When children get to be 6 or 7 years old, it’s only fair to establish your children’s allowance at a rate that is appropriate to their age, as well as in consideration for tasks they are expected to perform on a regular basis. Just as you are paid at your job for work performed, a [...]
From the time our kids are toddlers, we parents try to instill certain values that will help them get along in society, concepts that will grow and stay with them right into adulthood. Teaching children sharing skills is one of the most basic concepts that allow our kids to integrate into society in a healthy [...]
With almost half of the marriages in the U.S. ending in divorce, there are a lot of children who become afflicted with psychological, physical and social problems, which are almost entirely preventable. While you might have tried every avenue of trying to renew your relationship, went to marriage counseling or spoke with your religious adviser, [...]
According to a recent news report, 34% of people in the U.S. are overweight, with an additional 33% considered obese! This means that just a third of us are of ‘normal’ weight. These statistics include people of all ages, including kids. No wonder everyone seems to be on a perpetual diet, with dozens of best [...]
Alcohol abuse has traditionally been an adult problem, bringing devastating problems to families. Unfortunate as this might have been, we are now faced with an epidemic of adolescent alcohol abuse. Fully half of our children, from the grade school level through high school, have sampled alcoholic beverages in any given month. This startling statistic must [...]
When joyful parents welcome a new baby into their lives, love is everywhere! You haven’t yet had an opportunity to sit back and reflect, in real time, just what it takes to be a responsible parent. Being a responsible parent entails teaching your children self discipline, which can be a road fraught with headaches and [...]
There are more and more children and teenagers in our country that are having problems with weight. It is important that they stay as healthy as they can, because that extra weight is going to cause problems – as we all know. The problem with some teen weight loss is that they can feel as [...]
If you remember being a teenager, you know that nothing seems to make sense during this time. This is because we are slowly learning about who we are and where we want to go with our lives. The problem is that none of this is easy, and we are fighting against the rules that are [...]
Teen issues are parent issues too: don’t ignore them!
Becoming a teen in America today ushers in one of the most difficult periods of their lives. Many parents are so used to hearing about how difficult teens can be during their passage to adulthood, they simply try to muddle through with their kids, assuming there’s no [...]
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