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Thinking About Adoption - No Shortage Of Children

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:05:15 -0500

Even though I was only a young child, I will never forget the huge red bricks of the building and the tiles on the floor in a black and white checker pattern. This tiny child stood in the middle of this huge room and my heart sank. He did not fit in. The puppy dog eyes were full of doubt and he was scared. He was clothed in a small cap, shorts, jacket, and socks that went to his knees. He was about five then and he was no bigger than a three year old. Eating food provided by the orphanage will cause that to happen. My mom reached out to hold his hand as he let go of the Sister hand. We moved forward to meet him. We slowly walked to the care and my parents and I had finally found the son and brother we had been searching for. He was not to ever return to this orphanage. This scene has played repeatedly for me since the decades that have passed. My own husband and I are not able to have our own children so; we have adopted six of them. They are now between the ages of thirty-eight and ...

The Seven Keys to Child Obedience

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:55:09 -0500

The Seven Keys to Child Obedienceby Anthony Kane, MDLearning obedience is an important part of child development.This is the tool that allows you as parents to train your child.Through obedience your child will learn self-control and developother positive character traits that he will need as an adult.However, obedience cannot be forced upon the child. Parents whosimply command their children will foster resentment, which willeventually lead to rebellion. In fact, some researchers feelthat poor parenting techniques contribute to the development ofoppositional defiant disorder in some children. Although you canpunish a child for not obeying, this will not foster anylong-term obedience. When the child reaches his teen years andbecomes more independent, punishment will only serve to destroythe already faltering parent child relationship.Our goal then is not to force our children to obey us, but toget them to want to obey us. This willingness to obey will onlycome about if...

Paternity Testing - Are You Raising Someone Else's Child?

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:50:54 -0500

h>The dawn of the DNA testBack in the s, the best way to determine paternity was by agood hard look and the child, followed by a good hard look atthe father. Enough coincidences and maybe a relationship couldbe proposed. A hundred years later, eye color was discovered tobe a paternity identifier. This theory has had its flaws exposedbecause of recent DNA advances. We now know that eye color isdetermined by at least six alleles, or genetic markers.Paternity testing has become a lot easier and affordable overthe past few years due to advances in DNA science. Although anestimated , DNA tests are conducted each year by statesneeding to sort child-support and welfare issues, few people arewilling to conduct their own at-home paternity test. Few peoplerealize the simplicity and convenience of an at-home paternitytest.How does a home DNA test work?Paternity testing requires a painless sample from both the childand possible father. Even without a sample from the mot...