We all know that babies depend on adults for their everyday basics. The job of feeding, clothing, changing, and entertaining, a baby is usually given to the parents. One of the most important things for a baby is safety. Keeping a baby safe and away from danger is a tough job, but somebody's got to do it. Here is a checklist to help parents trying to keep their babies safe. Bedroom: Put … [Read more...]

Help Anger Pass When our kids get angry at us it helps to try and separate our own feelings from the children's... Remember...you are OK even if they are being kind of difficult right now... Try shifting your focus for a short time. Look out a window, imagine you are at the beach, remember a moment when you were having a good time with the kids... Anger with no place to go often … [Read more...]

Teach Your Children To Trust Themselves "Self-trust is learned... and we learn it from our parents. Encourage children to make choices and try and support their choice with kind words. If a child makes a poor choice ... and he/she will... be sensitive and guide the child in a positive direction, in a gentle manner. Treating Children With Respect Models The Respect You Wish In … [Read more...]

Don't Make Mountains Out of Mole Hills Parents need to pick and choose the issues and behaviors they wish to address. Don't pick, pick, pick at every issue. Maintain your perspective and crediability with your children. Don't take a small problem and make it a big problem. Get OUT of Your Brother's Room! Here is another example (following up on our last tip) that only tells your child … [Read more...]

by R.P. Toister, Ph.D. A mother asks, "how do I keep consistent rules and discipline my two boys when my husband never backs me up and tells me it's my job to train the boys." This mother's question underlines what many Moms tell me that, when it comes to dealing with disciplining their children, their husbands are too tired or not as concerned as they are in making rules or setting limits on … [Read more...]

by Shirley King By definition, unconditional love means love which is not subjected to conditions or limitations. For a parent, this means loving the child no matter what he or she does. Parents can dislike the child's behavior, but still feel and convey their love. Unconditional love is absolutely necessary for every growing and developing child. This love without restrictions is … [Read more...]

Sometimes parents feel frustrated and think, "We've given him so much love and we do so much for him, why is he having problems?" They find their child is emotionally immature, in trouble at school, throws temper tantrums, is defiant, arrogant or under achieving. Most parents strive to so their best for their children, expending energy and giving time, money and love. But despite their … [Read more...]

"Go to bed and stay there!" "Ah, mom, please can I stay of a little longer tonight, I'm not tired." "Are you out of bed again, you had a drink, you've gone to the bathroom, I've kissed you good-nite, now just go in and go to sleep, you are going to be exhausted tomorrow." If these phrases are familiar to you, well you are not alone. Every night, around the world parents end their evenings with … [Read more...]

by Shirley King There isn't a parent who hasn't felt challenged by his or her child at one time or another. The child who says "No! You can't make me!" creates a feeling in the parent of "Oh yes, you will!" The child's heels then dig in deeper, while the parent gets angrier and angrier. Most parents are familiar with the term "power struggle." It definitely is a struggle for power between … [Read more...]

by Shirley King Attachment discipline is one aspect of attachment parenting, a term coined by pediatrician and author Dr. William Sears. Attachment parenting, he wrote in Creative Parenting, is a continuum of parenting which is "an uninterrupted, nurturing relationship, specifically attuned to a child's needs as he passes from one developmental stage to the next." Attachment parenting is … [Read more...]