Parenting Tips

Having "The Talk" With Your Kids

Elizabeth Miller, M.D., Ph.D. | Posted 02.08.2012 | San Francisco

Read More: Healthy Relationships, Teen Dating Violence, Adolescent Relationship Abuse, Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, Parenting Tips, Abusive Relationships, San Francisco News

Have you had "the talk" with your children? If this question instantly makes you think of the classic birds-and-bees chat, I was actually talking about the healthy relationship chat.

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Parent Aptitude Test

Linda Flanagan | Posted 02.06.2012 | Parents

Read More: Adulthood, Testing, Sat, Parenting Teenagers, Parenting Tips, Children, Teenagers, Parents, Parents News

Today is SAT day -- our daughter's first. It's 6:10. "I don't know where her admission ticket is. Or the pencil sharpener I bought yesterday, or all those Number Two pencils. And her passport. I put all of that stuff together on my desk. Did someone move it?"

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Teen Responsibility Doesn't Happen -- It's Nurtured

Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, MD | Posted 01.27.2012 | Parents

Read More: Parenting, Responsibility, Teens, Teen Parenting Tips, Holicopter Parents, Teen Parenting, Parenting Tips, Teaching Teens Responsibility, Teaching-Kids-Responsibility, Teens Iphones, Tiger Moms, Parents News

Do you feel kids today are as responsible as kids a generation ago? This recent conversation with a mom opened my eyes to this age-old concern.

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Child Sleep And Your 9-Year-Old: Tips From Moms

The Huffington Post | Jane Ellis | Posted 01.27.2012 | Parents

Read More: 9-Year Olds, Child Sleep, Sleep Tips for Children, Parenting Tips, Parents News

Nine-year-old children don't always sleep well through the night. And when they don't sleep well, you don't sleep well, either. As part of a Huffingto...

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Please, Don't Save for College

Jacoba Urist | Posted 01.24.2012 | College

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Household Budgets, Good Parenting, Parenting Tips, Financial Resolutions, College, Paying for College, Saving for College, Family Finances, Education News and Advice, Personal Finance News and Advice, Credit Card Debt, Higher Education, Life Insurance, Personal Finance, Parenting Advice, 2012 Resolutions, College News

Here are the four financial goals I believe every family should reach before they think about putting cash in their kiddo's college fund.

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3 Healthy Ways To Bond With Your Kids

Erika Katz | Posted 01.14.2012 | Canada Living

Read More: Healthy Kids, Kids Health, Global Motherhood, Kids Health Diet, Healthy Parenting, Parenting Tips, Kids Health Exercise, Canada Living News

Jan. 1 has come and gone. The membership to that expensive gym has never been used because you had the flu, the no-carbs diet was impossible and your kids are still eating in front of the TV even though you promised yourself that would stop. How can you really make changes, not just for you but for your family?

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How to Get Along With Your Teen: Talking, Rules, and Conflict

Shannon Kellogg | Posted 01.10.2012 | Parents

Read More: Healthy Relationships, Adolescents, Empathy, Parenting Tips, Conflict, Parenting Advice, Teens, Parents News

Parents, do not despair. You are every bit as important in your teens life now as when they were younger.

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Perfecting Parenthood: Canning the 'Yell'

Shira Hirschman Weiss | Posted 01.04.2012 | Parents

Read More: Better Parenting, Yelling, Parenthood, Yelling Parents, Parenting Tips, Parents News

What can I do when I yell? I'd like to be one of those incredibly even-tempered, enviably "laid back and easygoing" parents at all times.

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The Gift of Presence: An Uncommon Practice in a Busy World

Akoshia Yoba | Posted 12.21.2011 | Parents

Read More: Balanced Life, Holidays, Quality Time, Parenting Tips, Healthy Relationships, Relationships, Family Values, Children, Christmas Gifts, Parenting, Gifts, Teenagers, Multitasking, Family, Parents News

My greatest gift to my children this holiday season will be to practice being fully present when I am with them. I will wrap myself in a bow and regularly give them my undivided attention.

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Lights, Presents, Sugar... Action! Minimizing Holiday Overload, Maximizing Holiday Family Fun

Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, MD | Posted 12.20.2011 | Parents

Read More: Holidays, Parenting Tips, Holiday Gifts, Family Holidays, Holiday Gift Giving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Parents News

The countdown has begun, for young and old. This is one of my most favorite times of the year, except for one thing: Christmas Day starts too early in the Dr. Gwenn house.

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How My Father's Brain Cancer Taught Me to Parent

Davis Schneiderman | Posted 12.15.2011 | Parents

Read More: Msnbc, Glioblastoma, Brain-Cancer, Parenting, Teletubbies, Curious George, Cnn, Adoption, Parenting Tips, Health, Cancer, Parents, Parents News

These days, I sometimes sit with my father, silently, amazed at how he has completely transformed. And how I am now a parent of two constantly transforming daughters.

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Hey McDonald's, How Do You Like Them Apples? Why I'm Not Unhappy With the New Happy Meal.

Dina R. Rose | Posted 02.08.2012 | Parents

Read More: Healthy Eating, Toddlers-Eating-Habits, Parenting Tips, Happy Meals, Obesity-in-Toddlers, Toddlers, Raising Children, Parenting, Children's Health, Parenting Advice, Childhood Obesity, Parents News

These changes don't amount to a hill of beans from a nutrition perspective. From a habits perspective, though, the changes are worth considering. Let me explain.

