Parenting
Getting Children to Listen When You Need Them To
By admin at April 19, 2011 | 4:56 pm | 0 Comment
Studies have shown that if you take the time out to listen to your children and talk to them for about a quarter of an hour every day, you can open up channels of communication that will end up lasting a whole lifetime. This will be a lifesaver during the difficult teenage years. Getting to communicate with your children isn't that difficult but it takes a fair more...
How to Be a Good Stepparent
By admin at March 19, 2011 | 4:53 pm | 0 Comment
If you're trying to be a good stepparent the chances are that the odds aren't in your favor. Even the fairytales are weighted against you when you think of evil stepparents in stories like Cinderella and a host of other tales. It really doesn't matter if it was death or divorce that made your partner single again; your step kids are going to look at you as an outsider more...
Coping with being a Single Parent after a Divorce
By admin at January 19, 2011 | 4:52 pm | 0 Comment
You knew how to parent your children when you were a couple but how do you handle the stress in the middle of a divorce. You should come up with new rules for your little children. You should reestablish the priorities of your family and ease up on the discipline until your children have gotten through the stress of your family breaking up. Whether you're the more...
Parenting Strategies for Single Parents
By admin at December 19, 2010 | 4:51 pm | 0 Comment
Single parenting comes with is own fair share of struggles and challenges. It also tends to come with its own rewards as well. If you're the only one available to make decisions for your child it may seem very overwhelming at certain times especially when it concerns discipline. On the other hand it tends to create an unbreakable bond between children and their parents. more...
The Good that Discipline Can Do
By admin at November 19, 2010 | 4:50 pm | 0 Comment
Taking a strong stand isn't a bad thing for parents to try and learn. Kids need discipline because it teaches them what acceptable behavior is and what it isn't. At certain times punishment may be necessary in order to impart what consequences are all about to children. However you should make sure that this discipline is kept short and you should respect the feelings of more...
The Dangers of Hovering around Your Children
By admin at November 19, 2010 | 4:46 pm | 0 Comment
Parents who hover are an easily recognizable thing. Think of the mom at the playground who won't let her children go down the slide. Think of your next door neighbor who drives her children to school, because she's scared that the school bus may get into an accident. Think of the Dad at the local Boy Scouts who won't allow his son practice knot-tying because he's scared more...
How to Adjust to Life as a Single Father
By admin at October 25, 2010 | 4:44 pm | 0 Comment
When a child begins school he or she must learn to deal with the demands of a new environment. The child who can take advantage of the skills that he or she has is most apt to succeed in school. When man suddenly becomes a single father, he too is thrown into a new environment. He must make use of the skills that he has, especially the skills that will most benefit his more...
What Sort of Parent Are You?
By admin at September 19, 2010 | 4:43 pm | 0 Comment
Your style of parenting can really and truly affect the type of adult that your child ends up becoming. If you handle a child too strictly, they will end up being too complaint and submissive and have little self-esteem too. They will play the victim through their entire lives. If you're too permissive and allow a child to get away with everything you may hamper the more...