that sonologists all over the world always pictured 3d images of anatomy or pathology in their minds while doing 2d scans. However, until recently it was not possible to do this kind of reconstruction on on patient information using ultasound scanning. With the introduction of 4d baby scans for the first time allowed us a peek into the mechanics of thinking of a sonologist and so allowing us see the images on the ultrasound machine.

4d ultrasound imaging should utilize ultrasound energy following the same limits as conventional 2d ultrasound to create the 3d images. There is no data to suggest harm due to 3d ultasound scanning, its use in none essential situations needs to be undertaken with an understanding of the risks involved.

GO WITH GAMES!

To have the most rewards from playing with Music and the baby, follow these simple ideas:

• Young children tune in to the sounds of music;

• Their body movements also manifest happiness through music spontaneity;

• The baby may acquire musical concepts by playing with sounds, singing, moving, and listening;

• Experiencing music is a chance a baby has at pre-verbal learning;

• The baby should be encouraged to use his body as a musical instrument for physical experience;

• The child learns music by personal experience and discovery. It’s necessary to promote positive effective growth, using success as a motivating factor;

• Knowing by perception of oral images and movement is the basis of music expression;

• The baby is only able to find the meaning of music when he acts on a piece of music;

• The discovery of her own movements and environment enables the baby to form concepts and function to order his inner musical world;

• The baby shows s/he has musical concept without verbalizing it when s/he displays consistent response to a certain class of stimuli;

When choosing locomotion, you can experiment with walking, running, jumping, hopping, lunging, galloping, and skipping. The movements to the music can reflect energy, speed, and dimension, level in space, flow, and direction.

When choosing to use the voice, you can play low, high, somewhere in between. The voice can be loud, soft, somewhere in between. Playing with the sounds, one can stop immediately, last a long time, keep sounding, and get louder or softer. In order to make melodies, your voice can go up or down with different shapes, in steps with wider spaces, by sliding. It can be jerky, you can sing words, hum, whistle, go tra-la-la, go oo-oo-oo, or sound sad and lonely. You can do what you want with your voice, and the baby will profit from your actions.

You can use the drum, the rhythm sticks, the tambourine, the triangle, the melody bells, the piano, and the guitar to stimulate your baby in order to have precocious experience with music.

Improvise, choose a song and sing it with the baby, and play music games with the baby (examples: Statues, marching, ‘Contrary Mary’, ‘Follow the Leader’, ‘either-or’, play what I play, etc.).

No matter how simple or complex the activity, play with music with your baby. S/he will love it and you will both have fun and benefit from it!

Dr. Eliane Leao is a native of Brazil, South America. She has a
background in Education from Purdue University (Masters) and a PhD in the
Department of Educational Psychology from the State University of Campinas
(UNICAMP)/Purdue University (Ph.D.). Dr. Leao has also three Bachelor’s
degrees, one in Piano, another in Musical Education, and a third in Voice. Dr.
Leao is currently a professor of Music Education and Music Therapy
conducting research on the influence of Music in Early Childhood Learning.

Her ‘babies’ have grown to become productive members of their
communities. Dr. Leao hopes that the trials and successes of her family may
inspire and convince other parents to stimulate their children during early
childhood so that they may enjoy a rich, stimulating, integrated, and happy
life always.

**Visit our website for more information on Babies and Reading, Music, and Learning and for a Free Ebook on these subjects at http://www.baby-can-read.com **

The method know as 3d ultrasound scanning is used during early pregnancy, it can provide 3d pictures of the unborn baby. Most times the ultrasound pictures are collected and combined and animated to make a 4d scan.

Three dimensional scanning works similarly to the normal ultrasound scanning methods except that the ultrasound waves are sent from many directions. The waves are reflected back then captured to provide info to construct a 3 d picture in much the same way as 3d movies. 3d ultrasound was devised by olaf ramm and stephen smith.

It’s important to understand that sonologists worldwide have always pictured three-dimensional images of the body in their minds whilst doing 2d scans. However, until recently it was difficult to do this type of reconstruction on on information using ultasound scanning. The advent of baby scans for the first time allowed us a view into the thinking of a sonologist and hence letting us view the images on the ultrasound machine.