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Are Pediatricians Hurting Your Toddler's Eating Habits?

Dina R. Rose | Posted 01.31.2012 | Parents

Read More: Healthy Eating, Toddlers-Eating-Habits, Parenting Tips, Obesity-in-Toddlers, Toddlers, Raising Children, Parenting, Overeating, Children's Health, Parenting Advice, Childhood Obesity, Parents News

Parents wouldn't have to resort to the "two more bites" tactic if they thought their toddlers were eating well. Ironically, it's the emphasis on nutrition that produces the problem.

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When Good Parents Leave Their Baby Home Alone

Jacoba Urist | Posted 01.30.2012 | Parents

Read More: Technology and Parenting, Holiday Childcare, Parenting Tips, Parenting News, Babysitting, Babies, Child Abuse, Childcare, Parenting Advice, Children Home Alone, Child Neglect, Kids Home Alone, Parents News

At a party last week, a couple told us a "funny" parenting story. They were staying in Paris, and decided to leave their 1-year-old asleep in his Pack 'n Play, and get a drink at a place nearby. No need for a babysitter.

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From Patient to Parent: Raising a Special Needs Child

Carla Lohr | Posted 01.31.2012 | Parents

Read More: Special Needs Children, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Parenting Advice, Special Needs, Parents News

I firmly believe that, as parents, we hold more power than the disability does in the lives of our children.

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How to Deal With Mother's Guilt

Mia Redrick | Posted 01.29.2012 | Parents

Read More: Mother's Guilt Story, Parenting Tips, Mother's Guilt Tips, Mother's Guilt, Guilt, Working Mothers, Feeling-Guilty, Parenting Mistakes, Parents News

Mother's guilt is only natural and is the consequence of wanting to be a good mother to your children. However, in the end it will only weigh you down.

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5 Things I've Told My Kids
5,000 Times

Maria Rodale | Posted 01.21.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Maria Rodale's Blog, Bisphenol-A, Raising Civilized Kids, BPA-Free Kids, Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, Raising Kids, Phthalates, Parenting Tips, Healthy Living News

Forgive me if I've already written this blog before, but it occurred to me last weekend as I was telling my 5-year-old for the fifth time that day to ...

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Why Divorced Parents Should 'Suck It Up' For Their Kids

Alison Patton | Posted 01.16.2012 | Divorce

When you're sucking it up until it hurts, that's when you will know your sacrifice is making a difference for your kids.

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Anthea Anka: My Kid Is A Brain Surgeon. Or So I'm Hoping.

Red Room | Posted 01.21.2012 | Parents

Read More: Second Language, Parenting Children, Parenting Tips, Children's Books, Teaching Children, Children School Choices, Parental Concerns, Raising Children, Smart Children, Parenting Smart Children, Redroom, Parenting Pressure, Parents News

The most amusing sort of parents -- to me of course -- are the ones that push the bounds of what their kids can do because they simply can't help themselves.

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Nurturing Your Inner Adult

John Duffy, Psy.D. | Posted 01.11.2012 | Parents

Read More: Psychology, Parenting, Healthy Parents, Parenting Tips, Inner Child Healing, Inner Child, Parents News

I pose this challenge to anyone engaged in the lifelong process of nurturing the inner child: nurture your inner adult. Allow yourself to revisit the past. Process the pain. And then get a life.

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The Non-Perfect Parent

Rhiana Maidenberg | Posted 01.10.2012 | Parents

Read More: Toddlers, Motherhood, Good-Parenting, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Mothering, Parenthood, Babies-and-Tv, Bad Parenting, Parents-Moms, Parents News

It is because I have vowed not to be the best, and began employing numerous parenting short-cuts (my two year old will often arrive at preschool still in her pajamas) that I am able to be the fun, loving, patient, and honest mother I am.

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Losing Hope With Your Defiant Teen? Heed This Advice

Evan Allis | Posted 12.19.2011 | Fifty

Read More: Rebellious, Drug Use, Adolescent Behavior, Defiant Teens, Problem Child, Parenting Tips, Runaways, Aggression, Parenting post50, Fifty News

Many parents have a difficult time knowing what to do with their defiant teens. Sometimes it might seem like all of your efforts are worthless, and at...

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Failure Is the Best Option

Brandy Williams | Posted 12.28.2011 | Education

Read More: Success, Failure, Education Reform, Public Education, Parenting, Learning From Failure, Parenting Tips, Education News

Failure, after all, is a scary thought. Therefore, people often want to avoid what they do not want to face. The bottom line is this: When kids do not learn how to cope with failing, they learn how to escape it.

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Stop Bullying Month Over... Now What?

Janet Hubert | Posted 12.28.2011 | Black Voices

Read More: Public Schools, Celebrities Talk Politics, Parenting Tips, Education Policy, Bullying, High School, Parenting, Education Reform, Public Education, Celebrities, Parents, Black Voices News

Now that we are coming to the end of National Bully Prevention month, now what? Bullies move on because it's easy for them; they have suffered no collateral damage, but the bullied sometimes never get the chance to.

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Choosing Common Sense over Sexy Banter and Bra Size

Hillary St. Pierre | Posted 12.27.2011 | Women

Read More: Aging Gracefully, Lifestyle Enhancement, Lifestyle, Personality, Parenting Tips, Personal Growth, Parenting Girls, Female Stereotypes, Aging, Glass Ceiling, Feminine Strength, Feminism, Beauty, Parenting Advice, Women News

Life is different for beautiful women. I know: I used to be one.

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