Setting boundaries for grandparents can be challenging. Depending on your own relationships with your parents and your in-laws, you could be facing more difficulties.Unfortunately, some grandparents have the tendency to overstep boundaries or undermine parents. When...
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Parenting Without Bribes And Threats
Do you find yourself yelling, bribing, or threatening your kids to get them to listen to you? We've all been there at some point. Getting kids to listen can be a challenge - especially when your kids know your weaknesses.You're not alone. Many parents are struggling...
How To Stop A Child From Biting
Wondering how to stop a child from biting? You're not alone.Biting is a normal thing. After all, you need to bite in food in order to eat. Babies and kids can bite objects and toys at certain stages in their development. And some kids will explore the biting even...
Teen PDA & Teen Dating: Rules And Boundaries
Parents, it's time to have a talk with your teenager about dating.What are the rules and boundaries? What are you going to expect from them when it comes to relationships?It can be tough setting guidelines, but it's important to do so in order to help your teen...
Handling Toddler Temper Tantrums At The Supermarket
Many parents dread taking their toddler to the grocery store because of the inevitable temper tantrums that will ensue. But with a little bit of preparation and understanding, you can help your toddler stay calm in the supermarket and avoid any public displays of...
When Should You Get Your Kid A Phone?
Having a personal smart phone seems to have become somewhat of a rite of passage for most kids. Cell phones, with all their convenience, burst open the door to a child’s social connections, friendships, and access to all that can be found on the internet.
What To Do When Someone Criticizes Your Parenting
Have you experienced how people will cheerfully insert their uninvited parenting feedback into a conversation, without a care as to how it might affect you? Whether it’s your parents or your friends, they feel the need to tell you what you should be doing with your little ones, and how you should be doing it.
How To Stop Yelling At Your Kids
Let’s be real; kids push us to our breaking point. It happens. It might seem as though the only logical way to solve a situation is to start yelling. Personally, my throat was sore daily from yelling at my kids so often. It took my son’s eyes glazing over for me to notice yelling might not be working for me.