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1. Connecting With Your Pre-teen and Teenager
[MOMS]
As the parent of a teen, you may long for the days when you could hold your child on your lap and they were eager to talk, laugh, and play with you. Those days may be long gone, but you can still find ways to connect with your teen. Here are a few tips to make process easier. Talk About Your Past Experiences If your teen is having a problem, they may think they are the only one in the world who has ever had that... Read More
As the parent of a teen, you may long for the days when you could hold your child on your lap and they were eager to talk, laugh, and play with you. Those days may be long gone, but you can still find ways to connect with your teen. Here are a few tips to make process easier. Talk About Your Past Experiences If your teen is having a problem, they may think they are the only one in the world who has ever had that... Read More
2. Communicating With Your Partner About the Kids
[MOMS]
Raising your children is the most important task you and your partner will ever share. As parents, you have the responsibility of making decisions about your children's education, healthcare, and countless other vital aspects of life. Parents don't always agree on how to raise their kids, and this can sometimes lead to tension in the family. Differing parenting styles tend to be the culprit in most instances. Everyone has their own way of... Read More
Raising your children is the most important task you and your partner will ever share. As parents, you have the responsibility of making decisions about your children's education, healthcare, and countless other vital aspects of life. Parents don't always agree on how to raise their kids, and this can sometimes lead to tension in the family. Differing parenting styles tend to be the culprit in most instances. Everyone has their own way of... Read More
3. Discipline Versus Punishment
[MOMS]
Do you know the difference between discipline and punishment with their Latin roots? Punishment implies inflicting pain, while discipline means to teach. Parents who use punishment are missing important opportunities to teach their children better behaviors and help them self-discipline. Children can actually be taught responsible behaviors to help them get the things they want without breaking the rules. {relatedarticles} ... Read More
Do you know the difference between discipline and punishment with their Latin roots? Punishment implies inflicting pain, while discipline means to teach. Parents who use punishment are missing important opportunities to teach their children better behaviors and help them self-discipline. Children can actually be taught responsible behaviors to help them get the things they want without breaking the rules. {relatedarticles} ... Read More
4. Successful Parenting After Separation
[MOMS]
Separation is a challenging time for many parents because it is an adjustment to a new way of life. There are both positive and negative factors to separation and the corresponding changes, but one of the issues that can arise is the differences that parents may have in the ways that they parent the children. The key point or focus that parents need to address is that they must put the best interests of the children first, and that their... Read More
Separation is a challenging time for many parents because it is an adjustment to a new way of life. There are both positive and negative factors to separation and the corresponding changes, but one of the issues that can arise is the differences that parents may have in the ways that they parent the children. The key point or focus that parents need to address is that they must put the best interests of the children first, and that their... Read More
5. 5 Ways to Get Lazy Dads to Help More!
[MOMS]
Being a parent can be chaotic enough, but having a spouse who's reluctant to help with the kids and chores can really up the stress meter. Dividing chores and responsibilities is one of the challenges of living with a partner, and not surprisingly, it's one of the things couples bicker about the most. While most of us are far from perfect domestic goddesses, we usually get the job done. Meanwhile, our men are more likely to shirk... Read More
Being a parent can be chaotic enough, but having a spouse who's reluctant to help with the kids and chores can really up the stress meter. Dividing chores and responsibilities is one of the challenges of living with a partner, and not surprisingly, it's one of the things couples bicker about the most. While most of us are far from perfect domestic goddesses, we usually get the job done. Meanwhile, our men are more likely to shirk... Read More
6. Look Who's Not Talking
[MOMS]
When you hear your child's daycare classmates or friends speaking up more often than she does, then you may wonder why she's not a Chatty Cathy. There are myriad explanations for speech delays. Here's what you need to know. By age 2, experts say children should say at least 50 words, but about 10 percent of toddlers are considered "late talkers." Many catch up on their own, and the reasons for the delay could include premature birth,... Read More
When you hear your child's daycare classmates or friends speaking up more often than she does, then you may wonder why she's not a Chatty Cathy. There are myriad explanations for speech delays. Here's what you need to know. By age 2, experts say children should say at least 50 words, but about 10 percent of toddlers are considered "late talkers." Many catch up on their own, and the reasons for the delay could include premature birth,... Read More
7. Is Your Child Being Bullied? Or Bullying?
[MOMS]
Sticks and stones will break their bones, but names will never hurt them, right? Think again. Bullying has been around as long as kids have, but with the introduction of different forms of communication, it's risen to alarming levels. {relatedarticles}The implications of bullying and being bullied have grown more serious, as we see children committing suicide or violence against one another. So as adults, how can we prevent bullying... Read More
Sticks and stones will break their bones, but names will never hurt them, right? Think again. Bullying has been around as long as kids have, but with the introduction of different forms of communication, it's risen to alarming levels. {relatedarticles}The implications of bullying and being bullied have grown more serious, as we see children committing suicide or violence against one another. So as adults, how can we prevent bullying... Read More
8. Playing Nice with Your Ex: Here's How
[MOMS]
They say that breaking up is hard to do -- and for good reason. The emotional pain of a split can last for years, and if you have mutual friends, children or live in the same area, those lasting wounds can be opened time and time again. While the thought of them may make your skin crawl, being civil and even nice to your ex can be beneficial for many reasons. {relatedarticles} It's not going to be easy or fun and it... Read More
They say that breaking up is hard to do -- and for good reason. The emotional pain of a split can last for years, and if you have mutual friends, children or live in the same area, those lasting wounds can be opened time and time again. While the thought of them may make your skin crawl, being civil and even nice to your ex can be beneficial for many reasons. {relatedarticles} It's not going to be easy or fun and it... Read More
9. Can You Have a Sexless Relationship?
[LOVE]
Intimacy in the form of sexual intercourse seems to be par for the course in most relationships. But a growing number of couples have sex rarely - or not at all. The definition of a sexless marriage or relationship can be blurry, but some experts call it when couples have sex less than 10 times per year. A surprising amount of relationships are considered sexless - the New York Times estimated in 2009 that 15 percent or more... Read More
Intimacy in the form of sexual intercourse seems to be par for the course in most relationships. But a growing number of couples have sex rarely - or not at all. The definition of a sexless marriage or relationship can be blurry, but some experts call it when couples have sex less than 10 times per year. A surprising amount of relationships are considered sexless - the New York Times estimated in 2009 that 15 percent or more... Read More
10. Are You a Pushover?
[LOVE]
Relationships are all about give and take. But when one partner does more giving and less taking, then that person isn't getting what he or she needs out of the relationship. Get the balance right by gauging whether or not you're entitled to much more in a relationship. Often, low self-esteem or fear of losing a partner keeps us from voicing opinions or communicating our needs, and that's detrimental for the entire relationship.... Read More
Relationships are all about give and take. But when one partner does more giving and less taking, then that person isn't getting what he or she needs out of the relationship. Get the balance right by gauging whether or not you're entitled to much more in a relationship. Often, low self-esteem or fear of losing a partner keeps us from voicing opinions or communicating our needs, and that's detrimental for the entire relationship.... Read More