3d/4d ultrasound imaging should utilize ultrasound energy following the same limits as conventional 2d ultrasound to create the 3d images. There is no data to suggest harm due to 3d ultrasound, its use in non-medical situations needs to be undertaken with the understanding of the risks.

Babysitters play a crucial role in the life of a family: they give parents some
much needed freedom. Parenting 24/7 can put any mom or dad into the “deep end”
of parenting. When parents are working out at the gym, taking a class that
inspires them, spending time with close friends, going on “dates” or are
watching adult movies together, they are filling up their energy tanks so they
can have more to give to their children. Quality time away from your kids is
just as important as the quality time you have together as a family.

In my book When You’re About To Go Off The Deep End, Don’t Take Your Kids
With You, I state: “Self care for moms (and dads) needs to be a
necessitynot a luxury.” Having a babysitter you can trust can dramatically
increase your ability to take time, put yourself first and recharge. You’ll have
more to give your children, especially when you find a babysitter you can trust.
The first step to finding one is to establish policies for your babysitters.

Six Successful Babysitter Polices For Parents To Follow

Having babysitter policies in place makes it easier to find good people who will
care for your children and maintain your “house rules” (and not just let your
kids run wild!). Even if you’ve already found a good sitter, it’s worthwhile
reviewing your expectations, setting up policies and communicating them clearly.
You can use the following successful babysitter policies as a guide:

1. Find a babysitter that is either a trusted family friend (trading childcare
can be a great way to save money and build community) or a highly recommended
person with relevant experience. This is an important consideration, most
especially if your children require any special care.

2. Make certain your sitter is over the age of 12 and has taken a basic
babysitter course and a First Aid course. If they haven’t yet taken a course
(and you really like them), offer to pay for the course for them.

3. Have the babysitter spend time with you and your children before you leave
them in charge.

4. Be aware of how your children react when they find out who is going to be
their sitter. Pay attention to the comments they makethey may be telling you of
past or potential problems.

5. Prepare firm, yet kind instructionsin writingfor your babysitter. Include
your children’s bedtime time and routine, your expectations once the children
are in bed, and house rules for the sitter (for example, no friends over without
asking, can use their phone/cell as much as they want after the children are in
bed, what they can eat, where they can sleep if tired, etc.).

6. Have your babysitter arrive 30 minutes before you have to leave so you can
have enough time to:
- Go over your instructions together, answer all their questions and make sure
they are comfortable with your house rules
- Review bedtime(s) and routine in front of your children (so they don’t try and
take advantage of the sitter)
- Make sure the sitter knows all the emergency numbers and how to contact you
- Communicate your children’s special needs
- Take them on a tour of your home before you depart and give them a key (in
case they have to take the children out).

What To Include On The List For Your Sitter

YOU can make it easier for your babysitter to take really good care of your
children and to respond to emergencies. Simply leave the following information
with them:

• Your full name (often babysitters don’t know this)
• Where you will be and the phone number there
• Your cell phone or pager number
• Emergency phone numbers (fire, police, hospital, etc.)
• Children’s names, ages, birth dates, weight, hair and eye color (in the
unlikely case one of your children is lost)
• Any allergies your children have (including food and medications)
• Home phone number and home address
• Home address
• The alarm code/security code
• Full names and phone numbers for neighbors, friends and close relatives
• Location of flashlights and/or candles
• Location of medicines (if children are taking them) with clear instructions as
to time and dosage
• Any information about the pets you have (such as feeding, care, sleeping
arrangements, etc.)
• Emergency supplies
• Instructions on how to use the appliances, TV and other media in your home.

Knowing that you’ve taken the extra time to find a good babysitter and to give
them all the information they need can make your evening out more relaxing. So
get going with those policies and instructions … then enjoy your time out!

Kelly Nault, MA author of When You’re About To Go Off The Deep End,
Don’t Take Your Kids With You inspires moms to put themselves firstfor the
sake of their children. She shares time-tested tools that motivate children to
want to be well behaved, responsible and happy! Sign up for her
free online parenting course here.
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