One of the wonders of human development is the child’s ability to learn a language. A child requires parental guidance in order to realize his maximum potential. It is never too early to help your child become a keen reader. It is not the mechanics of reading that’s important, but it’s the love for books. Children need to know about their world, be read to and talk about how and why. Children need the involvement of parents and the opportunity to try to explore on their own. It is essential to encourage your child, but one should not over do it. Children who are pushed too much often have problems with certain types of thinking skills. Learning to read is easy and most children will read with pleasure. Children need not follow a prescribed curriculum to learn how to read.
Learning occurs from passive teaching by being a willing parent, who offers a child help when asked and by letting a child decide when he is ready to read.
There are many things in that children can read i.e. street signs, newspapers, etc. A parent should read to their children for mere enjoyment and should not worry about teaching their children to read. It is important for parents to let go of the ideas that their children should learn to read. Let it come to them naturally. A child can figure out a lot of things, too much pressure leads to a dislike for reading. If children are allowed to read for pleasure, they develop a life long love of reading.
How to help your child learn to Read

 
Parents should not worry about teaching their children the mechanics of reading; rather they should teach their children to love books and stories. There are many things one can do as parents to help their children to love reading, they are as follows:
For Pre schoolers

•  Use books to bond:

Read to your child on a regular basis. Allocate a particular time whereby you spend time with your child and his books e.g. Bed-time is a good time to share with your child. 

• Make trips to the library:

Go to the library as often as you can. Encourage your child to get to know the library, so that he can pick out interesting books. 

•  Read expressively:

Make reading a fun time experience by showing your child that books can be brought to life. Make sounds, use different pitches, tones. Be loud and soft and everything in between. Dramatize books that you read to your child by putting on little plays and puppet shows. Children enjoy the experience of role playing.

• Be a role model:

Your child copies your actions. You should read around your child. Let your child realize that his parents too are fond of reading. 

•  Select books that your child enjoys:

Always choose books that your child has interest in. Introduce your child to variety of subjects, i.e. Mickey Mouse,. Dinosaurs, Cars, Winnie the Pooh, Barney, etc. You may get tired reading Clifford Barney books, but your child will love it. Choose reading books that are multi sensory such as touch and feel books, popup books, etc. 

•  Discuss the pictures:

Select books with bright colours and large pictures. Talk about the illustrations with your child. Always talk about the picture and show him how it relates to the story. This prepares your child for early reading, as he will use pictures for clues about what each page says. 

•  Talk about a book before you read it:

Give a small introduction about the book and its contents. This will interest your child further to read and build up his comprehension skills. 

•  Point to the words as you read:

Emphasize the parts of the books by showing your child the cover and following the words you read with your finger.
What can you do?

For school aged children: You need to show children that reading is a part of life and not a separate activity. There are quite a few things that parents can do to help their children to love reading, they are as follows:
1. Develop an environment filled with books:

Children respond whatever happens in their immediate environment. Make sure to have books kept around the house and read them out loud, as often as possible.
2. Provide writing tools :

One can help their child gain access to the world of literacy by providing some of the following resources: pencils, crayons, papers of different colours, sizes, shapes, paints, stamp set. Kids are great imitators, even if they lack the knowledge they can still engage in explanatory activities leading to literacy, provided they have the tools to do so.
3. Model Reading:

Children always copy their parents. Make sure to nurture your own love of reading. When your child sees you busy reading, he will be influenced by your example.
4. Encourage writing skills:

 Encourage children to write letters to their grandparents, relatives and friends. Keep notepad where he can leave notes informing you when and where he is going. Buy him a diary, whereby he can write down his personal thoughts. Develop your child’s impulse to write. By showing him that writing is a form of expression.

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Why each nutrient is important

Pantothenic acid is important for the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates and proteins and the production of steroid hormones. It also aids in adrenal activity and also stimulates wound healing.
Good sources: meats, milk, eggs, oranges, potatoes, broccoli, whole grains, mushrooms, and green leafy vegetables.    

