- Discerning Between Useful And Useless Parenting Advice By : Mary Loewen
Parenting advice is all around us every day, from experts to novices, from our parents to fellow parents that we meet at the sporting event. We are constantly bombarded by some form advice. Simply giv..
- Successful Co-Parenting- How to Raise Happy- Healthy Kids With Your Ex By : Beth Banning
Divorced with kids, but still playing the "who's-right, who's-wrong" game? Are your attempts to co-parent plagued by leftover anger and unsettled arguments from the past? If you're angry, confused, or..
- Why Are Young Adults So Unhappy By : Carole Herbster, Psy.D.
Young adults report that they have everything they want but are not happy or satisfied with their lives. In my consulting room, the same sentiment is shared by my clients practically every day. So w..
- Childhood Independence By : Tim Shillington
If we are careful enough, nothing good or bad will ever happen to us.Like many people of my generation I had to make my own way to school. During my primary school years it was a one-and-a-half km wal..
- Teaching Our Children the Value of Work By : Christine Conners
There has been a lot of discussion recently about whether children today are more self-centered than children of previous generations. Researchers such as Dr. Jean Twenge argue that not only are they..
- How to Dine Out With Young Children and Enjoy It By : Jack Horner
Dining out with young children can be an intimidating experience. Children love to jump, run, yell, play and generally have fun everything but sit down and quietly enjoy a meal. The fact is that go..
- A Different Slant On Raising Kids By : E. Raymond Rock
By bringing beings into this world, we selflessly give our children the opportunity to clean up their latent karma. When raising children, it is of the utmost importance that we, as parents, completel..
- A Controversial Thought - Teaching Our Kids To Lie Can Help Them Later In Life By : Vincent Harris
As I write this, I have no doubt in my mind, that the majority of parents out there do not intentionally teach their children to lie.Notice I said intentionally; most parents are interested in raising..
- Homework - Multi-Tasking or Distracting? By : Susan Kruger
At a recent education conference I attended, there was a lot of buzz about the "multi-tasking" learner. Essentially, educators are recognizing that todays students are plugged into their iPods, surfi..
- Is Your Ex Coming to Visit Your Child? By : Molly Barrow
The most important consideration is the child not you and your stirred up anxiety. Your child needs a relationship with their parent more than you need to resolve old feelings from the past. As long a..
- Raising Happy Children By : Hilary Basile
It is one of those essential facts of life that raising happy children demands time and attention. Its a complicated process especially when there is no magic formula to follow. Following are some gui..
- A Parenting Tip on how to Connect Warmly with your Children (and Spouse) By : Shevach Pepper
You take on an extra job so your girl can go to summer camp, you give up your Sunday afternoons to drive your son to practice, and you take a bank loan for your child's higher education. Your child th..
- Divorced Parenting - Considering The Needs Of The Children By : Donald Saunders
Divorce is a traumatic time for children who often find themselves on a rollercoaster ride both during and after a divorce. This is a time therefore when both parents, whatever their own problems with..
- Lacking Self-Esteem? "Loser, You're Useless!"...Words That Echo By : Patricia Hubbard
Echo Chamber What are the words that echo in your mind? You cant do that! Youll never make it alone! Grow up! Always do your best. Do the right job or dont do it at all! People are looking at you!
- 3 Things You Should Never Do For Your Kids By : Gabriel J. Adams
When it comes to children, they can be quite persuasive in getting what they want and when they want it. Once you look into their angelic eyes, youre a goner. Or perhaps you have already created a mon..
- Parenting Tip - Speak Through Your Ears By : Shevach Pepper
Many years ago, after I had my first child, a man who was much older an more experienced than me gave me this parenting tip; to create a good relationship with your children ask them lots of question..
- How to be the Best Possible Parent By : Mikael Rieck
If you havent yet tried to be a parent of your own but you like the idea even though it might be frightening then you will experience a whole new world. We have all had parents and we have seen the jo..
- Keep Your Kids Safe in Your Car By : Paige Filler
Anyone with children knows that car safety is important. They are so little and cars are so big, they have to be taught safety by example as well as enforcing safety rules. Contrary to popular belie..
- Impacting Your Daughter for the Next Generation By : Alyssa Avant
Do you wish you could connect with your daughter in a meaningful, powerful way? I hope to give you inspiration, tools and ideas that will help you to do just that.Moms, Im sure you can remember the d..
- 3 Reasons Why Students Need Strong Memory Skills By : Jim Sarris
For some kids it causes frustration. For others it causes despair. And for others it is plain hopeless.What ever the circumstances, there is one important thing to know about memory skills. Your child..
