Spending one-on-one time with each of your children
Parenting
Here are a few ideas real moms and dads have created to set an atmosphere where words of affirmation and moments of celebration can be shared.
Having a master list of all household-related contacts is a necessity.
Here are some factors that can make it tough to validate, nurture and keep your fingers off the “control” button.
Celebrate personal moments in a powerful way that can breathe life into a young person’s heart and future!
If every parent’s job is to make sure his or her children turn out “right,” it would mean God messed up.
Our task is not only scriptural instruction but also role modeling.
What is the next teachable moment or transition in your daughter’s life? How can you add affirmation and encouragement to that moment?
How control and responsibility affect the relationship between you and your teen.
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Understanding the differences between control, responsibility and liability — and how those nudge parents to try controlling teens.
Get into the mind-set that everything you do as a parent ultimately is part of validating or nurturing your children.
Tips for family calendars, storage ideas, “office space” for kids and more
How control and responsibility affect the relationship between you and your teen.
Every person needs both validation and nurture to fully develop into a healthy adult.
There are a few key areas where you’ll get the most bang for your buck (and your time and effort).
Even teens and tweens learn more by example than by teaching. Modeling proper virtues for your children is important.
In our well-connected world, it is more likely than ever that your child will now, or someday in the future, have contact or relationships with the people who brought him into this world.
How can parents stop enabling and set boundaries for adult children?
This may be the holiday season to do what brings you comfort. Choose to be around people you can count on to understand your sorrow, people who offer the support you need to get through the season.