PARENTING ARTICLES
Parenting Tips — Teenage Risktaking
Why do teens think that it’s so okay to do things that are so risky, like driving recklessly or taking drugs or doing things that really put their lives in jeopardy? Adolescence is really a time of so many changes. One of those is that teenagers are seeking to identify who they are as an … Continue reading
Raising Confident Girls
Many parents today have discovered an enjoyable way to help their daughters develop self-confidence and learn to express themselves freely-two proven traits that help kids resist peer pressure. Young girls can learn these and other important characteristics through movies, DVDs and games, as well as in role playing. According to experts at Columbia University Medical … Continue reading
The Process of Negotiating the Rules with your Child
We all know as parents that discussing and negotiating the rules with our children is never easy. Children are all very different, and what might need to be a rule for one, may not even be an issue for another. That being said, there are many parameters that we set as parents that are the … Continue reading