The Courage to Be a Loving Parent It takes great courage to stay loving to ourselves and others when faced with others' angry and closed behavior. It especially take courage when the people we are dealing with are our own children.
The New Parent's Guide To Saving Memorabilia Below are some ideas to get you thinking of things that you might like to consider keeping. This list, of course, is just a guide. There may be things on this list that you personally don't find to have a real attachment to or items that you think might be missing. Saving memorabilia is an extremely personal endeavor, and what one person considers trash, another might see it as a future window to the past.
The Power of Notes When I was growing up my mom used to leave me notes quite often. They would offer love on a tough day, or just reaffirm my potential and validation as a special person. And I caught on to the power of notes.
Time Flies When You Are On The Run ..."I found it very tough to build a strong relationship with my daughters when I only saw them for a racetracked hour in the morning and two harried hours at night. I suppose there are families that flourish in the dual-working-parent scenario. But boy - most of the time I felt like I was meeting myself coming and going and hardly meeting my kids at all."...
Truth or Consequences? There is a very fine line between a healthy self-esteem and an unhealthy self-concern. If children are allowed to believe no one will ever get angry with them when their behavior warrants it, they will be unable to cope with future authority.
Unlocking the Door to Successful Latchkey Kid Parenting College instructor and practicing school psychologist, Robert Morton, shares three master key strategies and fourteen specific, passkey tips to unlock the door to successful latchkey kid parenting.
Valuable Lessons ..."But pondering those things brought an observation to mind -- we often don't clearly define in our own minds exactly what values we want to instill in our children. Think about it. What do you want the kids to value? Success? Financial superiority? A luxury car? An important membership? An ivy league college? Good, satisfying relationships? Contentment? Contributions to the world around them?"...
What is Attachment Parenting ... "In short, attachment parenting is loving and trusting our children. If we can do that, they will be able to trust us and in turn, trust others and be trustworthy persons themselves. The educator John Holt once said that everything he wrote could be summed up in two words: "trust children". This is the most precious gift we can give as parents." ...
What Is Attachment Parenting? Attachment parenting is a particular parenting philosophy that has been gaining adherents in recent years. Attachment parenting was described first by Dr. William Sears in the 1980s. Dr. Sears exami...
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