- Game Software Makes Learning Piano Fun By : Bethany Weddington
You may have heard of Dance Dance Revolution, the arcade game phenomenon that got all the teenagers dancing and exercising like crazy, or Guitar Hero, the PS2 hit that has kids cranking out their favo..
- A Tie Between Parents and Scripture By : Alyssa Avant
A girls relationship with her mother is one of the most important relationships in their life. As a youth and childrens minister, I have done a great amount of research on who affects the lives of ch..
- 5 Helpful Tips For New Parents By : Gabriel J. Adams
When becoming a new parent, there are just some things that baby books and family advice cannot prepare you for. Whether it is paying attention to the signs that a newborn's health is failing or learn..
- 10 Tips For Successful Divorced Parenting By : Donald Saunders
Many divorced parents believe that divorce itself will permanently damage their children. Research shows however that, while divorce is often a traumatic experience for children, it is the manner in w..
- How to Handle Your Child's Temper Tantrums By : Colin Southgate
Every child undergoes a period when he is becoming less patient and is somehow frustrated at how limited his abilities can be. This disappointment and struggle to grasp greater control of things is ve..
- Quitters Never Win By : Solomon Brenner
It is important for parents to insist that children do what they are supposed to do, when and how the parent expects it to be done. Parents have the strength, motivation and power to outlast their chi..
- Be A Parent, Not A Friend By : Solomon Brenner
One parenting problem that is very prevalent today is the confusion between fulfilling the role of a parent and the role of a friend. It is natural to want to give you children everything, but never s..
- Rewarding With Positivity By : Solomon Brenner
Anyone who has ever taken care of a child knows that you can get kids to do virtually anything if there is a reward involved, but it is crucial to good parenting to make sure that the reward is approp..
- But Out! By : Solomon Brenner
When talking to children it is important to remember that subtle differences in your language can completely alter your messages meaning in the childs mind. One of these small differences is the meani..
- Pre-Framing for Success By : Solomon Brenner
Pre-framing is developing a pattern for success as a prerequisite to achieving it. You may not realize it, but you have been pre-framing your children since before they were born. Mothers who take pre..
- Adopting An Abandoned Child Or Baby By : Janet Keall
The key to understanding and successfully parenting an abandoned baby/child is educating yourself of what your baby/child has learned.Adopting is an overwhelming, joyous and life changing experience; ..
- 7 Reasons to Adopt a Child By : Debbie Mumm
(1) The desire to have a child whether it is your first child or your sixth. Having a child is the most difficult job you will ever have but is also the most rewarding. This child will probably n..
- Supporting Your Child Writer By : Robyn Whyte
There isn't a week I don't get a submission to our publishing company without a reference to being a child writer. Most say "I started writing when I was seven years old." That's average.Most writer..
- Is The BBC Bucking The Trend With Its Nursery Closures? By : Gabriel J. Adams
In light of the recent news that the BBC will be saving more than 4 million by the closure of its workplace nurseries this article looks at if this fate is likely to hit more nurseries or if the BBC i..
- Meals for Kids By : Christine Steendahl
These meals for kids recipes will delight the pickiest eater. The kids will give you a big hug when you fix this easy and nutritious Broccoli Chicken for dinner. This recipe includes nutritious carr..
- Parenting - The Too Sexy Too Early Study - Your Daughter and Your Parenting By : Jeff Herring
Parenting is labor intensive when you do it right.Have you heard about the results of the "Too Sexy Too Early" Study by the American Psychiatric Association?Warning: You are about to read a RANT!A..
- Torned Between Momma And Daddy By : Clark Thomas
Are you making it harder for your child to choose between you or the other parent? Do you and the other parent get along well enough to co-exist between each other? The heartache and pain children can..
- Don't Let Your Children Leave Home Without This By : Vicki Taylor
Before you know it, your little girl or boy has graduated high school and making noise about leaving home. Finally. That extra room is inches away.Wait.Before you get too caught up in measuring walls ..
- Parent's Aren't Perfect Just Responsible By : Clark Thomas
As parents we sometimes make it seem as if we have it all together to the degree that our children do not notice the mistakes and problematic issues we face as parents. I find it necessary sometimes t..
- Shredded Family Pictures By : Linda Meckler
What happens to your family pictures when you split up with your partner? Do you rip your partner out of your pictures? What do you think you should do with these family pictures? Were they from a hap..
- Help Is On The Way With Insomnia In Children By : Tom Turner
Children are such a blessing. They can bring us great joy at the oddest times. You can be in a horrible mood and just a hug from a child can lift the whole day and make things look a lot brighter. Ins..
