Teens with a stepmom or stepdad need help learning how to manage the emotions surrounding a new stepfamily and how to adjust to having a stepparent and stepsiblings.
Parenting Trait
The power of ceremony to reaffirm a son’s shaky identity, in some cases redirect his life, and empower his future was wholly unexpected.
When and where to go for help when your teen rebels
How to discover your place in your stepchild’s life.
Pros and cons of charter schools
How can you as a parent practically instill principles of selfless love and sacrifice in your child?
Teach your kids how to protect a good reputation when the eyes of the World Wide Web are watching.
Help your teenager exercise safe online social skills.
The emotional side of relationships don’t just happen. Here’s how to be intentional about building a closer connection with your family.
Stay-at-home moms create an environment where bonding takes place and children learn to attach to relationships.
The pros and cons of magnet schools
If you or someone you love cuts, the choice to stop can be challenging and scary. Still, change is possible.
Pros and cons of private schools
Age-specific ways to help your kids experience the meaning behind the celebration on Thanksgiving Day.
Upon leaving home for college, a young man discovers a newfound sense of freedom; unless he is well-grounded, he may choose to renounce the values of home.
Help your son make sense of the confusion puberty can cause.
Your role changes as your child grows. What’s yours right now?
Pros and cons of public neighborhood schools
How to help your child deal with loss
When my children were toddlers, I installed childproof latches on all the cabinets and drawers within their grasp to keep them from ingesting dangerous substances. During the grade school years, I zealously guarded the shows they watched (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” was banned) to make sure they didn’t pollute their young minds. When my girls …