Do you talk to your kids? Do you really talk to your kids about everything, especially those subjects that make you uncomfortable? If you are giving your kids access to the internet via a computer, a phone, or video game players, then you are giving them access to content that may be inappropriate for them... Continue Reading →
School Begins…
... so let's remember to start the school year with important routines from the very first day. Routines from the very beginning ensure that your child understands the responsibilities of school and the importance of their education. First of all, all children need several hours of sleep. They need to go to bed early in... Continue Reading →
Communication
Communication with your child is the key to their own knowledge and understanding of life situations and to their understanding of the emotions of each individual within the family unit. Children, when they are young, are open and honest; they only learn to lie and not be truthful based on their own experiences and interactions... Continue Reading →
Questions or comments about parenting?
Do you have any stories about your children? Do you have any insight to share about parenting? Do you have any questions you may need answers to in order to get a different viewpoint about things in general or about something specific? We, as parents, need to work together to be the best parent we... Continue Reading →
Your children WILL take advantage of you!
We all want to believe in our children and want to believe that they would never lie to us or take advantage of us. We want to believe that our children are kind and thoughtful and would never do anything wrong. Guess what, they will! You can be naive to the fact that your child... Continue Reading →
BE THERE! UNCONDITIONALLY!
If you make the decision to have a child, then you are making the decision to BE THERE for your child. Your child is not there for you, you are there for your child. Your child is not there to do what you say or what you want or what you need. Your child is... Continue Reading →
Take Action!
Do you have parenting plans for 2019? Is it time to take action? Develop new strategies? Develop new techniques? Become the parent you always wanted to be? Do you have plans to be a "better" parent (whatever that may entail for you)? Do you have plans to be a better listener? A better teacher? A better... Continue Reading →
As parents, we are raising adults!
You have to decide what kind of adult you want to raise before actually raising your child. Then and only then can you raise the child to be the person you think they should be as an adult. Think about it...once your child becomes the person they were raised to be, then and only then... Continue Reading →
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