- Advice: Family Relationships That Are Becoming Dead - Improve By Jumping Into Their Head! By : Shevach Pepper
Do you want to hear some good advice: Family relationships that are strained are saved by getting into their world.Do you like to get up before dawn and to be tired, aching, and hungry all day? If you..
- How Many 3-Year Olds Does It Take To Drive A Person Insane? By : Trevor Kugler
I'm the single parent of a beautiful 3-year old daughter. She was recently asking me to "pet her doggie" for about the fifth time in a single hour when the thought crossed my mind: How in the hell d..
- How To Determine The Different Styles Of Parenting By : Dean Caporella
When the question of "what are the different types of parenting styles?" is asked it's not hard to think back to the work Diana Baumrind, a psychologist, did nearly 40 years ago.Baumrind's studies hav..
- 5 Ways Parents Can Protect Their Children By : Gabriel J. Adams
When it comes to protecting your children, you always feel that what you do is never enough. If you think youve covered all of the angles of making sure your little ones are safe, try checking the lis..
- Kid's Lunch Recipes By : Christine Steendahl
Lunchtime should be a fun time for kids. Since taste is very important to children, filling their lunch box with tasty delicious foods is important. Lunch is the perfect time to combine good food an..
- ADD Parent: What Will Make Your Eleven-Year-Old Do Their Math? By : Tellman Knudson
If you're the parent of an ADD child, you probably have issues with getting your son or daughter to do their homework, and often the biggest issue is getting them to do math.If you don't have ADD, you..
- Learning Problems - 10 Tips for Parents By : Felecia Sheffield PhD
Psychology has come a long way in diagnosing learning disabilities. In the past parents were only told that their child was a slow learner when they had difficulty learning and were sometimes only off..
- In The Home Of Gimme Gimme Never Gets Why Do Our Kids Not Know Their Manners Yet? By : Celeste Remillard
In the Land of Parenting there lives children. One, two, sometimes three per household and they are apart of the Now society. Being parents, we all want our children to have what we didnt have. Tha..
- Teaching Your Child About Appropriate Touching By : Felecia Sheffield PhD
Hugging, embracing, and sitting on your favorite uncle's lap all use to be innocent behaviors that wouldn't have caused a second thought. However, now more than ever, parents are faced with the additi..
- Warning! Bully on the Playground By : Felecia Sheffield PhD
Bullies and their bullying behavior have been around forever. There has always been someone or a group of individuals who used their size or demeanor to intimidate others that were perceived to be wea..
- Social Courtesies By : Felecia Sheffield PhD
As we move further and further into the 21st century, social courtesies and niceties appear to be going the way of the dinosaurs. Even if this is the case, as parents, you can teach your child these f..
- Hazing 101 By : Felecia Sheffield PhD
Hazing activities can occur when a person is trying to join an athletic team, club, professional or social organization, school group, a fraternity/sorority or the military. Wikipedia defines hazing a..
- Guide To - Successful Parenting By : Colin Southgate
If your kids appear to be out of control; if you feel you are failing in the role of Mommy or Daddy; if you find yourself counting the days until your kids go off to college, it should be enlightening..
- Attachment Parenting - Whose Life Is This Anyway By : Kim Paluch
Our youngest child was born when the the rest of our clan were teen-agers. Having learned from our previous parenting experiences, we wanted to do things differently. And having known practicing midwi..
- Mothering 101 - Learn the Rules to Win the Parenting Game By : Colleen Langenfeld
When you start down the path of mothering, no one warns you what you're getting into.Think back to when your baby was brand new. People showered your little one with gifts and you with well-wishes.You..
- Spring Activities For Kids By : Rachel Vince
Spring is almost here and what better way to enjoy and appreciate those lovely spring days outdoors with your children than blowing bubbles!Kids Craft Recipe for Homemade Bubbles:
Giant Bubbles
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- The Challenges Of Parenthood By : Clark Thomas
One thing all parents have in common is that children or a child will challenge their authority. Its across the board; whether you are financially rich or economically poor, children will challenge yo..
- Pagan Family, USA By : SawWhet Nightbird
US society in general holds puritan moral values on issues such as sex, womens roles, humanitys place in the universal scheme of things, money and authority. Pagan parents who choose to teach their c..
- Second Wives Club - How To Connect With His Children By : Crista Cowan
I have a client who is actually a third wife. Her husband has five children from his first two marriages. The children range in age from 7 to 19. Susan has no children of her own. She and her husb..
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