Setting basic rules for Internet access can go a long way toward building a nurturing online environment in your home.
Boundaries & Limits
These common-sense rules can help your child be safer online and ensure that he or she is a good Internet citizen, too.
It’s important for parents and guardians to be aware of the dangers children may face online.
Help for parents who wonder how to guide their children’s use of technology in today’s tech-risky culture.
Parents develop expectations for their child’s behavior based on age. However, there are factors to keep in mind.
Parents and guardians must get to know online technology if they’re going to help protect children from the dangers.
Do you have a child who loves to play video games? These safeguards will help counter the possible ill effects.
Get informed about the major video game categories.
It’s important for your disobedient child to know two important facts: 1) You love him unconditionally; and 2) You are in charge — and he isn’t.
Discuss as a family what constitutes suitable positive and neutral entertainment — and how to find those types.
The Predictable Risks and Surprising Benefits of Family Media Use. What is the role of media in your family’s daily life?
Think about what kind of communication will get your message about drugs and alcohol across effectively and always leave the door open for further conversations.
Providing a way for your child to gain an understanding of how his day will go may eliminate some of the undesirable behaviors that tend to rear their ugly heads during transition times.
Understanding the differences between control, responsibility and liability — and how those nudge parents to try controlling teens.
Your toddler’s new sexual discoveries are fueled by age-appropriate curiosity. For toddlers, this exploration is normal. However, you now have an opportunity to create a healthy foundation for biblical sexuality in your toddler’s future.
Understanding the reasons for your child’s behavior and responses is important, but the truth is that some adoptive parents may never know the full extent of their child’s underlying problems for a number of reasons.
Having trouble getting your toddler down to sleep? Here are some ideas for making the bedtime experience less stressful.
What will we do when we stop living our adult children’s lives for them?
Worried about what your teen is up to on Facebook? These tips will help.
Children who are adopted when they’re older or who have more complicated histories are not likely to respond well to some traditional discipline methods.