Vitamin C:  it is important to the production of collagen in the body. So it gives strength to developing baby’s cartilage, muscles, blood vessels, and bones. It is also found in the skin and eyes. It is required for tissue repair and wound healing. Adequate supply gives a healthy birth weight.  
 Good sources:  citrus fruits, asparagus, broccoli, brussels, sprouts, raw cabbage, cauliflower, red and green pepper, sweet potato, tomato, apples, kiwi, mangoes, papaya, peaches, strawberries and water melon.

Vitamin D:  essential for maintaining healthy teeth and bone structure, it helps in the absorption of calcium.
Vitamin D is manufactured in the body from the chemical reaction to the ultraviolet rays in sunlight. Vitamin D is also found in fortified milk and orange juice and in egg yolk.

Vitamin E: it helps ward off cell membrane damage. It helps to prevent allergies in the developing child.
Good sources    vegetable oils, sweet potatoes, spinach, avocados, asparagus, mangoes, prunes, almonds, peanuts, sunflower seeds and hazel nuts
Vitamin K:  essential for blood clotting and prevents excess blood loss after injuries.
Good sources: Olive oil, broccoli, green leafy vegetables, green apples, blueberries, avocado, bananas, asparagus, and rapeseed oil.

MINERALS though they do not get as much attention as the vitamins, they are as important for the proper functioning of almost all the systems.

Calcium:  It is important in bone and teeth formation, but do you know it is as important for muscle contraction, blood clotting and normal heart rhythm. Also in mothers it has known to decrease the chances of pre eclampsia too.
Needed in the concentration of 1200mg/day but at a time, the body can absorb no more than 500 mg. So divide the intake in 2-3 times/day
Good sources: milk, dairy products, yogurt, sesame seeds, tofu, almonds, dried figs, green leafy vegetables, sardines etc.

Chromium: works with other substances to control insulin and maintain the normal regulation of blood sugar. It also stimulates the synthesis of proteins in the fetal tissues.
Good sources        cheese, whole grains, chicken, meat, spinach, mushroom, peas and beans
Copper: copper and iron together help in the making of red blood cells. It also aids in tissue growth, glucose metabolism and growth of healthy hair and is also essential for the development of fetal heart, arteries, blood vessels, skeletal system, brain and nervous system
Good sources: potatoes, dark green leafy vegetables, mushrooms, prunes, lobster, crab, barley, dried beans, brown rice, nuts and seeds.

Fluoride: helps in maintaining dental health and bones.
Good sources: tea, kale, spinach, milk, canned fish, treated up water

Iodine: needed for the proper functioning of thyroid gland and for nervous system development.
Good sources: iodised salt and seafood

 Iron: vital in the production of red blood cells
Good sources: green leafy vegetables, beef, dark meat, peas, dried beans, prunes, lentils, beetroot, jaggery

Magnesium: needed for the nerves and muscle functions. also for the regulation of insulin and blood sugar levels and for the removal of toxins from the body.
Good sources: peanuts, nuts, beans, yogurt, milk, wheat germ, dried apricots, bananas, prunes, and leafy vegetables

Manganese: important for the development of baby ‘s bones, cartilage and hearing mechanism. Also for the good reproductive system.
Good sources: spinach, carrot, broccoli, whole grains, nuts, brown rice, strawberries, banana and raisins

Molybdenum, phosphorus, potassium, selenium and sodium are a few more important ones.

Zinc: lifeline of the developing baby. Essential for tissue growth and cell metabolism and for the hair, skin, bone growth. It is also important in the prevention of gestational diabetes.
Good sources: wheat germ, turkey, oatmeal, yogurt, corn, cooked oysters, eggs and shellfish

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1. Instilling Confidence:

 
Confidence in children is a very important factor of developing the child’s personality. This has to be done during the early years of the child. We should teach children the value of work and the happiness that comes in completing a task. It can be a simple task like laying the table. Do not worry about him spoiling the table, as this will instill fear in the child. This will also result in a loss of confidence and send a message that you do not trust him. Give the child the confidence that he can do it. Allow them to make small decisions from an early age e.g. which book should he borrow from the library. However, beware of over confidence. Some parents praise their child so much that they get arrogant and start looking down upon others.
2. Providing The Right Environment:

