Archive for May, 2008

Positive Parenting Plans

And for those with adolescents and teens in Behavior Modification or Boarding Schools
A Parent Coordinator is an impartial third party available to assist parents in resolving issues relating to parenting and other family issues prior to their child moving on to their next program or school after wilderness, or prior to graduation or returning […]

Parenting: Discipline

Discipline is a necessary part of parenting yet it makes most parents feel uncomfortable. Some of those old disciplinary phrases such as ‘spare the rod and spoil the child’, ‘teach them a lesson’ or ‘set children straight’ are enough to send shivers up the spine of any reasonable-minded parent.
Discipline for the majority of the twentieth […]

Parenting - Challenging Child Warning Signs That May Lead to ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder)

If your child has ODD (oppositional defiant disorder) or bipolar, you’re familiar with child behavior problems. If your child has signs of autism, ADHD or ADD (attention deficit disorder), Aspergers, or PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified), you may be seeing challenging behaviors.
Five Warning Signs of Challenging Child Behavior:
If you suspect that your […]

Building Better Family Relationships

At these times when both men and women work for a living, small children are often left at home with a babysitter or at a daycare center while older ones spend the whole day at school. Most of the time, parents have just enough time to spare to just tuck in their kids at night. […]

How Karma Can Change Your Destiny

Karma means not only action, but also the result of an action. Whatever we are going through at the moment is the result of previous actions, not just of this life, but many lives. In short, Karma, is the sum total of our actions both in this life and in the preceding ones. Nothing happens […]

Divorce–How to Protect Your Children

Fighting over your kids (custody, visitation, parenting) is the worst possible thing that can happen to you or your kids–it’s always ugly. Studies show that harm to children is more closely related to conflict after the divorce. Everyone has conflict before and during a divorce, but if you want to protect your children, get finished […]

Communicating With Your Toddler through Baby Sign Language

The early years of parenting are the most difficult and trickiest part in any parents’ life. It is the most important too, as the bonding that occurs between parent and child at these early stages play a crucial role in the relationship for years to follow. Understanding your infants’ needs can be most frustrating, as […]