Parenting

Do not forget to acknowledge the success and consequences of your children’s chores. Keep these pointers in mind: Watch your tone! A survey found that one-quarter of all responding parents admitted that they constantly nagged their kids about... Full Answer

Here are appropriate household chores to assign your kids age by age. Chores for Toddlers: It’s never too early to begin, but let’s be realistic about what this age can do. Do not expect a toddler to do any “chore” on his own and... Full Answer

Here are parenting strategies to maximize chore success: Start early. The earlier you expect your kids to take an active role in helping around the house, the easier you’ll find it is to get them to lend a hand. Even kids as young as three years... Full Answer

Years ago my girlfriend Cindy shared with me her parenting secrets to get her kids to do household chores.  I will also share them. 1. Be developmentally appropriate: She chose chores that fit her kids’ developmental abilities and geared the... Full Answer

Every child needs a boost in some area regardless of family size so singletons are no different than other kids. The key parent question is to ask what your child may be missing because of his or her unique growing up experiences, and then find... Full Answer

There are currently 20 million single-kid families in the US. The percentage of American women having only one child has more than doubled in 20 years to almost one quarter. (Time). The single-kid family is the fastest-growing family trend in the U.S.... Full Answer

Have you noticed that we seem to have a lot of greedy kids these days? If so, you’re not alone. The general public agrees and feels that increased numbers of today’s youth are self-centered, spoiled. greedy and materialistic. Instead of being... Full Answer

If there is a growing narcissistic streak among teens and young adults, let’s not put all the blame on social networking sites. After all, there are 150 million Facebook and Myspace users and not all are narcissists (or I hope not). But a social... Full Answer

In today’s racy, raunchy world parents need to be far more intentional in their efforts to build their children’s moral intelligence. Here are 10 tips from my book, Building Moral Intelligence: The Seven Essential Virtues That Teach Kids to... Full Answer

Remember the motherly advice that was the soundtrack to your childhood? Read on for a true or false quiz that sheds light on some of those classic motherhood words of advice.    “When it comes to kids, you’ve got to pour on the... Full Answer