The environment has the highest possible influence on a child’s personality. The environment consists of the home, school, friends, etc. Among these the home environment has the highest possible influence. It is therefore essential that the child feels wanted and respected at home and in turn learns to respect and love all that is around.
“If a child lives with criticism he learns to be critical”.
This statement is absolutely true. So how much ever we may try to send him to a good school or coach him by the best coaches, it will not replace the environment at home. Differences between adults at home should be sorted out in a mature manner and the child should not be encouraged to take sides. Decisions involving change of residence should be communicated to the children. Children should not be ignored during any change in the environment, be it birth I death, etc. A good school is one, which along with imparting education brings out the best in a child making him confident.
3. Listen:

 
Listening is an art which is important in a good parent. Parents often complain that our children do not listen to us. The question we need to ask, “How much do we listen to our children?” Listen to your child today and he will listen to you tomorrow. But listening is not hearing. The difference being, when we hear we react, when we listen we respond.
4. Spending Quality Time:

Quality time means spending a good time with your child, wherein both are relaxed, want to be with each other and communicate easily. Whether both play, read or eat should be entirely out of natural choice. It should not be an activity where the main aim is only to teach the child. In trying to teach the child we often forget to enjoy together.
5. Start by Setting Examples:

 
One good example is worth a hundred stories. Your child will learn what they see and not what they are told. You should set an example for them. If you wish that our children should exercise, we have to do it first. Telling them stories on how to respect elders will not work, if we as parents do not respect our elders. So if we desire our children to be emotionally qualified we have to work hard on improving ourselves.
However, sometimes we come across a situation where both parents work very hard and the child is lazy and does not want to work. This gets frustrating for the parents. This situation arises as it was not conveyed to the child that “Hard work can be fun”. What was conveyed was “One should work hard” or ‘Hard work is boring’.
6. ’Be Firm, Not Rigid:

 
Children require discipline as much as they require love. Studying on time, sleeping on time, playing on time, etc. all help in maintaining discipline. However, it is essential that discipline be achieved by being firm and not rigid. It is important that discipline arises out of love and not the other way around. When you are firm, then the child understands that ‘No’ means ‘No’ for a reason. When you are rigid, the child feels ‘No’ is a parental habit.
7. Sticking through, Thick and Thin:

 
A child, who emerges from an environment where ‘The Family’ and ‘We’ are given more importance than ‘I’, will emerge a strong person. Qualities like trust, sharing and patience come easily to a person from this environment. A family, which learns to stay together at all times, achieves a lot in the long run. To start with, the family should eat together. Meal times should be used to talk about the day’s event and to share.
Having a good time together should be practiced from an early age. This should not be equated with spending money or buying toys. Simple things like singing songs together, playing games brings the family closer. It is also okay to share tears with children during a loved one’s death or separation. A child should not feel isolated at such times; however, it is not wise to discuss each and every family worry with the child.
8. Being There:

 
A child whose basic emotional and physical needs are taken care of will emerge as a confident and healthy child. Confident that he can take care of himself in the world and healthy in terms of physical, emotional and spiritual well being. By spiritual, we mean morality and not religion.
It is essential for parents to ‘be there’. ‘Being there’ does not mean stopping all your work and smothering the child and not allowing him to do anything. They make the child dependant on the parents. A parent, who constantly tells the child what to do, defeats the very purpose of being around and instead making the child confident, breaks the confidence.
9. The Importance of Unstructured Play:

Play is an important activity in a child’s life. Play teaches children so much, so easily and naturally. Fairness, gelling along with peers, learning to fight your own battles, etc. are just to name a few. However, all these are important virtues of Emotional Quotient, which is more important than Intelligent Quotient or IQ. EQ stresses on the role of the child’s emotional growth in intelligence.

