Parenting Styles

"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,...

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....

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...

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 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...

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....

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...

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...

A majority of 'natural parents' were babies of the Woodstock era. Now these babies are having children and making choices about the style of parenting they most identify with. Natural parenting...

Our culture tends to lump parents into two categories: bad parents and good parents. The factors used are far from the truth. A bad parent is not someone who looks poor. If your family needs to be...

Attachment Parenting is a style of child reering that brings the best out of baby and parents.

Attachment parenting (AP) is a style of parenting that has been scientifically proven to foster a healthier parent-child relationship. Some of the basics of attachment parenting include using...

Becoming a parenting super hero is time consuming but very rewarding to both you and your child. It helps the child become independent, proud and allows him or her to see that you love them dearly...

At it's face co-parenting seems like a simple thing to do. Two parents working together to make decisions about what's in their children's best interest and then implementing those decisions as a...

Being responsible parents is the best thing you can do for your children. Good parenting is one of the hardest tasks you face as an adult. Remember your children are a reflection of you and your...

Parenting techniques are a dime a dozen in our current day and age. You will be able to find a theory to support any type of parenting, and every theory has its supporting evidence as to why it...

In a recent National Institute of Mental Health study, researchers found when children with AD/HD live in a household that practices authoritative parenting were able to sustain "normal"--or...

Any experienced parent will tell you that disciplining your child isn't just about spankings when he's been bad. You also need to reinforce the positive. Positive parenting happens 24 hours a day,...