Parenting Styles

Is Your Child's Temperament A Good Fit With Yours?

AP | BETH J. HARPAZ | Posted 05.02.2012

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NEW YORK -- It's a concept that parents may not be familiar with, but experts say it can explain a lot about family conflicts: Is your child's tempera...

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'I Don't Like Your Kid'

Lorraine Devon Wilke | Posted 10.30.2011

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Lorraine Devon Wilke

Parents, it's about finding the right balance and that means taking into account not just your family, including that little darling emptying salt & pepper shakers on the table, but the people all around you as well.

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Because I Said So? Not Anymore

Amy McCready | Posted 10.10.2011

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Amy McCready

Ever tried any of these on your kids? "Wait until your father gets home." "Don't make me come in there." Or the famous, "You'll do it because I said so." How'd it work?

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Are Chinese Mothers Superior? You Can Decide for Yourself

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Disgrasian

Basically Amy Chua wrote the book we didn't. Which means my own Tiger Mother was right: my laziness was going to be my "downfall" one day.

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Will Chinese Mothers Win The Parenting Prize?

Kate Fridkis | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kate Fridkis

Chua explains that Chinese mothers (and parents from other non-white American cultural groups) think about children differently. They think about potential, rather than protection.

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Battles Of Will With Kids And Teens: When To Win, When To Surrender

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Jim Taylor

The challenge is not that you are going to have conflicts with your children, but whether they develop into full-scale war that drives you and your children apart.

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European vs. American Parental Pride

Juliet Linley | Posted 11.17.2011

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Juliet Linley

I wonder whether we Europeans -- who place so much importance on modesty -- cannot perhaps learn something from our transatlantic cousins when it comes to praising children.

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Do You Know Your Leadership and Parenting Derailers?

Jamie Woolf | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jamie Woolf

Shining light on our "shadow side," the Hogan instruments help people become aware of their derailers-- a strength gone awry.

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New Zealand Votes Overwhelmingly To Allow Hitting Kids

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealanders voted overwhelmingly to overturn a law that prohibits parents from hitting children, according to the r...

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Third Screen: An Interview with Lisa Belkin of The New York Times

Vickie Karp | Posted 11.17.2011

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Vickie Karp

I don't have kids. Let's call it "Roomy Nest Syndrome." But that doesn't stop me from reading Lisa Belkin whenever I can.

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