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To a baby or a young child, the entire world is a classroom and each day is filled with tiny but important lessons. It is true that a child’s ability to master life’s lessons is determined to a great extent by the mental capacity he is born with, his environment and the toys he plays with also influences his learning ability. At all ages and stages parents should give their child parental gifts such as stimulation, encouragement, praise and a freedom to explore.
Toys for 0 - 3 months

 
A baby can hear while in the womb and after birth quickly recognizes his mother’s voice. A newborn’s vision at first is fuzzy and will fix on things that are 8 to 10 inches from his eyes. He is drawn to human faces and can recognize faces at about one month. The following are the toys that a baby can play with:
1. Rattle and hand held toys:

The baby’s hand is held in a tight fist from birth and grasps by reflex anything put into it. By about two months he can open his hand and by three months he begins to make random swipes at objects held within his reach.
2. A crib mobile:
A crib mobile should have contrast colours, patterns and soft music. Most babies love the music. It should be attached to the crib rail to the right side as infants at this age look to the right side almost 80% of the time.
3. Tape player:
One of the best ways to soothe and entertain your baby is the through music. Most babies will like the sound of his parent singing. It does not matter on what song but lullabies and nursery rhymes remain favourites.
4. Soft books:
 Babies love to see soft books i.e. high contract patterns like black and white, red and blue, yellow and black. These books have a squeaky noise, which attracts them further.
5. Unbreakable mirror:
Babies find their own reflections very amusing. Fasten a mirror to the side of his crib or hang it near the changing table.
6. Sensory Toys:
A soft toy that tweets when pressed pleases the baby. An accidental squeak will also help him in becoming aware of what his hand is doing. When a baby begins to make more purposeful movements with his hands, he will be fascinated, when he touches an objects and it makes a sound. A game he can play, to help him to find the source of a noise is musical mittens. Take a bright coloured mitten and sew a little bell on each. He will soon discover that when he waves his hand it makes a noise.
Toys for 3 - 12 months

 
During this period, the baby is intensely curious and wants to touch, hold, put into his mouth, feel and explore everything around him. Parents need to provide a steady flow of fresh things to play that will interest and stimulate him from rattles to soft toys etc.
1. Light weight rattles:
Babies love making noise, they enjoy music. Give him a rattle and watch him shake it up. Rattles are very satisfying toys as he will continue to enjoy them as he learns to explore the different possibilities that some of them offer. Try to choose rattles that have a small enough part to fit comfortably in your baby’s hand.
2. Teething rings:
 The babies enjoy gnawing on a soft plastic ring when their gums are sore. Some of these contain finds that freeze softly when you store them in a freezer. It helps in giving cold relief to the baby.
3. Ball:
For a child playing with a ball is fun at any age especially soft and brightly coloured ones. As a baby’s grip becomes stronger, he will be able to hold a wider variety of things and experience the difference between a large ball, a heavy ball, a soft and a hard one. By the time he is 11 months old, he would have developed fine skills in picking up objects, with his thumb and forefinger in an accurate way.
4. Toy telephone:
 Toy telephone is another very popular toy. Initially, he will enjoy just removing and replacing the receiver and pulling the phone around by the receiver cord. Later he will learn to press the buttons; finally he will learn to dial. One must use a non-toxic plastic telephone, which is sturdy enough to stand up to the wear and tear they get, as a good telephone is played with for several years.
5. Activity bars and activity centers:
Activity bars are hung with dangling squeaky plastic toys that fit across the car seat or stroller. An activity center is basically a rock that comes with laughing toys.
6. Pop up toys:
Babies always enjoy peek-a-boo, hence they have a thrill with pop up toys too. Babies of this age often enjoy toys which pop up and surprise them. A pop up clown in a cone, a jack in the box gets a baby really surprised and thrilled. If your child is afraid, put the toy away for a week and try it again when he is a little older.
7. Squeaky rubber toys:
 Anything a baby can grip and squeak is usually popular with this age group. These toys are perfect for the tub.
8. Block:
 Most babies under one are only just learning to develop their skills to use them; it is the right time to introduce a shape sorter and set of stacking cups. Initially, he may enjoy emptying the shapes out, but if he is shown how the shapes fit or how the cup nest inside each other, it won’t be long before he starts to enjoy pushing them down.
9. Musical games:
 As a baby gets older, he will increasingly enjoy musical songs and games. At first, he may just chuckle and laugh, but soon he will start to anticipate what’s coming next. He may learn to make other actions fit in with the song, or to clap his hands. A drum to bang, a piano to play or maracas to shake are lots of fun and make instant noise that stops when the action stops.
10. Books:
When a child is about eight or nine months old he will respond to his name. He understands words long before he can talk to himself. It is very essential to start reading very early to them. The more he is read to, he will begin to recognize the pictures and link them to the object they represent. Board books are good at first. Rag books can also be useful; they are good for chewing as well as looking at and are virtually indestructible.
Toys for 1 - 2 years

