Parenting

10 Ways to Raise a Happy, Healthy, Child in a Busy Home

in Attachment, Children and Adolescents, Emotional Well-being, Family Time, Parenting

How you parent your child will create a blueprint for all other relationships in your child’s future. Parenting style determines security in children.

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Does Compromise Mean Lowering Your Expectations?

in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Marriage and Relationships, Parenting

When I asked, “What would you like for breakfast?” I heard the exclamation, “POPSICLES!!”

As any *good* mother “should” do, I said, “Ohhh, you know we can’t have popsicles for breakfast. How about some cinnamon toast, then a popsicle later for snack?”

Then I paused. And, I did what any bad mother would do…

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What’s the Real Cost of Daycare?

in Children and Adolescents, Parenting

Do this…no don’t do that….for goodness sake NEVER do that! You should do this. Be absolutely sure you always do that…
Being a parent is not for the faint-hearted. How do you decide whose advice to take…your parents, your friends, your church, TV, internet, your own little voice? One of the major decisions facing millions of [...]

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Everyone Wants to Be Somebody, Sometimes

in Attachment, Friendships, Marriage and Relationships, Parenting

Understanding what is developmentally appropriate at any age is essential to parenting. In later years, it’s essential to change. We all want to know why we do some of the crazy stuff we do. And, in order to know, we must look back in time at those early years.

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Why Moms Feel an Extraordinary Connection with Their Child (and What Happens When They Don’t)

in Attachment, Parenting

Evidence suggests that the early mother-infant bond creates a blueprint for all other relationships throughout life. The time when children are most likely to have the most damaging effects of parental neglect is a time when some parents don’t put in the most quality time.

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