Dealing with Teen Rejection

Try to remember when you encounter your teen’s or tween’s rejection that while it may not be a big deal to YOU, it is to them. If you want to remain on friendly grounds with your child, don’t mock that. Try to understand and respect it, and then help her deal with it as best you can. Follow Artist Babysitting’s weekly series about teen rejection for tips on how to help your child.

DO – Try to lift her spirits. Take a walk, watch a fun movie, grab lunch at her favorite restaurant.

DON’T – Play the blame game. It’s hard for kids to take responsibility for their own shortcomings when they’re busy pointing the finger at others.

DO – Seek outside help. If your teen clams up around you, encourage her to talk to a sibling, counselor, grandparent, teacher or other adult mentor.

Halloween Craft: Spider Candy Holder

Need a fun, last-minute craft for this Halloween?  Check out this creepy, crawly trick-or-treat bag!  You can make them for your own kids, or make a bunch for your visiting trick-or-treaters!  All you need to make them is:
  • 9″ paper plate
  • 4 black chenille stems
  • Three 36″-long pieces of green yarn
  • Black, white and light green acrylic paint
  • 3″ x 5″ piece of orange construction paper
  • Black marker
  • White craft glue
  • Scissors

To see all the steps, visit: http://crafts.kaboose.com/spider-candy-holder.html

Fitness Quiz – How Healthy Is Your Family?

Ever wonder if your family is doing enough to stay active and healthy?  Parenting.com recently posted a great quiz to assess just that!

The quiz is quick and easy and the rest of the site gives great ideas to help your family live happier, healthier lives.  Take the quiz here:  http://www.parenting.com/article/fitness-quiz

Halloween Dinners!

We only have one more week until Halloween so why not get festive all week? We found some great ideas to create simple dinners with a spooky theme, like the cool pizza mummy below!

All you need to create this fun dinner is:
  • English muffins
  • Pizza sauce
  • Black olives
  • Scallions
  • Red or green pepper
  • Cheese sticks or slices
For more cool ideas to make your week both worry-free and festive, visit http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/halloween-recipes/halloween-dinners/
Happy cooking and have a scary good week!

Awesome Pumpkin-Carving Ideas!

Looking for great ideas to make your jack-o-lanterns unique and fun?  Look no further than FamilyFun.go.com’s great showcase of jack-o-lantern designs!  Any of these would make for a great family evening and would surely impress all those eager trick-or-treaters once Halloween comes along next Monday!

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The Knack at Michael’s Craft Stores

Oh, Michael’s Craft Stores, how we love you! As if their endless supply of crafts, flowers, fabrics, paper, posters, etc wasn’t enough, now they have free events and classes called The Knack! They even include instructions and deals on supplies to encourage Family Craft Night one night a month. Visit www.michaels.com.

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