Five Critical Beliefs to Instill in our Kids

There has been a strong movement in recent years on raising caring kids. Traits like self control, empathy and respect are promoted as strong factors to help prevent violence and bad behavior. There is no question that nurturing these and other virtues will go a long way to giving kids a strong foundation and raise [...]

What’s Your Parenting Style?

Knowing your parenting style is an important aspect of being an effective parent. Regardless of what the experts teach us, we each have our own individual style and beliefs that we will bring to the dynamic. Renowned expert and author Dr. Maryann Rosenthal provides this overview of how our parenting styles affect our kids. Your [...]

Can I Save My Relationship?

The health of the relationship of the parents, together or apart, is a crucial factor in helping our kids grow up to be confident and secure in themselves and the world around them.

Five Strategies for Coping with Teen Behavior

As the mom of two wonderful daughters I have to say I am overjoyed at the lovely, caring people they are becoming. As they now enter the teen years I also have to stand back and come to grips with what every parent at this stage has to come to grips with…they are growing up. [...]

Parents Don’t Agree on Discipline

One of the most common concerns among parents is the ongoing struggle between two parents on how to discipline their kids. One parent is strict and the other is too lenient or perhaps one parent allows behavior that the other parent finds completely uuacceptable. This can cause tension and downright anger and resentment between parents [...]