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Jean Tracy
I love sharing my counseling secrets from over 20 years as a child and family counselor.
Interests: family brunches, writing newsletters, designing parenting products, and gardening, babysitting grandchildren, public speaking club, reading club
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What Are SAT Results Telling Us About Our Kids?
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Passing SAT and Doing Well It’s become a rite of passage for high school seniors— gathering together in big groups on a Saturday morning and taking the SAT test. For students who wish to go on to college, how they... Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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3 Simple Rituals to Help Your Child Conquer Fear & Love the Water
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Parents, Help Your Child Love the Water! If your child is afraid of the water and you want to help, here are 3 easy rituals you can start today. Our expert today, Michelle Ziskovicz, is a swim instructor and author... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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3 Fun Baby Brain Games That Promote Your Infant's Learning
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Fun Brain Activities Babies Love Does developing your baby's brain through simple games, appeal to you? If so, Deborah McNelis is here to help. Deborah, our parenting expert and creator of programs and materials like Love Your Baby: Making Connections... Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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Is the Government the Best Parent for Our Children?
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Should You or the Government Take More Responsibility? Are you the best parent for your child or would you like the government to take more responsibility? Our parenting expert and author of the book, Other-Wise and School-Wise, Carol Josel, is... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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Heroic Teenager Helps Family But Needs Advice
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Does Your Family Include A Heroic Teenager? Many families include a heroic teenager. News of them is often silent because they contribute out of necessity. Annie Fox, our parenting expert and author of the book, Teaching Kids To Be Good... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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Resilient Kids: How to Teach Confidence Using 4 Practical Parenting Tips
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Learn Ways to Raise Resilient Kids Here! To be resilient, your child needs to be confident, evaluate situations well, use his support system, and come up with good strategies. Today our parenting expert and author of the book, The Resilience... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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The Success Story of a Bully, A Principal, His Teacher and Parents
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How a Parenting Team Tames a Bully Richard used bad language, behaved badly in class, and bullied other children. Rick, the principal, held a conference with his parents and teacher. Rick learned that Richard's father feared his son would get... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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9 Ways to Boost Your Child's Inner Motivation
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Parents Can Inspire Their Children's Inner Motivations! Want to boost your child's own motivation instead of relying exclusively on rewards like candy, money, and toys? Perhaps you're tired of giving her material rewards for doing the smallest things. Today our... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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How to Get Your Out-of-Control Teenager to The Treatment Center
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Getting Help for Your Out-of-Control Teenager Do you have an out-of-control teen? Have you tried everything but nothing works? Sue Scheff, our parenting expert and author of the book, Wits End, will share some ideas on getting your teenager to... Continue reading
Posted Apr 4, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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Which Values Must Children Learn from Their Parents?
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Learning Values from Parents When you teach your children values, which ones would you like them to repeat at your funeral? Our parenting expert and author, Katherine Gordy Levine, has researched some of the wisest sages of our time and... Continue reading
Posted Apr 1, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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A Story of Character: How Two Boys Handled a Foul-Mouthed Friend
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Sometime the Right Choices Hurt Would your kids to have the character to tell a friend they didn't like his foul language? Or should they put up with it for fear of losing his friendship? Todays' parenting expert, Michael Sabbeth,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 28, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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15 House Rules for a Great High School Prom Party
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A Few Rules for Great Prom Parties Does your student want to host a high school after prom party at your house. If so, listen to our parenting expert and author of Messengers in Denim, Dr. Par Donahue. His grandson... Continue reading
Posted Mar 25, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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About Bullying: Is Your Preschool Child a Bully?
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You Can Prevent Your Child from Being a Bully If your preschooler was in trouble for bullying, what would you do? Our parenting expert and author, Dr. Partridge, is sharing advice from his book, Building Character Skills In The Out-of-Control... Continue reading
Posted Mar 21, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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3 Ways for Teaching Your Children to Control Their Tempers
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How to Model Self-Control If your children's aggressive behavior is out of control, keep reading. Our parenting experts and authors of the book, The Whipped Parent are here to share 3 self-control strategies you can use today. Marney Studaker-Cordner and... Continue reading
Posted Mar 18, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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The Best Baby Toy for Your Child's Brain Development
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What Is Your Baby's Favorite Toy? Babies have a best toy. To develop your baby's brain you must use it. It won't cost you a penny. To find out what it was, I went to Deborah McNelis' Braininsights. Deborah is... Continue reading
Posted Mar 14, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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Quiz for Parents: Turning Kids from Failure toward Success
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Teaching Kids the Best Way to Succeed If you're a parent and like taking quizzes, find out if you're helping your child succeed today. Our parenting expert and author, Carol Josel, has devised a test called Honestly Speaking from her... Continue reading
Posted Mar 11, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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Behavior Problem: Counselor's Advice to Teen for Her Excuse about Stealing
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Find Out WhyTeen Blames Parents If you’re the parent of a teenager who steals, how should you react to this problem? Find out what one parent did and what our counselor and parenting expert, Annie Fox, advised. The following are... Continue reading
Posted Mar 7, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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Parenting with Language: How Positive Self-Talk Builds Resilience
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Positive Self-Talk Builds Resilience! If you’d like your children to have strong backbones, you must listen to the quote from our parenting expert, Dr. Donna Volpitta, author of the book, The Resilience Formula. Dr. Donna writes about the relationship between... Continue reading
Posted Mar 4, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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Parenting Your Child's Genius: 3 Top Ways to Promote Success
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How Parents Promote Their Child's Talent If you're a parent, please recognize there's a genius in your child. Our parenting expert and author of the book, The Genius in Every Child, Rick Ackerly, will share how self-esteem is a function... Continue reading
Posted Feb 28, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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The Out-of-Control Teenager: Could a Boarding School Help?
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Is Your Angry Teen Out-of-Control? If your teenager is seriously out-of-control, have you considered a boarding school? Our parenting expert and author of the book Wits End, Sue Scheff, not only writes about the trouble with her daughter but also... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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Homework and Friendships: How to Help Your Kids When Friends Get in the Way
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Do Friendships Distract Your Teen from Homework? When friends are more important to your kids than schoolwork, how can you get them to do their homework? Neil McNerney, a school counselor, is here to help. Today he'll tell you 3... Continue reading
Posted Feb 21, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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Your Child's Conscience: 7 Signs and Symptoms
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How Strong Is Your Child's Conscience? Are you concerned about your child's conscience? To learn the signs and symptoms of an underdeveloped conscience, our parenting expert and author of The Big Book of Parenting Solutions, Dr. Michele Borba, is here... Continue reading
Posted Feb 18, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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Your Colicky Baby: 10 Top Ways to Survive the Crying
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How to Survive the Crying of a Colicky Baby! If you have a colicky baby, you may feel frantic with all the crying. Our parenting expert and author, Katherine Gordy Levine, in her book, Parents are People Too is sharing... Continue reading
Posted Feb 14, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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Parenting Anxious Kids: How Imagination Conquered This Boy's Fears
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Child Using Imagination to Meditate Are you the parent with an anxious child? If so, today's excerpt will show you how to use your child's imagination like a brain scan. Our parenting expert and author, Charlotte Reznick, PhD, wrote The... Continue reading
Posted Feb 11, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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Character Building Problems and Facts: Help My Child Loves TV!
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Does Your Child Love TV? If you're concerned about building character in your children, does television help? Physician, expert parenting author, and medical researcher, Dr. Parnell Donahue has answers. Listen as he shares an excerpt from his book, Messengers in... Continue reading
Posted Feb 7, 2013 at Character Building from KidsDiscuss.com
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