There is nothing that adequately prepares us for the most important job there is—parenting. Children and teens do not come with an owner’s manual, and most of our training is on the job. With our own parents as our most prominent role models, we tend to repeat what we have learned about parenting from them. [...] Read more »
Common Mistakes While Parenting Children
You have made it through 40 weeks of anxiety studded waiting. Your baby has finally arrived and you are itching to try out your newly acquired parenting skills. But before you tumble into the glory and pain of parenting, it would help if you knew more about some of the most common mistakes parents make [...] Read more »
The Danger of Treating Teens Like Children
The age of maturity keeps changing. At one time a child was considered an adult when they reached puberty. Then it was moved to 18 years old. Now, a child can live at home and act like a dependent up until they are 26 without any problem. Adolescence is an artificial extension of childhood; a [...] Read more »
10 Parenting Tips For Elementary-Age Children
Do you have a child between the ages of 5 and 9? That special season is a time of enormous growth and development and can be a whirlwind to observe. I am privileged to be parenting my fourth elementary-age child. Here are some of my favorite 10 parenting tips for early school-age kids. 1. It’s [...] Read more »
My Out Of Control Teen – How To Discipline Children
Are you slowly losing hope in building one happy and strong family because you can’t seem to deal things with your children anymore? Do you always end up shouting at your children whenever you would have an argument together and you just don’t know what to do anymore? Never ever lose hope and just look [...] Read more »