Remember that kids eat more at different stages of growth. Furthermore, many children have a narrow range of things they like to eat. You don't have to cook only what they like. Make a variety of foods but allow children to opt out of eating...
Parents sometimes give privileges to young people who aren't responsible enough to handle them. Privileges are things like being home alone, having an email account, carrying a cell phone, going to the mall with friends, or being able to stay up late....
Children can slow things down inside their hearts before the eruption, and you as the parent can teach them to do so....
One way to keep a positive focus in your discipline is to look for approximately right behavior and affirm it. Don't wait until things are absolutely right....
Of all the things you do in parenting the most important job you have is to teach your children godly values and convictions. The Bible is the guidebook for life and when people, including children, follow it, then good things happen. But how can you...
Attitudes become a problem when negative emotions affect behavior and relationships. It's not wrong to feel bad, but when you act out because of those negative feelings then people get hurt....
[caption id="attachment_1727" align="alignright" width="164"] Dr. Scott Turansky[/caption] "He deserved it," said Charlie after he chewed out his son for backing the riding mower into the car, leaving a large scratch along the fender. "If he'd just pay attention to what he's doing this wouldn't happen. He...
Competition between siblings is often demonstrated by the statement, "That's not fair" or "What about him?" Competition comes from comparison and often creates distance in relationships between brothers and sisters as they try to put each other down in order to be first or best....
All children have good character qualities that, when taken to the extreme, have a negative side. One child may be quite organized, but if not careful, may become inflexible in a less structured situation. It's like the saying, "your strength can be your greatest weakness."...
There are things you can do on good days that you can't do on bad days. Good days are those days when a child is trying to overcome the weakness you've been working on. He's tried to respond better to instruction or is controlling his...