Parenting Articles

15 Ways To Thank Your Child
..."Now is the time to make a little extra effort to show our children how thankful we really are to have them. Here are a few ways to show your child how you feel: "...

A Perfect Parenting Plan
Keep in mind that following a few important rules will make every situation with your child easier to handle, regardless of which solution you choose to implement. I call these The Perfect Parenting Keys.

A Prayer for the Children
... "When a child commits a hateful crime whom do we blame? Do we blame the child? Are there some children who are inherently bad. Do we blame the parents? After all, they have brought this child into the world. Should they should be accountable? Or, do we blame ourselves? Recently two children killed fifteen people, including themselves, in a Colorado shooting. These two children could not have been victims. Could they? " ...

A Tantrum: Oh, please, not another tantrum!
..."A tantrum is what some of us learn to live with as part of raising children, as part of our daily routine. A tantrum is not what we rush to tell our friends about. A tantrum is what most of us want to forget it ever happens, and often we think it only happens to OUR children."...

Anything I Can Do You Can Do Better?
Published writer, Julie Ames, shares her wonderful outlook on parenting with us! Stay at home dads can't possibily do as good of a job as a mom, or can they??!

Bedtime: Getting to Bed and Staying There
Stress reducing tips and tricks which will help you get your child into bed and asleep.

Family Bed
..."When I had my own child, I received plenty of friendly advice in favor of cosleeping. Still, my baby was going to sleep in a crib in her own room. Anything else would be absolutely unthinkable. That is, it was until last December when we were forced, in a sense, to consider the other side."...

Fatherhood Poems
A collection of poems about being a father.

First Born Jealousy
Author, Elizabeth Pantley, shares an article from her book, Perfect Parenting, The Dictionary of 1,000 Parenting Tips.

How to Encourage Your Older Child to Welcome The New Baby
Wondering what you can do to get your child's relationship with his or her new sister or brother off the best possible start? Here are a few tips from Ann Douglas, author of Baby Science.

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