Cut-Off Age When Kids Should No Longer Be Forced to Hug
If you make your kids hug people against their will, why does there come an age where this will no longer benefit you? If this is the right thing to do, the age cut-off would Read more...
How Keeping Toddlers on a Schedule Can Backfire
Some kind of structure is important to everyone’s life, but can well-meaning parents take scheduling too far with their toddler? Read more…
Why Parents Should Never Ground Kids from Playing Sports
Take away the sports and you take away all the benefits that athletics provide for kids; instead, ground them from mindless games. Read more…
Why Some Kids Won’t Report the Babysitter Molested Them
Would YOUR child ever tell you if their babysitter molested them? Do you have enough trust built with your child that he or she would immediately report to you that the babysitter “touched” them “funny”? Read more...
“Because I Said So” Ruins Parent’s Credibility with Kids
If you’re a “Because I said so!” parent, you’d better rethink this credibility-destroying approach with your kids. When you say “Because I said so!” to your grade school, adolescent or teen child, who asks “But Read more...
Cause of Child’s Skin Picking: OCD or Bad Parenting?
Here’s an answer to if the cause of a child’s skin picking is OCD or bad parenting. What mother would ever blame herself for her child’s skin picking? Does your child pick at his or Read more...
Should You Stop Your Children from Screaming when Playing ?
Few people enjoy hearing kids screaming during play, though many parents who don’t like hearing this kind of noise from their own children will claim that there’s nothing they can do about it. Parents must Read more...
Why Raising Kids SHOULD Be a Popularity Contest with Parents!
There are reasons why you SHOULD try to be popular with your kids, including teens! How many times have we all heard, “Parenting is not a popularity contest”? What this refers to is the observation Read more...
5 Ways to Stop Screaming Kids in a Power Struggle
If you’re child screams when you say “No” or don’t give him or her what he wants, there are five clever solutions for this problem. This article is about kids who scream because they are Read more...
Mothers Should Be Best Friends with Their Kids
A teenager who declares her mother is her best friend is showing lots of respect, not the absence of it. Judge Judy once explained to Larry King that mothers should not try to be “friends” Read more...
Revenge on Abusive Parents by Grown Children
Just how common is it for grown children of abusive parents to get revenge on mom and dad? With all the mistreatment of children out there, it’s fair to wonder what percentage of adults, who were Read more...
Angina Risk Includes Stressful Relationship with Partner & Kids
Stressful relationships, especially with partner and kids, raises angina risk. Stressful relationships with your partner or children are associated with higher risk of angina, which is chest pain caused by restricted blood flow to the Read more...
Best Discipline for Kids: Spankings, Timeouts or Pushups?
What is the best discipline for kids: spankings vs. timeouts or … pushups? Pushups might not be a bad idea, considering that one day, I witnessed a 10-year-old boy discipline HIMSELF with pushups.His infraction? He interrupted Read more...
My Daughter’s Very Tall: How to Raise Her to Be Confident?
How your very tall daughter feels about her height will determined by YOU, her parents! She will internalize how you feel about her height; be careful what you say. I’ve read postings by very tall women Read more...
Tips for Parents of Tall Girls: Building Self-Esteem
Parents play a key role in whether or not their very tall daughter embraces--or despises--her height. Here are super tips for building self-esteem in a tall girl. My niece is 12 and pushing 5-6, and Read more...