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Today's
Stress Tip..by
G. Gaynor McTigue..MON
5/22/06 Put the kids to work. For
many children, life is a posh resort, every need fulfilled, parents waiting on
them hand and foot. Okay when they're very young, foolish when they're old enough
to take on responsibility... and take some of the burden off you. Love them, but
don't spoil them. Assign chores and projects commensurate with their age (making
beds, clearing the table, vacuuming the floor, taking the garbage out). Pay them
for extra, non-routine work like washing the car or pulling weeds. And don't be
so quick to step in for them when they start to whine or balk. Toughing it out
builds character. They win. You win. Why make yourself crazy? Today's Health Headlines Previous Stress Tip Don't let the media bring up your kids. Just because it's on TV, in the movies, or in a magazine doesn't make it "okay", healthy or morally acceptable. More than ever, the media are driven by ratings and profits -- hardly by social responsibility. If you're stressing out over what your kids are exposed to, you should be. Sex, violence, and offensive language are being pawned off on increasingly younger audiences. Don't look the other way, claim you don't have time to be vigilant, or give in because other kids are doing it. Monitor what your children watch and read very carefully. Let YOUR influence -- not the media's, not other parents' -- guide your kids. Or risk having their childhood snatched right out from under them. Why make yourself crazy?
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