Parenting Styles

If motherhood is one of many roles you choose to play in your successful, multi-facted life, you must become particularly adept in scheduling, synchronizing, and systematizing. If these tasks...

If your parents get older or have certain disabilities, they may lack the abilities to do things on their own and accomplish tasks that they use to be able to do. They may attempt to do things on...

Want to save money by using cloth wipes? Use this cheap, easy and great smelling solution to keep your baby clean and save you money!

In this article I will guide you through a simple meditation that you can use anywhere. Meditation Is a great way to connect with your children. Help them to focuses, calm themselves and shows...

"Are they all yours?!?" "Wow, you really have your hands full!" "Better you than me!" If you have a large family, you are quite familiar with these phrases, and...

This article is about being the most important thing to a child, and thats being a PARENT. There is some parent(s) in the world that try to be their child or childrens friend than a parent....

"Spanking" and "Tough Love" are terms that stir a bit of controversy in the parenting world. For our purposes, we'll define "to spank" as "to strike with the open hand, especially on the buttocks,...

Most school age children spend their waking hours outside school. Often, parents must ensure children’s free time is spent responsibly. This means parents must provide an environment for them to...

The art of parenting is not innate. Yet, the risks for doing a poor job are too great and can result in a child that develops behavioral problems, poor school performance and possible drug abuse....

Any parent traveling with children has checked in at one time or dozens to a hotel/motel room with a mini bar filled with delightful goodies for adults and children. A family squabble can be...

An evening at home with the family. Sometimes its hard to plan a night when everyone in the family can be together. If there's a plan set, or a night set, when everyone should be home and...

A mei tai is a comfortable way to wear your baby so that he gets the benefit of constant touch and closeness, while you have the benefit of having both hands free. A mei tai is a carrier that...

The Myers-Briggs personality tool defines an introvert as someone who is drained by being around and interacting with people. Introverts need alone time to recharge their batteries. They can be...

Generation X can be defined as a generation that followed the Baby Boomer generation. These parents were born between 1965 and 1980 and were raised on Atari and MTV as well as the rise of cell...

I could tell by the look on 7-year-old Jake’s face that something was wrong. He looked scared. When I asked what was going on Jake looked at the floor. His dad, who had driven him to our...

Deciding whether or not to aim for a career or to become a stay at home mom is one of the most difficult choices many women will ever make.

Have you ever looked around your house and realized that you have lost total and utter control? The kids are running around, the dishes are piling up and you never have time to do anything. I...

You're having a great time at the park with your pride and joy but it's almost time to go.. All you can think of is how am I going to get my baby in the stroller with out a huge scene? These are...

We all love our children but sometimes the stress of raising them can become overwhelming. When this happens, you may find yourself losing your temper too quickly or more severely than the problem...

Married couples know all to well that life at times can be hard. The first year of marriage is difficult enough, deciding how to budget together can be frustrating, and when kids come into the...

Raising your child in a loving environment where trust and respect climb within the hearts of all is absolutely obtainable. We as the adults can learn from the children, and the children from the...

The purpose of parenting with love and logic is to give them the tools they will need to survive and thrive in society. As parents, you understand that one day your children will grow up and no...

Engaging in creative activities allows children to develop their imaginations. It can also help build confidence by making it easier to express opinions and generate new ideas. Instilling...

Constancy and structure are the key factors for a child's behavior. Children crave both positive attention and structure, you can give them both, with a bedtime regiment. Our family doctor once...

By finding out whether your child is a visual, auditory or tactile learner, you can help him or her process and retain information more effectively. Most children tend to learn best in one of...

A way to share the household workload while teaching your children responsibility, and building their confidence, by including them as an accountable team player in the family unit.

These days everyone is looking to save money. With a family, it can be a big challenge to stay on a budget. Here are my biggest tips.

A strong male role model has a positive effect on the social, physical and emotional development of a child. To teach men parenting skills, focus on their interests and strengths. Parenting isn't...

Smoking marijuana is illegal unless one lives in a state where medical marijuana can be obtained and has a doctor's prescription. When one has an infant, there are many questions surrounding the...

Positive parenting is a key alternative to harsh authoritarian parenting styles. No parenting help will free you and your child up from negative cycles more than committing to positive parenting....

Parent support groups are a great way to bring people together to discuss tough parenting topics. As an individual, it may be hard to deal with the many aspects of raising children, but as a...

A child care philosophy is the set of ideas that guides the decisions of parents, day-care centers or other groups that work with or raise children. It describes the principles that parents and...

Are you plagued by a house full of screaming kids? Does one accidentally drop a full plate of food while another pours lotion in her hair? Here's how to get a less hectic house, even with kids.

Finding daycare for the summer is not the easiest thing you will do. If your children are usually in an after school program at their school, you may now be scrambling to find someone, or...

All too often families waist money on convenience items at the grocery store. Most of these items can be easily made at home for just a fraction of the cost. All it takes is a little time and...

A Helicopter Parent “hovers”. They are the parents who can't seem to let their children go. Whether it is because of a childhood illness, emotional trauma, a “type A perfectionist problem, or...

In this article you will learn how to recognize signs that your child may be being bullied. It is my hope that you will begin to incorporate family practices that will not only protect your child...

Sing this nursery rhyme to your little ones and they will love it... hurry though cause they may grow out of it and think you are a dork for singing it... and try to sing in tune...

A butterfly kiss is a way to give someone a "kiss" without using your mouth. It is a gentle form of affection. Instead of using your lips, the eyelashes are delicately fluttered against the skin...

Bill, the father of two boys ages 13 and 17, is a creative thinker with an original parenting style. He lectures his boys on issues they’re facing. His lectures are not the typical parenting...

Attachment Parenting is a very easy thing to do. It is a phrase coined by Dr. William Sears, a pediatrician who has also written over 30 parenting books. Attachment Parenting creates a strong bond...

Most kids are ready to go green, and help save the environment. They hear about it in school. It's on television. It's on the internet. Is it also a life lesson in your home?

Each year our local elementary school hosts a talent show for all the children in grades k-5. The goal of the talent show is to allow children to showcase their talents in an open and free...

Parent Management Training is a technique developed by Alan E. Kazdin, Ph.D. It is an evidence-based psychotherapy for children and adolescents with oppositional, aggressive and anti-social behaviors.

Your little bundle of joy will be arriving soon and you need to pick a diaper bag. There are so many to choose from! How do you narrow it down to a final decision? Here are a few things to keep...

Impossible to get your kids to help you to clean the house? My mom used equal amounts of fun and music and energy to get us to help her clean. Use this creative way to clean and you'll have your...

Getting a four-year-old to behave can be a difficult because at this age they seem to have a mind of their own. You thought that the terrible twos were bad but once your child reaches four years...

Moms and dads don't always agree on how to raise their kids. How do you keep your cool when dad says yes after mom says no? This happens in households everywhere. Whether you are divorced and...

It seems that rainy days are hard for little people they want to go outside and play. And rain seems to put people in a gloomy mood I often feel sleepy when it rains, I have found that my kids...

Although being a parent has never been easy, today it's harder than ever because your teenagers are growing up in a world you never knew. After rearing 4 children to adulthood and having 3...