It is essential to prepare for the various challenges your child may experience as a parent. Depression is not as rare as we think it is. According to a 2016 study, 12.8% of US teenagers had a major depressive episode. During adolescence, many phases can affect a teenager's behavior. Identifying the warning signs of depression … Continue reading How to Support Your Depressed Child
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Becoming a mother is a wondrous occasion filled with more joy than often a new mom imagines. It can feel like her heart doubled in size, bursting with boundless love for the new life that she just created. Though fervently devoted to her little one, it is common for doubt to creep in as a … Continue reading Best Advice for New Moms
There are many different ways to raise a child, and you’ll find that learning about the various types of parenting styles helps you start to develop a plan that works for your family. The core basis of attachment parenting is taking actions that help to cultivate a nurturing relationship between you and your child. Exploring how this … Continue reading What is Attachment Parenting?
There are many life lessons that parents want to pass down to their children. Lessons such as humility and gratitude. Read more to start learning how to teach your children gratitude. By learning to appreciate the good and bad in life, you can help them develop a strong sense of self-awareness. Gratitude will also help them … Continue reading How to Teach Children Gratitude
Effective parenting is not a formula; it is an art. But anyone can learn from the science of child development. There are patterns in how different children develop patterns in how they respond to different kinds of parenting. Be Consistent with Discipline The key here is to set limits and be consistent with those limits. … Continue reading 9 Steps to Effective Parenting
This may seem obvious, but listening is more than just hearing what someone is saying. When parents are engaged with their children, they're actively involved. This means that the speaker feels heard and validated through physical touch (holding hands) or eye contact (looking into your child's eyes), as well as verbally (asking questions). Listening properly … Continue reading How to Really Listen to your Children
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