This really isn’t a news flash to those of us who’ve lived awhile in this world, but many kids don’t quite get how this works. By now, most have heard that whatever is put on the internet will live there forever. All the naked, semi-naked or drunken shots of you have the potential to rise […]
One of the hardest things about parenthood is when your children cease to be children and you can’t do a thing with them. Sometimes, it’s very difficult to know what to do with them when they are children, but when they become adults, things get even more complicated. When they grow to be adults, we […]
Yes, you may be doing this if you don’t allow your children to deal with some issues on their own. Most parents love their kids and lots of parents struggle to let their kids fail, but failure is important. How are kids supposed to learn they can make different choices if they don’t get the […]
“When I was 18 my mother went to prison and I took custody of my younger sisters. I tried to show them the right way to live–working, doing the right thing, staying out of trouble and being contributing members of society. We lived together for 6 years. Eventually Mother got out and the girls went back […]
You love them and you want to give your kids everything, but this may be robbing them of the incentive they need to grow. Few things light parents up more than giving their kids gifts that send the kid into sobbing ecstasy. The game system they’ve been begging for or the new phone they keep […]
The transition from childhood to adulthood is scary and the fact that we parents have given our children so much, only complicates things. Of course we want to give them stuff. After all, we have stuff. But kids now struggle more than ever to believe in themselves. The hard question for adults–is how much to […]
Being a teen isn’t easy. Being the parent of a teen is really hard, too. Few things are more intimate and up close than being parent and kid. You live together; you see each other at your worst and best. The process of parenting is way complicated when you consider that the kiddo generally came […]
Dr. Carol “Our son Ethan is 3 yrs old and when my husband asks for him to give him a kiss or hug him, he refuses. He will easily give me kisses and hugs though. It seems like they are already starting to butt heads. My husband tends to use an authoritarian style parenting. He […]
It’s easy to recommend not freaking out over everything when you don’t have a child. I have two, so I’m safe in saying this, but don’t assume I’m saying I’ve done everything right. So, not the case. Even if the kid is massively annoying (and they all are, at times), parenting carries with it a […]
“We need direction. Our adult son is living with us. He has been out of work for more than 3 years but is currently attending college ( at our expense) to try to get a technical certification. His past employment required considerable physical labor which he is no longer able to do. He is 52, […]