Parenting: Raising Children

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Keeping Your Sanity While Loving & Letting Go of Your Teen and Young Adult By Anne Jolles Well, that is another term for detaching with love. The goal of parenting is to work our way out of this job... right?  >>

Parenting with the Angels By Christina South Can angels really help us as parents? You bet they can. Here are a few techniques I have learned from the angels to help parents deal with stressful or frustrating situation. >>

Loving Your Terrible Terrific Toddlers By Dr. Laura Markham, PhD. Toddlerhood can be a maddening time for parents. But you’ll be glad to know you can reduce your child’s rebellion by giving him freedom to do his developmental work. >>

Chaos, Children & Chores By Nicole Dean Of course we all love our children dearly, but who knew they'd be so messy? When you have children, you can never count on how long your house will actually stay clean after you've cleaned it. A day? An hour? Less? >>

Co-Sleeping, Is It Right for You and Your Baby? By Jennifer Houck Since civilization began, mothers have taken advantage of the convenience of sleeping with their babies. It has only been in the past two centuries among industrialized and >>

Communicating With Your Teens By Shannon Miller Having two teens of my own I have learned a few things about communicating with them. Each of knows how important it is to have communication with your teen. >>

Create a Storybook With Your Child By Susanne Myers A fun way to build your child's imagination. >>

The Easy Way to Make Your Own Baby Food By Carrie Lauth Is your baby about to start solid foods? Are you thinking of making your own baby food? >>

The Familial Touch By Nina Roe There are many versions of healing touch therapy that have arisen in the recent past. These range from the well-known Reiki to Integrated Energy Therapy, Therapeutic Massage, and Quantum Touch. >>

Five Movies to Share with your Kids By Nicole Dean Brand new movies are great! It's so much fun standing in line at the theater, breathing in the buttery popcorn smell, giddy with anticipation when a new movie is released. >>

Fun With Children By Nicole Dean What childhood memories do you hold dear? For me, it was all the times "life happened".  >>

How to Silence Your Child's Inner Critic By Marie Magdala Roker Children do what feels good to them and follow their natural instincts. Well meaning parents teach children that it is not socially acceptable to behave in certain ways, thus going against a child's natural inclinations. >>

Helping Toddlers Learn Through Make Believe By Sherry Frewerd Kayleen is serving tea and muffins to Oscar the Grouch while sporting a faded felt snowman hat. Not too far away, C.J. is holding a baby doll and gently taking her temperature with a big plastic thermometer. What do these two year olds have in common? >>

How Does a Divorce Affect Teenagers? By Kelly Nault After a turbulent 18 years of marriage, I believe my husband and I will be getting a divorce soon.>>

Old Fashioned Ways to Inspire Children By Nicole Dean Walk through any toy store and you will see walls and walls of toys that are loud -- toys that require batteries, have flashing lights, or that look like your child's favorite movie character.>>

Power Parent: How to Keep Your Kids Safe By Christina Rondeau Parents know that the world can be a dangerous place, but many don't know how to protect their children from the people who can hurt them-or how to teach them to protect themselves. >>

Role Models for Your Teen By Rachel Paxton By the time your children reach their teens, there is only a limited amount of time left to influence them and get them started in life in the right direction. >>

Seven Good Reasons to Encourage Your Kids to Play Sports By Stacey Mahoe Encourage a Healthy Lifestyle Making exercise a part of your child's life teaches your child the importance of fitness. >>

Should You Give Your Teen More Freedom? By Marie Magdala Roker Teens need their independence, but how can you, as a parent, ensure your child's safety? It’s tough to decide when to give a teenager more freedom. The decision isn't’t easy. When you can rely on your teen behaving responsibly, it may be time to give him or her more freedom. >>

Six Activities to Inspire a Love of Math in Your Child By Nicole Dean Many parents invest big money in thick workbooks to teach their kids math. Some children are very open to workbooks...”... >>

The Ten Things that Successful Parents Do by Dr. Tom Olson 1. They are leaders as well as parents. They don’t rely on the schools, the government, television, the movies or music to teach their children values and the difference between right and wrong. They do it themselves...  >>

Ten Things to Tell Your Children Today By Kelly Nault Start with I LOVE YOU, I RESPECT YOU.... >>

Top 3 Must Have Books for Your Baby or Toddler By Amanda Compton Reading is one of the most important things you will do with your baby or toddler. Make reading to your baby or toddler a part of your daily routine whether it be in the afternoon before... >>

Understanding Your Teenager By Joanie Winberg In order to understand your children, where do we start and with whom? Yes, yourself! It's important to first understand why you do what you do! What makes you tick? >>

The Ups & Downs of Parenting By Kelly Nault The "pendulum of parenting" is a common obstacle that prevents many moms (and dads!) from accessing the ultimate parent within. When something flies out of your mouth that you wish you could take back... >>

What is a Healthy Amount of Sleep for Kids? By Sherry Frewerd As parents we are concerned about every aspect of parenting our children. We worry about the amount of nutrients they consume daily, that they receive adequate amounts of exercise and that we're raising healthy, happy kids... >>

What Kids Buy with Allowance By Kelly Nault It’s an all too common scenario: Child says, “I want that.” Mom replies, “I don’t have any money.”... >>