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Six Tools for Getting Through to Your Preschooler

By Annye Rothenberg Ph.D.
www.perfectingparentingpress.com
Preschoolers amaze us. They are learning so much so quickly, trying to make sense of the world around them. Preschoolers’ conversations are fascinating as they try to piece information together: Looking for the sugar bugs on their teeth after they eat candy. Insisting that Mommy go to time-out when Mommy makes them [...]

Parents and Failure

By Bruce J. Gevirtzman,
Author of An Intimate Understanding of America’s Teenagers: Shaking Hands With Aliens
As September approaches, almost every schoolteacher in America fills with excitement and trepidation. It is, after all, a new year. Like baseball in spring, anything seems possible for a teacher in the fall when it comes to a renewal of spirit: [...]

Real Life Support for Moms

Motherhood & More
By Melissa Stanton
www.lifesupportformoms.com
Women are often defined by their relationships to others, and for most of history women followed the single-lane path from being a father’s daughter to a husband’s wife to a child’s mother. While familial labels also apply to males, men have traditionally been allowed to just be whomever they are—without a [...]

“Who is This Kid?”

Partnership for a Drug-Free America Launches Digital Effort to Help Parents Grasp Teen Behavior and Connect with their Kids
New Study Shows Parents Need the Most Help Talking
About Drugs and Alcohol as Kids Enter Teen Years
NEW YORK, NY,– For every parent of a teenager who has ever wondered “who is this kid?” a new web destination, [...]

Essential Parenting Tips for Raising Kids with Medical Issues

By Lisa C. Greene and Foster W. Cline MD
I knew I was in trouble. She ripped the oxygen sensor off her finger and refused to put it back on.
Recovering from surgery isn’t easy for anyone but it’s especially challenging when the patient is only seven. My daughter was grumpy and uncooperative. That was understandable but [...]