How Parents Should Work as a Team in the Family Successful co-parenting needs partners to respect each other’s parenting ideas, avoid arguing about discipline, enforce agreed decisions, and be consistent with rules. Raising kids is all about parents working together as a team in the family. But because partners in marriage were brought up differently, … Read more
New Social Rules Require More Creative Parenting Models for Limits For decades people who work with kids have been trained, but, parents have been doing the job without training for eons. Setting limits can be mysterious and frustrating. The need for training has become apparent as a result of decades of social change. According to … Read more
Negotiating An Ideal Way to Have Win-Win Situations in Your Family Negotiation is the ideal way to resolve conflict. It is a shared process and conflicts are changed from something to be fought over to a problem that must be solved. Negotiation is the ideal way to solve conflict because it is a shared process … Read more
Motivating Children to Help Around the House Kids often just want to play and find it boring to clean up. While some little kids love to help around the house, their help often isn’t of much significance. Encouraging this, however, can make it easier as they get older. Making Games of Cleaning With younger children, … Read more
Easy, Inexpensive Ways to Create Loving Memories for Children Small acts of kindness create the most lasting and meaningful memories for children. Give them a sense of peace and security that money just can’t buy. Many parents long for more quality time with their children. They see the years slipping away, and they want to … Read more
Rules to Help Teach Politeness to Children Good manners play a vital role in helping children learn to function in society. Help any child navigate the social world better with a thorough grounding in this area. In today’s increasingly casual world, manners have assumed an ever more important role. Etiquette is not just an outdated … Read more
Rules for Parents, Partners, and Kids for Having a Fair Fight Disagreeing is part of life, but it can get ugly sometimes! Here are some tips to help you deal with conflict in a productive and goal-oriented manner. Take a time-out! Nothing gets solved when tempers are hot, so take a few moments to calm … Read more
Guiding Your Child to Become a Good Problem Solver Whether parents like it or not, children find themselves in conflicts or difficult situations. Some problems can be big for them to deal with alone and they will need your help and discipline. But, an important part of growing up is making mistakes and learning how … Read more
Helping Kids Recognize and Fix Their Mistakes The key to disciplining your child requires you to have the discipline of yourself. Although what your child did might make you extremely angry or upset, you need to stay in control and work with her to deal with the situation. The goal of discipline is to help … Read more
Roots of Empathy Program Has Babies Teach Empathy Parents of babies can give back to their local community through the Roots of Empathy program. It decreases bullying and improves caring and sharing in schools. Roots of Empathy is a wonderful program where babies can help make the world a more peaceful and caring place – … Read more