Three words successful parents use all the time
The three magic words that will transform your parenting success are:
Creative, flexible and imaginative - and the beauty is that they are virtually interchangeable!
If you are creative, you can think of alternative and different ways to work around your family ups and downs and problems and these new ways always work with your own skills and they naturally feel right and reflect your values.
If you are flexible, you are able and willing to change and modify your plans and your behaviour as you just adjust to new circumstances and needs easily.
Do you have teenagers and need advice about how to talk them about sex, contraception, and STDs? Read this informative article for questions and answers you may need before talking to your teen.
There are many new and wonderful experiences that teens often can’t wait to delve into. For parents, this season of parenting brings excitement for our kids as well as fear about what they are getting themselves into. Dating and Sex is certainly in this category.
There are a lot of understandable questions about this topic - so here we go.
One reality with remarriage is that you may not be your partner’s first spouse. Not dealing with this fact can have some real consequences for your new marriage. Learn some of the biggest mistakes people make in dealing with the ex!
Part of the realities of remarriage is that you will frequently have an ex-spouse to deal with. Is it your first choice? Probably not. But it’s something you need to prepare yourself for.
Ex-spouses aren’t always difficult. Unfortunately, a lot of that is out of your control. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest mistakes you can make when it comes to dealing with your partner’s ex-spouse.
Despite what you think, children (even yours) like to do chores. This may be tough to believe when the majority of children fuss when asked to clear the table, “forget” to pick up after themselves and throw a “hissy fit” when you ask them to clean their room.
The Secret Truth About Chores and Children
Many children have simply forgotten how fun chores can be. Instead, they’ve learned that chores are something they “have” to do.
Recently some mothers of young children engaged in a discussion about passing judgment. It was unanimous; they would all teach their children that being judgmental of other people is wrong. They would be sure not to model judgmental behavior and they would correct their children if they caught them being judgmental. Sounds good in theory…
but, shouldn’t children be taught and encouraged to be judgmental?
This article is not advocating teaching children to be judgmental of people based on skin color, physical ability, religion, intellectual, or economic differences, of course. It is about teaching children about values and behavior and assessing situations.