If you want your child to grow into a respectful person, you need to start teaching respect early. Young children can be guided towards respectful behavior as they start to talk to and interact with others. You can pull from three different branches of psychology to instill … [Read more...] about Teaching Your Child Respect From A Young Age
Parenting Teens
How To Help Your Teenage Children Get Along
If you are the parent of teenage children you may be wondering where your compliant, fun and loving elementary age kids went. While you are certainly not alone, it can be difficult enough to navigate the teen years if you are the parent of one child that age. But what happens … [Read more...] about How To Help Your Teenage Children Get Along
How to Raise a Happy, Confident Daughter
Girls are often harder on themselves than they need to be. Most girls have a strong need to feel wanted and accepted by their friends and family. Girls need to have a good self esteem in today's society that is so focused on comparing themselves to each other. If you are raising … [Read more...] about How to Raise a Happy, Confident Daughter
Need to Know: When to Butt In and When to Stay Out of Your Teen’s Life
Part of raising independent kids, and kids that are self sufficient is letting them fight their own battles, make their own choices, and solve their own problems. However, sometimes it is your responsibility as a parent to butt in. The following are a few guidelines to help you … [Read more...] about Need to Know: When to Butt In and When to Stay Out of Your Teen’s Life
Good Parenting: How To Understand What Your Kids Are Telling You
Communication with kids is complicated. I am sure most parents will agree. It is not so easy to always understand what kids are telling us. That is because they are just learning how to use language to express themselves. They often don’t have the emotional intelligence to … [Read more...] about Good Parenting: How To Understand What Your Kids Are Telling You
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to