How to Protect Your Children from Negative Outside Influences
The negative outside influences of sex, violence and drugs has taken over our society on every level. Sexual innuendos and horrific violent acts mostly fueled by the use of illegal drugs have become...
View Article4 Great Tips for Parenting Teens
Parenting a teen can be a challenge no matter how many times you do it! Teenagers are challenging for a variety of reasons. They are trying to separate from us, becoming their own person, and that can...
View ArticleUse the News: Talking To Your Teens About Tough Issues
For parents, there is no shortage of advice on how to keep our families healthy – buy the right kinds of food, plan the right activities, limit your child’s Internet and cell phone use … the list goes...
View ArticleAngry Teenagers: What Does It Mean?
Anger is a dangerous emotion and can cause teenagers to act out physically and verbally in a very damaging way. The one good thing about a child who expresses his anger is that it is an indication of...
View ArticleThree Ways to Help Your Teens Learn to Say “No”
Most teens want to make good, healthy choices but find it tough to “say no” to their friends in a peer-pressure situation. It’s up to us as parents to provide our teens with the methods they need for...
View ArticleParenting…The Path of Least Resistance
When I first became a parent, I remember very clearly my mother advising me that successful parenting would be based on my ability to “choose my battles carefully”. It was her belief, and soon became...
View ArticleDoes This Make Me A ‘Bad’ Parent?
Having 5 children is a true blessing although there are days I wonder. Now, don’t misunderstand, I truly love and adore my children. However, there is that stage that you wonder if aliens have...
View ArticleThree Tips for Starting Difficult Conversations with Other Parents
For many moms, it can be difficult to start serious conversations with other parents when the opportunity presents itself in situations like a sporting event or school program. But I think it’s...
View ArticleHow Does a Mentor Help You and Your Teen Son?
What do Warren Buffett, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Jordan, and Albert Einstein have in common? A mentor. Most happy and successful people have been encouraged and supported by a mentor in their...
View ArticleDo you think your teenage son is anti-social?
There are many parents who once knew their son to be open and willing to talk, but as he became a teenager his personality changed. Confused by his blatant disregard, a lot of parents may feel...
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