Parenting

Send a text Anyone who has more than one child knows that toddlers can be very different from each other. In fact, everyone has their own way of reacting to their environment, expressing their emotions, and of relating to others. It depends, among other things, on their temperament.  The temperament is present from birth. It is also mainly genetically determined, although it can also be influenced...

Send a text Child discipline – probably the least enjoyable part of parenting. It can be frustrating, discouraging, and exhausting. It is one of the most common and toughest challenges of parenthood.  As it turns out, using punishment is not the only way nor a good way to successfully discipline a child. What Is The Difference Between Discipline And Punishment? Many people use discipline and punis...

Send a text Father involvement is defined as men's “positive, wide-ranging, and active participation in their children's lives,” building of social capital, or how fathers provide a support network for children as they grow up to contribute to society.  Father involvement means: • direct interaction between a father and child; • accessibility, or how available a father is to his child wh...

Send a text The terrible two's is an age of childhood parents dread. It can be frustrating, discouraging, and exhausting. It is one of the most common and formidable challenges of parenting. These changes, however challenging, are a normal part of child development.  Children at this age can understand much more speech than they can express, which contributes to emotions and behaviors that ar...

Send a text Diversity forces us to confront and challenge stereotypes and tropes, improves our ability to communicate along lines of difference, and fosters mutual respect among groups that may not have much in common.  By broadening our perspectives and changing our hearts and minds, diversity actually can spur progress and change the world.

Send a text " It takes a village to raise a child " is an African proverb that means that an entire community of people must interact with children for those children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment.  Whether families live close together or far apart, they always love each other. Aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents love the kids in their lives, and kids can...

Send a text Physical touch for children who have this as their primary love language, physical touch communicates love to them more deeply than giving them praise, buying a gift, or fixing a toy. Without hugs, kisses, pats on the back, and other physical expressions of love, their love tanks will remain less than full.  While you may have heard of the love languages, you may not have applied them...

Send a text Quality Time might be the easiest language to understand, but it can also be one of the easiest to misinterpret.  If your child's primary love language is Quality Time, it means that they feel loved the most when you spend quality time with them.  Perhaps more than most, children and parents who communicate in this love language never lose sight of the fact that time is a finite r...

Send a text Gift Giving , which means we “speak” our love through presents ranging from small tokens to surprise deliveries.  Of all the love languages, the act of gift-giving is arguably the most often misconstrued. To some, it can seem greedy or as if the recipient is fixated on things versus love itself. That’s not the case.  A child or parent who feels loved through these items might cherish t...

Send a text There are five love languages : Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch. People whose primary love language is Acts of Service feel your adoration by the things you do . Actions that go above and beyond help them feel your love towards them. They can be things like mowing the lawn, doing the dishes, or getting up in the middle of the nig...

Send a text You can probably guess your child's love language is “Words of Affirmation.” They get a thrill from receiving compliments and praise. Words of affirmation are so important. You and or child crave words because they make you feel important and they make you feel special. The way you and your child express your gratitude and compassion for each other is through the things you both s...

Send a text The reality is that blending the 4 parenting styles will help parents develop a parental partnership with their child, which in turn will minimize conflicts and move toward those best outcomes for your child or children.  Rather than focusing on one parenting style, consider their strengths and when to use them appropriately when you need to.  If you are stuck in a parenting conflict,...

Send a text An Uninvolved, or Neglectful, parenting style is arguably the most detrmental because children do no receive the attention, care, and support they need from their parents.  Uninvolved parents are low in responsiveness and demandingness.  Compared to the other parenting styles, uninvolved parents do not support or encourage their child's self-regulation and do not provide their chi...

Send a text Permissive parenting is a type of parenting style characterized by low demands with high responsiveness.  Permissive parents tend to be very loving, yet provide few guidelines and rules. These Parents do not expect mature behavior from their children and often seem more like a friend than a parental figure.  Since these parents have few requirements for mature behavior, children may la...

Send a text What is Social and Emotional Learning and how to Utilize Social and Emotional Learning During Today's Pandemic.  What are the components of Social and Emotional Learning?  What are the impacts of Social Emotional Learning?  The coronavirus disease has had a social and emotional impact on familes aross the world. How prepared are you as Parents prepared to adapt to this new life st...

Send a text Authoritarian parenting is a parenting style characterized by high demands just like Authoritative Parenting with the exception high responsiveness.  Authoritarian parenting is characterize by low responsiveness.  Parents with an Authoritarian style have very high expectations of their children, yet provide very little in the way of feeback and nuturance. Do you know your Parenting Sty...

Send a text Authoritative parenting is a parenting style characterized by high responsiveness and high demands. Researchers who examine parentng styles have consistently found authoritative parents raise happier and helathier children who are equipped to face real-world challenges. Here you will find strategies that will help you become a more authoritative parent, and where to go and take a surve...