Best Parents

Being divorced and also being a father is not easy. All too often fathers make promises to kids when they move out of the marital home, but are unable to keep to them. They do not realize the adverse effect this has on the psyche of the children. So, if you are divorced, you need to make sure that you fulfill these 5 primary goals. 1. Whenever you make a promise to you kids, it is important that you keep to them. Remember, your kids too are suffering due to the divorce and all of a sudden they are Read more [...]

Woodrow Wilson once said, "Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together." And indeed, friends are an important part of life. This holds true for all ages, even for your little one. Having, few or no friends can deeply affect your child's self-esteem and how they view their social skills. So much emphasis has been placed on popularity that oftentimes, a child may feel like a failure if she has only a few friends. However, it is important not to confuse quantity with Read more [...]

To many dads discipline meaning yelling, threatening or spanking when the behavior of the child is unacceptable. they may be confusing discipline, which means loving guidance and teaching, with punishment. Punishment is punitive and harsh. Their own fathers worked long hours and the mother did most of the parenting, sometimes with a threat of "just wait till your father comes home." Consequently males may have grown up without a strong caring father or in many cases, no father present Read more [...]

In this day and age, most parents understand the risks involved in letting their children spend unsupervised time on the internet. But if their kids have their own computers and have unlimited access to them, it is difficult to know exactly what effect their time spent online has on their emotional lives. Most parents are too busy to monitor all of their child's online activities. In a lot of families both parents work, plus once they are home there are home activities that need tending to, such Read more [...]

Male postnatal depression isn't as well known as the female version, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Remember, not so long ago, people were denying that mothers suffered from postnatal depression. Thankfully, times and attitudes have changed -- though many new fathers still aren't getting the help they need. Male postnatal depression causes aren't fully understood, but many doctors believe that it is not a chemical or hormonal process as is commonly the case in new mothers. Instead, it is Read more [...]