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POPSWhen Words Fail Thoughts on the importance of being able to communicate effectively with words, and how society can work to prevent violence that results when people haven't been taught to solve conflict with words.
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POPSImaginary friends While it's generally perfectly fine to humor your child and go along with her claims about the existence of an imaginary friend, there are a few ground rules: -Don't let the "friend" be your child's only companion. -Don't let your child shift responsibility for everything bad to the friend. -Treat the friend with respect. -Don't use the friend to manipulate your child. Most kids lose their imaginary friends between their third and fifth birthdays. Sometimes the friends are forgotten, sometimes they're sent on a distant and permanent trip, and other times they "die" in a horrible accident. (from familyresource.com) Pretend friends rarely are a sign of emotional problems.If a child claims a friend is controlling her and making her do things she doesn't want to do, parents should seek psychological help.But if a child isn't depressed and has real-life friends too, pretend pals shouldn't cause concern. In fact, parents should look for day care and preschool programs that
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POPSNuns form coalition for Impeachment So much for separation of Church & State. What the hell, Bush says Jesus tells him what to do, how will he handle these Nuns? Now its not Bush preaching, its church nuns are preaching about him. lol