Parenting, Behavior and Discipline
When it comes to their children, parents make tough decisions every day to encourage positive behavior. Whether you have an easy-going child or a spirited one, these tips and tricks can help you build an atmosphere that will let your child flourish.
How to Make Timeouts Work
Getting time-outs to work for you and your child
Why Your Discipline May Not Be Working
How to Troubleshoot Your Discipline Skills
How To Make a Daily Routine
A daily routine can help your children behave better.
6 Tips to Get Your Kids to Sleep On Time
How to get your kids to bed and avoid late night tantrums
The Do’s and Don’ts of Homework
Tips and tricks to make homework time a success.
Guide Review- The Portable Pediatrician
A book to help you take charge of your child's health
How to Help Daddy Bond With Baby
Tips and tricks to help foster a strong bond between father and baby
Surprising Everyday Must Haves for Parents
7 everyday must have items for parents
How to Keep Your Kids in Their Own Beds
A successful technique that will help your kids sleep in their own beds at night.
Secrets to Shopping with Kids
Tips on how to shop with kids
Book Review: Bringing Up Girls by James Dobson
Dr. James Dobson’s follow-up to Bringing Up Boys offers an insightful portrait into the pressures that today’s families face while raising their girls. In Bringing Up Girls, he takes a close look at the emotional needs of girls – and the roles that mothers and fathers play in creating successful, happy women.
8 Ways to Prevent Temper Tantrums
The key to preventing a temper tantrum is in the advance planning. Mind-reading isn’t necessary, but a thorough working knowledge of your child is. Choose a solution based on what you have on hand and the situation.
Boys and Puberty - The Signs of Puberty in Tween Boys
At some point during the tween years, a boy may begin to experience the stages of puberty. The relationship between boys and puberty can be complicated for both the child and his parents. Knowing what to look for can ease your mind, and help your tween through these enormous physical and emotional changes.
6 Tactics to Tempt The Picky Eater
Do you have a toddler who only eats one item and one item only? Is she a macaroni n cheese lover? Or is he a devourer of chicken nuggets, chicken nuggets and more chicken nuggets? Tempting the picky eater can feel like a full-time job (and then some) to parents trying to instill healthy eating habits in their child.
Here are 6 tactics...
Behavior Management for ADHD Children
Behavior management is an important part of treatment for children with ADHD, and some tips and tricks listed here may help ease the stresses that come with this parenting task.
Top 6 Child Discipline Techniques to Try
As any parent with more than one child or child care provider can attest, what works in terms of a disciplinary approach for one child may not work as well with another. With differences in how kids react to discipline also comes an increased likelihood for parents to be less-than-consistent in their approach. However, child experts indicate that there are some common basics of effective discipline.
How To Teach Charity When Money is Tight
How to teach your children life lessons when money is tight