When it comes to protecting your children, nothing is more important. As children start to make friends and they gain exposure to the media, they begin to learn more about social networking and other trends. Facebook and MySpace may be words of fear for many parents that have … [Read more...] about Placing Parental Fears Behind You with a Facebook Page
Parenting Teens
Ways to Make Teaching Teens Gratitude Easier
It can be frustrating to try and teach your teen to be grateful. They will resist. Teens today feel entitled rather than appreciative, selfish rather than considerate, and expectant rather than grateful, so getting them to turn all of that around and show gratitude is not an easy … [Read more...] about Ways to Make Teaching Teens Gratitude Easier
Tips for Teaching Your Teen Gratitude
Teenagers can be a nightmare to live with. Boy or girl, teenagers usually mean a lot of drama, a lot of selfish tantrums, and a lot of feelings of entitlement. One way to make living with your teen more tolerable and enjoyable, is to help them develop a grateful outlook on life. … [Read more...] about Tips for Teaching Your Teen Gratitude
When to Pick Your Battles
As a parent you have probably heard the advice that you should "pick your battles" with your kids. Kids resist you; that is part of their growing up and becoming individuals, so how do you decide which resistances are okay, and which are not? The following is a look at picking … [Read more...] about When to Pick Your Battles
Pick Your Battles
The following is a look at picking your battles as a parent:Avoiding battles in the first place. Whenever possible, avoid battles. Because of the nature of your relationship as a parent in authority over a child, battles are sure to happen. Your child has to assert independence … [Read more...] about Pick Your Battles
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to