 
During this stage the baby will change immensely becoming more mobile and developing greater understanding and communication skills. The baby can express his feelings explicitly. His curiosity is unbounded and needs careful handling to ensure that he has plenty of opportunities to learn and explore. As the control of his hands improves, he needs toys to build, fit together and sort. He needs toys that test his physical abilities and increase his confidence. He needs a wide variety of experiences. During this stage, the baby is ready for more elaborate toys but safety is a very important factor. Toddlers like to imitate elders, so it is necessary to give him toys that imitate daily life. Here are some of the toys for them.
1. Ride on toys:
A ride on toys adds a new dimension to a toddler’s mobility. He soon learns to push himself along. Any such toy should have castors, which will take pressure in any direction. These toys also help to gain confidence and improve his balancing skills.
2. Push toys and Pull along toys:
Push toys are very popular. Pull along toys help develop a toddlers imaginative play. It increases a child’s co-ordination and balance as the child looks behind him as he walks along. It will help him steady his feet. However, a pull along toy should be stable or else it can frustrate him.
3. Dolls:

This is an excellent pretend play toy. The child makes the toy come to life, making it walk, talk. Doll is a vital prop; it enhances a child’s imitative and imaginative skills.
4. Stacking toys: At this stage a toddler enjoys stacking and sorting toys. He experiences how different shapes and sizes fit together, how larger objects work best at bottom, with smaller ones on top. Toys that stack or nest encourage a child to use both hands and co-ordinate his hand movement with his eyes. He also starts to be aware of differences in size and shape, large and small.
5. Sorting toys: A toddler at this age loves sorting an apple from oranges, dark clothes from light ones. Sorting objects gives a child experience in handling things with different shapes and textures. By this age, a simple shape sorter may be more understandable to him. He will gain a sense of achievement, especially if he is praised for doing well. Some sorters are on colour coding, so the blue shape will fit in the blue slot, etc.
6. Puzzles: Puzzle enhances his memory skills. The first to introduce are the simple play trays with the basic colour and shapes, later on one can introduce different kinds of play trays i.e. farm animals, transport, parts of body, etc.
7. Books: A real appreciation of looks begins to show itself at this age, particularly if parents spend time reading with their children. By looking at books from an early age a child learns to link the pictures in the book with familiar objects around him. A book at bedtime is a traditional and wonderful way to unwind at the end of the day and spend some warm and comfortable moments.
Toys for 2 - 3 years

