Families face busy schedules and daunting challenges as they try to balance work, school, extracurricular activities, friends, and more. Unfortunately, at the end of the day even the most well-intentioned parent can find himself wondering how the day rushed by without even a moment to spend with his child. Before… Read entire post …

Any parents who have ever had a battle of wills with their children probably understand the frustration and conflicting emotions that are involved. Parents can remove a great deal of the tension in their relationships with their children by adjusting their parenting style to move away from the dictatorship style… Read entire post …

Modern families often look more like individuals who share the same last name and address, but don’t really live as a unified and supportive group. The demands of hectic schedules and busy lives can mean that it is difficult to find time to spend together, and it spirals into disconnect… Read entire post …

It is all too easy to get sucked into arguments with children where both parents and kids are back talking and escalating the situations. The focus then becomes winning the argument instead of respecting each other’s feelings and point of view. Parents can defuse these tense situations by validating their… Read entire post …

When problems arise with children, blame is sometimes the first reaction parents have. However, a more effective strategy is focusing on solving the problem and working to prevent it in the future. Even in tense or challenging moments, there are a few things that parents can do to proactively help… Read entire post …

Effective parenting and content, healthy families can be built using the strategy of taking time to build strong connections. Busy lives can sometimes mean that the little things really do go lost along the way. Sometimes one of the biggest causalities of a busy family life is the time spent… Read entire post …

Parenting is one of the most important jobs a person can ever have, and performing that job well is no easy task. One effective parenting strategy is to create balance. This balance needs to be a mix of firmness and kindness, drawing from the benefits of both. While some people… Read entire post …

An effective parenting strategy is to train children how to learn from their mistakes. This is really a life skill that can be taught to children of various ages, in age appropriate circumstances. While this parenting strategy may be challenging for some parents to embrace, taking small steps will help… Read entire post …

Clear communication between parents and children includes more than parents just dictating directions and expecting children to follow them. Truly effective communication involves parents learning to speak with their children, instead of at them, and speaking with words that will have clear meaning for the children. While there are no… Read entire post …

One of the biggest challenges parents face is finding ways to remain calm and rational when their children are anything but that. From toddlers to teenagers, the emotions can run high and the tension can run rampant in families. Learning effective strategies for remaining calm when children appear out of… Read entire post …