Best Parents

After 20 years as a parent educator - there's nothing I haven't heard and very little that surprises me. What interests and inspires me is how much we parents have in common with each other. And as a mom who raised 5, highly independent and self-sufficient kids and as a parent educator who has talked with hundreds of thousands of parents about life with their kids, I feel qualified to share this fun list of what I consider the "Top 10 Parenting Complaints" Enjoy.   10. Kids Read more [...]

Take a trip down memory lane, how did your parents try to manage your behaviour. Were they controlling, guiding or just laid back. Chances are that you probably use the same techniques to discipline your own offspring. We all would have learnt from experiences throughout our own childhood. The way your parents brought you up is probably the same way you are raising your children right now. Diana Baumrind (1967) suggests that there are three parenting styles used by parents to help children with Read more [...]

The relationship between a parent and his child is the most important of all: if they have a normal relationship, full of affection and respect, than the child will develop normally, but if their relationship is based on anger, the child will then have a less normal life. The parent has a very important job: he has to give a shape to his child' s personality, to help him become a civilized and decent adult! This means that the parent needs to place restrictions and limitations on his child's behavior Read more [...]

As children mature, different events coupled with varying emotions are facing them. These emotions trigger lots of feelings like anger, jealousy, sadness, happiness, loneliness, the sense of being proud, sense of fulfillment and many others. However, the parents of today's generation often feel and consider that their children are still young to handle different kinds of emotions. But parents should remember that it is better to help your children have confidence because the child who is confident Read more [...]

All kids experiment with lying, younger kids most especially. The most crucial age wherein a child learns to deliberately lie, often a blend of reality and fantasy, is between the ages 3 and 7. It is during this age when kids are likely to invent imaginary friends or companions who become their guilty counterparts whenever they did something wrong. When that happens, be an adult and do not take the lie personally. It is normal for kids to pass through the lying phase. In fact, it is a part of their Read more [...]

The strength of relationships with our children today... will become the foundation of humanity evolution; therefore, pay close attention to what they say, as they will surely be the leaders of tomorrow. Many people today believe connection with our children is based only upon parenting roles, or teaching them what adults believe to be the necessary skills and values to fit in with society. However, the underlying problem with that type of guidance is that it creates simply another version of us Read more [...]

Bed-wetting is the involuntary passage of urine during the night or day. Enuresis, the medical term for it, is fairly normal among preschoolers up to school-aged children. At this age, a child's physical and emotional preparedness to maintain complete bladder control differs, especially at night while at sleep. In most cases, they have had this condition since birth and often have at least one close relative; it may either be a parent, uncle or aunt, who has had the same problem at about the same Read more [...]

At the age of 40, I have realized that my parents knew more than what I gave them credit for. Many of us don't listen to our parents because we think they are ancient. Looking back, I realize that my parents gained their wisdom by surviving on common sense and street smarts. I would like to share some things I have learned from them. Maybe you have learned the same lessons from your own parents.   You will look back at the first person to break your heart and laugh at your stupidity. Read more [...]

Funny thing is, few people seem to think sex education is important. Look at the examples. At school, you don't spend a lot of time in sex ed classes, if you even have a sex ed class. Often, sex ed is taught during a biology class or a health class that doesn't even last the whole year. Subjects like math and English get more time and attention at every school in the United States. I'm not saying that math and English aren't important, but the amount of schooling you get in those twosubjects as compared Read more [...]

Raising happy children does not have anything to do with the material possessions that you give to them. Regardless of how many toys kids have or how much you try to shield them from the harsher aspects of life, the ability of children to be happy as they grow up is largely based on internal factors. Signs of Unhappiness One of the primary keys to making sure your children are happy is to know how to spot the signs of distress, particularly among children who are under the age of five. Unhappy Read more [...]