Do you remember ever having lied about doing your chores? As a child I often lied about doing my chores. Most of the time I only had a few hours on Saturday to do chores and that was not the day when I wanted to be spending my time bent over the toilet bowl. Not that there was a … [Read more...] about Why Kids Lie about Chores (and How to Handle It)
Parenting Kids
The Truth About Vaccines
Vaccines are used by doctors to prevent potentially deadly diseases. Vaccines help a person's body create antibodies against a disease without the person actually having to get the horrible disease. Even though vaccines sound like a wonderful development of modern medicine, some … [Read more...] about The Truth About Vaccines
“Because I Said So, That’s Why!”: Authoritarian Parenting Style
Each parent has their own way of parenting, and this is referred to as a parenting style. There are a few different approaches to parenting, and the one we are going to discuss is the authoritarian approach to parenting. As a basic definition, authoritarian parents are highly … [Read more...] about “Because I Said So, That’s Why!”: Authoritarian Parenting Style
Persuasive Parenting
Most parents have the best of intentions when it comes to how they parent their children. Usually they want their child to grow up to be a healthy, well-adjusted citizen who respects others, is considerate, and individual, etc. However, despite our desires to be the perfect … [Read more...] about Persuasive Parenting
Authoritative Parenting Style
Every parent chooses a different way to raise their children. Some ways are better than others, but everyone is slightly different. Most experts agree that in order to raise well adjusted, assertive, responsible, socially reasonable children that can form positive relationships, … [Read more...] about Authoritative Parenting Style
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to