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Developing Your Leadership Skills to Gain the Respect of Your Children

While it is important to be friendly and sociable with your children, you also need to command their respect. Sometimes, you need to be a child’s parent and not his or her friend, and this is where leadership qualities are…

Children can feel and express anger at a very young age. As they grow older, their understanding towards people and things around them starts to advance. Therefore, their way of expressing anger will also change, eventually. As they grow up,…

Every parent dreads hearing the news that their teenage child is pregnant. Unfortunately, approximately 750,000 U.S. teenagers become pregnant every year. Because of this shocking statistic, it is vital to be realistic about the odds of your teenage daughter coming…

Crazy teenagers of one generation become worried parents of the next. They can only hope the mistakes made when they were teenagers aren't repeated by their children and life is better than they had it growing up. They want…

A divorce is the legal way of ending a marriage. Sounds simple, right? Well, it is not that simple when there is a child in the middle, a child who has to face the brutal reality of his parents breaking…

Parent Coach Professionals offer guidance and support for families who have a struggling young adult or teen. It offers a non-therapeutic approach in order to empower and direct families who are searching for ways to resolve conflict and find new…

If you’re looking for a new way to connect with your kids – or for them to eat healthier – get out some kid-sized aprons. Cooking with your kids may take a bit longer and might not have the best…

With society becoming increasingly sexualized and deviant, many teenage and pre-teen girls feel tempted to follow in the footsteps of their favorite pop culture icons. However, while Hollywood manufactures some of the worst temptation found in movies, music, and on…

Summer youth camps can be found in most countries around the world, offering a variety of activities and educational courses to fill those gaps between school terms. For some parents and children, summer camps have become a way of life…

Love was all I had! Although I think “dealing with” is a little misleading, I have been hanging off the end of the rope while my wild teenage daughter bucks defiantly around her world, striking biting and kicking anything within…

ParentFurther helps parents raise successful, responsible, healthy, and caring children. It offers a comprehensive and easy-to-use resource, which builds a one-of-a-kind community, which offers access to everyday, practical steps and support with various parenting issues. The tools and information offered…

Those of you who read My Parenting Job Description Article know that teaching my children morals was number one on my Parenting Job Description. There is a long list of morals from various religions and beliefs. I have narrowed this…

Every parent wants to raise a child they can always trust (Even the worst criminals would like to trust their kids). But what happens when your child starts lying to you? What do you do? What most parents do is…

How an Acting Out Child Can Affect the Entire Family When a child develops serious behavioral problems, most of the attention naturally focuses on that child. Parents, teachers, counselors, and even courts tend to concentrate on the disruptive behavior, the…

Rejection is a part of life that everyone has to deal with at some time or another. The teenage years can be especially tough when comes to not being accepted by peers. For this reason, it is important that you…

by James Lehman, MSW Vicki is the single mother of Alex (12), Ryan (8) and Jessica (6). To make ends meet, she works two jobs—as a receptionist during the week and part-time catering on weekends. She has been divorced from Mike,…