Best Parents

Although the role of mothers has changed little over the years, the role of fathers has changed considerably, particularly over the past 150 years. During the second half of the nineteenth century, often referred to as the Victorian Era, the father was a very distant and rarely seen figure as far as children were concerned and his responsibility was largely confined to being the family's 'law giver'. This changed during the early part of the twentieth century, due in no small part to the influence Read more [...]

Do you believe that the majority of emotional, mental and relationship problems that people deal with in adult life originate from childhood events? (Emotional wounds, patterns and conditionings in our behavior) The best way to solve many of the problems of adults is to bring up children in a more healthy way, so we don't have the problems in the first place. As a child we are like beautiful, fragile vases and when dropped; break. Yes, the vase can be glued back together but it will never be Read more [...]

When I read the title, I look at it from a reader's point of view and I think: "What does this guy have to say that I don't already know". Well I don't know if I would be called an expert but I am a single parent of a beautiful eighteen year old daughter. So, I would have to say that I know what I'm talking about. I have raised her since birth and she now attends a Community College. Now, with that said, I believe fathers are protective and can be separated into two categories. Each of Read more [...]

My father should have known better. He was a college graduate, a Army veteran of strategic bombing missions over Japan in 1945, and by the time I was old enough to understand what other people were saying to me about him, a respected figure in our community. I have distinct memories, corroborated by my elders when I was old enough to ask about them, of having been taken at the age of five for special intelligence testing at Boston University, that he knew there was something out of the ordinary about Read more [...]

Being a father is not necessarily the "be all" and "end all" of the male existence as compared to what motherhood is for many women. The biggest difference is probably in the biology. Whereas women are biologically wired to be a mother, fatherhood may be more of an incidental or sometimes even an accidental occurrence. It's kind of hard to describe, but though men are needed in order to procreate, their role, once the creation part is done, has historically, and yes, biologically Read more [...]

Foster parent, who is also known as adoptive parent, can be a good parent by just following some parental rules which are followed by any other biological parent. Here are some tops on how to be a good foster father. When talking to children, talk to them respectfully; do not use a rough and discouraging tone. Spare some time to play with them. Do not spent your leisure by sticking to the television or getting drunk, Instead spend time wrestling with them, playing outside with them or spending time Read more [...]