Your Parenting Matters

I read about new technologies that allow parents to keep tabs on their children, from what their eating for lunch at school to having  GPS units embedded in their jackets alerting the parent if their child goes beyond the set “boundaries”. It seems as though the parent-child trust is crumbling when these new devices are [...]

Parents need to balance protecting children from being truly neglected to protecting them from feeling the effects walking instead of being driven somewhere, being upset, feeling angry or not getting what you want. Appropriate frustration is a great teacher. It is how a baby learns to crawl, walk and talk. He keeps trying no matter [...]

If you have trouble because your ex seems to find ways to get to you, making it difficult to relate in a positive way, take a friend along when you have to negotiate to keep things in check.
If you ex breaks a promise or cancels a visit, try not to bad mouth him or her. [...]

Some parents are concerned that if they react too strongly when their child gets hurt, they will encourage an over reaction in the child. While no one wants to encourage “drama queen” behavior, it is important to acknowledge a hurt knee or bloody nose with a hug and a kiss. If done well, the child [...]