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Quick and Healthy Breakfasts - "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After sleeping all night, one needs to restore one's energy." Using the analogy of driving a car, I ask the kids what would happen if I didn't put any gas in my car. Would I get to work? No, probably not.

The Facts of Lice - Those teeny, tiny pesky bugs that seem to bother children everywhere and anywhere-how do they get them? They are no respecters of income; they are not prejudiced: they cross all social and race barriers. I never knew what head lice looked like until I became a School Nurse.

Start Your Day Right - Those who skip breakfast have slower reaction times and are more accident-prone. School children who skip breakfast have greater hyperactivity, irritability, and anxiety; more disruptive classroom behavior; more tardiness; and a decreased ability to concentrate and solve problems.

Developing Your Child's Conscience - What is your responsibility as a parent in helping your children develop a healthy conscience? Here are ten essential things you must do.

It's Not Dirt - Contrary to what some parents think, these dark black velvety wrinkles which are beginning to appear more and more on children's necks, are not dirt. It is called, "acanthosis nigricans" and these dark lines not only appear on the child's neck, but also under the arms and in the groin area.

Puberty - Puberty comes early to some children, and those hormones push your child's sexual urges toward self-fulfillment. How can we protect our children from establishing unhealthy habits?

Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice... - Nearly everyone agrees with Maurice Chevalier as he begins to sing, "Thank heaven for little girls..." But it's the next few lines of the song that are more important.

Decisions! Decisions! - One of the hardest tasks of parenting is walking the fine line of protecting our children from pain and allowing them to learn from their mistakes. It is only natural to want our children to avoid suffering, and responsible parents are ever ready with counsel, and particularly biblical wisdom.

News Scars From Old Wounds - Being a school nurse for a long time, I am used to having my schedule interrupted. I thought I'd seen it all until one particular day. "The principal needs you immediately," a secretary from the office from one of my schools entreated me.

Boost Your Child's Brain Power - Parents, if you want to raise brighter more capable children, you've got to take advantage of the first seven years when their brains are developing most rapidly.

Toilet Training Made Easy - Although children with regular body functions can be toilet trained around two years of age, most irregular ones aren't ready until later. Studies indicate that for most children, the earlier you start training, the longer it takes.

A Disrespectful Culture - "Our children live in a culture of disrespect, and the cost is incalculable," says Peter Yarrow. Statistics show 160,000 kids are afraid to go to school, and well over 30 percent of today's children admit to being bullied at school.

Growing Sexually Healthy Children - It's not a pretty picture: By age eighteen one in every four girls and one in every six boys has been sexually abused. But because many sexually abusive acts are never reported, most professionals, however, feel that the numbers are closer to 50 or 60 per cent of females and 30 or 40 per cent of males.

Praying With Your Toddler - Meal time is always a good time to get your family together to pray, but I will always cherish the memories I have of praying with my toddlers before they go to sleep at night. Several months ago, one of my two-year-old twin sons started resisting going to bed at night. He also started waking up numerous times during the night crying and not wanting to go back to bed.

When to Keep your Child Home from School - Many jokes have flown around the internet as to funny reasons parents have given as to why their child did not attend school. On the serious side, I have had a child attend school when they are sicker than a dog-with nausea and vomiting, just because they wanted to have perfect attendance.

Focus Your Attention - I have a problem that seems overwhelming. What do you do with a two year old who digs feces out of their diaper and smears it on the crib or wall?

Getting Your Child to Sleep - Please help me with my three year old. We have a hard time getting him to sleep. What's worse, when he can't fall asleep, he becomes a mischief and does things like scratching the walls with crayons.

Helping Kids Meet Disappointment - My nine-year-old son has been taking martial arts for several years and has now gotten good enough to participate in large competitions, one of which is upcoming. He's convinced he's going to win, although many of the boys in his class have a lot more competitive experience than he does...

Helping A Child Overcome Their Fear of Dogs - It seems inevitable that at one time or another a child will have an unpleasant run-in with a dog. When my twin boys were about 18 months old, their first encounter with a dog was not pleasant for them. The dog was fairly small, but very energetic and ran straight over to them and started jumping up on them.

Building Teen Character - The teenage years are a crucial time in a child's life. They are not children anymore, but they are also not adults. During this time the choices they make may have an effect on them for the rest of their lives.

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