 
During this year the toddler becomes more sociable articulate and better coordinated. He needs toys and games that complement and extend his skills, and enable him to understand his world. The bewildering variety of toys in the market, together with claims to special education advantages, make choosing good toys a difficult task.
1. Musical toy instruments: Music is always going to be the all time favourite of young toddlers, be it a piano, violin or guitar.
2. Pretend toys : They love toys that let him pretend to be a grown up be it a doctor set, tea sets, play houses, doll houses, full equipped kitchen props for make believe game, etc. Playing these games encourages him to speak and use his rapidly expanding vocabulary. Puppets are also fascinating toys that come to life and are particularly good for encouraging a child to speak. It is excellent for speech development.
3. Ball: Playing with a ball will be an all time favourite, even more as he can throw better. A beach ball or under inflated ball, may be easier for a two year old to throw, hit or bat. As his skills develop, a heavier and smaller ball can be used.
4. Puzzle: Puzzles help a child to understand how things are grouped. It can be very absorbing. A child may study each piece carefully, working out visually where it fits into the whole. Initially, it is advisable to start off with five to six piece jigsaw puzzles. If more pieces are there, he may get tired, frustrated and finally be disinterested. By doing a smaller puzzle, he would be very satisfied at completing it.
5. Painting, Art and Craft: By this age, a child can probably handle a short brush and make cleaner strokes. At this stage a child has a very short concentration span. Sometimes he may paint two lines and give up. He may enjoy sticking and cutting too. It is not easy for him to use a scissor, cotton, wool, tea leaves, pasta, and feathers.
6. Outdoor activities: By his third birthday, he will be ready for more challenging toys. As he really starts to grow into his physical skills, he will love toys that let him test his new found abilities like swings, sports equipments like cricket bat and ball, badminton, etc.
7. Board games: Toddlers brain development will benefit from learning how to playa simple board game such as Ludo, Snakes and Ladders, etc.
Toys for 3 - 6 years

 
Playing with toys can go a very long way in shaping a wholesome and healthy personality. A child acquires the fundamental self esteem, necessary for a good life. One of the main advantages of play is that it encourages a child’s cognitive development.
1. Imaginative play: Between the ages of three to five years your child’s imagination really takes off. Children transform everyday effects, for use in their imaginary worlds for e.g. A blanket draped over chairs makes a house or castle. A bed can be a boat, dolls and teddies and other stuff toys become playmates. Dressing-up clothes and a few props can add to the fun of imaginative games. Old toys may be rediscovered and used in new or different ways.
2. Building houses, vehicles and other structures: Wooden building blocks or train sets can be incorporated into his imaginative games. As parents, if you talk about what he is building, his vocabulary and understanding can be stretched. More complex shape words like cylinder, cube and pyramid can be used and understood.
3. Puzzles and jigsaws: At this stage, your child may be ready for more advanced puzzles, which encourage him to plan ahead and think things through. His problem solving abilities are also taxed by jigsaws.
4. Making models: Clay is a lot of fun at this age (between 3 - 5 years). Your child may now begin to use these materials, to make a greater variety of different shapes, animals, a person or a car.
5. Cooking: Your child will love being included, in helping you with cooking or baking. You can make buns or cakes and let your child help you with measuring the ingredients, kneading or rolling the dough.
6. Cutting and making collages: At the age of five years your child will be able to make collages cut outs and more adventurous kinds of pictures. One can use old birthday cards or New Year cards. He can use dry flowers, etc. Children love making cards; he can make simple cards, by cutting out balloons or animals and sticking them down.
7. Painting: As he gets older, your child could enjoy new painting techniques. He can mix different colours of paint together, to make a different range of other distinct colours.
8. Board games: By the age of four, most children like to play simple board or card games like snakes and ladders, ludo, etc. Board games can help your child to recognize numbers and learn to count.
9. Books: As your child grows, his taste in books will grow and change to. He will now be interested in more than just pictures; he will want to know the fairy tales which are still very popular at this stage. There are many books available that help to develop pre-reading skills.
10. Physical games: Physical games, indoors and outdoors are vital for developing your child’s co-ordination and strength. Between ages of 3 - 5 years, children can use the slides, seesaw, etc. At about the age of three years, he may learn to pedal a tricycle, when he out grows his tricycle he can progress to a small bicycle with training wheels. Swimming too is a splendid outdoor activity. By three or four years of age, he may be able to swim by himself.

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Ten Guidelines from God Effective Immediately

These are the guidelines that God has given to all of us to learn and pass the message to our kids.It will help us to lead a peaceful and mor fulfilling life.Look at what God has to say to you?

