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Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Cards and Peer Pressure

Jackie Ramirez — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:08:20 +0000

Peer pressure or pack mentality can stir up a lot of trouble for a child who would never think of breaking the law, hurting another person’s feelings or destroying property. A child who obeys parents and respects others may be emboldened to go against everything he knows on a simple dare. Eleven-year-old Bobby has been [...]

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Social Media – Top Venue for Cyberbullying

Guest Blogger — Fri, 10 May 2013 02:31:45 +0000

From Facebook, to Twitter, to Foursquare, social media sites are everywhere and full of virtual land mines for our teens. They can quickly become a victim of cyber bullying. Anything they say can and may be used against them by a bully at school, a college admissions counselor or a future boss. There are numerous [...]

Social Media – Top Venue for Cyberbullying originally appeared on Surf Net Parents.

Stop Children’s Fighting Over Toys

Jackie Ramirez — Fri, 10 May 2013 02:28:14 +0000

When parents buy a toy for their children, we have visions of happy, smiling children enjoying the toy. Ideally, all the children in one family will share toys, especially if it would be too expensive to buy one for each child. Too often though, children end up fighting over the toys; they are miserable while [...]

Stop Children’s Fighting Over Toys originally appeared on Surf Net Parents.

Children Being Bad: Caught On Tape!

Jackie Ramirez — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:26:54 +0000

My daughter Chelsey was nine-years-old and driving me nuts over the simplest things. I wished my Parents Anonymous group members could see what I was dealing with every morning. That gave me an idea, I would tape record our school morning routine, then play it at the meeting and let the other members hear it— [...]

Children Being Bad: Caught On Tape! originally appeared on Surf Net Parents.

Social Skills of My Eight Year Old Daughter in MMORPGs

Guest Blogger — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:53:39 +0000

Technological entertainment is a way of life for much of today’s societies. As I am a gamer myself, how am I to restrict social interaction from my eight-year-old who is coming into her own gaming? Thanks to the efforts of Disney, Sony, and a slew of other developers interaction for young children on the Internet [...]

Social Skills of My Eight Year Old Daughter in MMORPGs originally appeared on Surf Net Parents.

Recreating Intimacy

Guest Blogger — Sun, 05 May 2013 04:14:43 +0000

My husband and I recently realized that we didn’t like each other as much as we wanted to. We were often arguing. He’d come into the room and I’d feel tension in my shoulders. The kids would fuss, he’d respond and I’d disagree. It got to the point where I wanted to walk out of [...]

Recreating Intimacy originally appeared on Surf Net Parents.

What We Learned from a Missing Frying Pan

Jackie Ramirez — Fri, 03 May 2013 02:16:48 +0000

Many years ago my favorite non-stick frying pan disappeared from its usual place in the kitchen and I could not find it for the life of me. For more than a week I looked everywhere: in the oven, in the pantry, under the island, in the cabinets, under the sink and even in the refrigerator. [...]

What We Learned from a Missing Frying Pan originally appeared on Surf Net Parents.

Keeping your bub healthy and strong

Guest Blogger — Wed, 01 May 2013 01:51:52 +0000

Since we had to take our little baby girl to the emergency with a high fever, without any other symptoms, that lasted for three days, I made a decision to research every way possible to strengthen her immune system with natural solutions. It really does work. Here are some ideas for you and your family [...]

Keeping your bub healthy and strong originally appeared on Surf Net Parents.

When Your Co-Parent Doesn’t Show Up

Jackie Ramirez — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:19:13 +0000

A Parents Anonymous group is a great place to unload frustration, anger and heartbreak. At one meeting Tracy* was very upset and asked to speak first; she was going through a difficult divorce and the past weekend was the last straw. Her soon-to-be ex-husband had visitation from Friday until Sunday afternoon and he did not [...]

When Your Co-Parent Doesn’t Show Up originally appeared on Surf Net Parents.

A Child’s Mistake: Holding a Grudge

Jackie Ramirez — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:13:54 +0000

Attending my Parents Anonymous group was the best thing I could have done for my daughters Chelsey and Katie. All the parenting I learned from my own parents about was either wrong or illegal. I just did not want to treat my girls the way I had been treated as a child. Having thrown out [...]

A Child’s Mistake: Holding a Grudge originally appeared on Surf Net Parents.