 1. QUIT WORRYING:
 Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit
 and worry. Have you forgotten that I am here
 to take all your burdens and carry them for you?
 Or do you just enjoy fretting over every little
 thing that comes your way?

 2. PUT IT ON THE LIST:
 Something needs done or taken care of. Put it
 on the list. No, not YOUR list. Put it on MY
 to-do-list. Let ME be the one to take care
 of the problem. I can’t help you until you turn
 it over to Me. And although My to-do-list
 is long, I am after all… God. I can take care
 of anything you put into My hands. In fact,
 if the truth were ever really known, I take
 care of a lot of things for you that you never
 even realize.

 3. TRUST ME:
 Once you’ve given your burdens to Me,
 quit trying to take them back. Trust in
 Me. Have the faith that I will take care of
 all your needs, your problems and your trials.
 Problems with the kids? Put them on My list.
 Problem with finances? Put it on My list.
 Problems with your emotional roller coaster?
 For My sake, put it on My list. I want to
 help you. All you have to do is ask.

 4. LEAVE IT ALONE:
 Don’t wake up one morning and say,
 ”Well, I’m feeling much stronger now, I think
 I can handle it from here.” Why do you think
 you are feeling stronger now? It’s simple.
 You gave Me your burdens and I’m taking
 care of them. I also renew your strength
 and cover you in my peace. Don’t you
 know that if I give you these problems back,
 you will be right back where you started?
 Leave them with Me and forget about
 them. Just let Me do my job.

 5. TALK TO ME: 

 I want you to forget a lot of things.
 Forget what was making you crazy..
 Forget the worry and the fretting because
 you know I’m in control.. But there’s one
 thing I pray you never forget. Please, don’t
 forget to talk to Me - OFTEN! I love YOU!
 I want to hear your voice. I want you to
 include Me in on the things going on in your life.
 I want to hear you talk about your friends
 and family. Prayer is simply you having
 a conversation with Me. I want to be your
 dearest friend.

 6. HAVE FAITH:
 I see a lot of things from up here that you
 can’t see from where you are. Have faith in
 Me that I know what I’m doing. Trust Me;
 you wouldn’t want the view from My eyes.
 I will continue to care for you, watch over you,
 and meet your needs. You only have to trust Me.
 Although I have a much bigger task than you,
 it seems as if you have so much trouble just
 doing your simple part. How hard can trust be?

7. SHARE: 
 You were taught to share when you were
 only two years old. When did you forget?
 That rule still applies. Share with those who are
 less fortunate than you.. Share your joy with
 those who need encouragement. Share your
 laughter with those who haven’t heard any in
 such a long time. Share your tears with those
 who have forgotten how to cry. Share your faith
 with those who have none.

 8. BE PATIENT:
 I managed to fix it so in just one lifetime
 you could have so many diverse experiences.
 You grow from a child to an adult, have children,
 change jobs many times, learn many trades,
 travel to so many places, meet thousands
 of people, and experience so much. How can
 you be so impatient then when it takes Me
 a little longer than you expect to handle
 something on My to-do-list? Trust in My
 timing, for My timing is perfect. Just
 because I created the entire universe in
 only six days, everyone thinks I should
 always rush, rush, rush.

 9. BE KIND:
 Be kind to others, for I love them just
 as much as I love you. They may not dress
 like you, or talk like you , or live the same way
 you do, but I still love you all. Please try
 to get along, for My sake. I created each
 of you different in some way. It would be
 too boring if you were all identical.
 Please, know I love each of your differences.

 10. LOVE YOURSELF:
 As much as I love you, how can you not
 love yourself? You were created by me for
 one reason only — to be loved, and to love
 in return.. I am a God of Love. Love Me.
 Love your neighbors. But also love yourself.
 It makes My heart ache when I see you
 so angry with yourself when things go
 wrong. You are very precious to me..
 Don’t ever forget……

    So dear parents, it is important for you to grasp this first and then pass it on to the generations to come.

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