Becoming a first time parent is a radical change to your life. Mostly, the skills needed to be good at it are not encoded in your DNA. You will have to learn them. Parenting skills are not intuitive. There is no formula for gaining this skills set. How you acquire them doesn’t really matter as [...]

Very few, if any, parents would say that they already know all they need to know about bringing up their children. Most parents realize that the task is not only complicated, but it is constantly changing. There is always a need for fresh new solutions. This is where online parenting magazines come in.
One of the [...]

There are many ways to improve parenting skills. Among them are online parenting classes which offer a wide variety of benefits to parents.
With the onset of the internet, parents can access virtually limitless amounts of information that can be helpful in raising their children. Gone are the days when word of mouth was the sole [...]

With the arrival of your newborn baby, you will necessarily have several concerns about their safety and security. You will have scoured the house from top to bottom and made sure that each room is as childproof as possible. You will also be given several presents including lots of the cutest little baby clothes. Many [...]

Wouldn’t that be wonderful if you could pick your child up one day and completely house proof him against all the hard corners and edges present in your home? Cover him in some protective foam to prevent any hard knocks and bumps. Since this is completely impossible, you should start looking around and start to [...]

Why is fear seen as a weakness that may threaten our child? Fear for one’s child stems from love and concern. Watchfulness, protectiveness, and a keen scent for danger are built in parental behaviors to help infants and children survive. A parent’s fear preserves the safety of a child.
Yet a parent’s fear can become a [...]

A funeral is an occasion when adults can say their last goodbyes and start the process of resolution. A child eight years or older has the same need to grieve as their parents, and should be encouraged to attend. The six- to eight-year-old has less to gain, but while not essential, it’s best to include [...]

None of us would like to be called a ‘miser’. It suggests someone stingy or selfish. But misers are not just the Ebenezer Scrooges who hoard money. Any of us can qualify as a ’social reward miser’. The necessary characteristics are:
I. Rarely show genuine interest in others;
2. Do not laugh with others;
3. Be cynical about [...]

`You’re aggressive!’ `He’s insecure.’
`She’s intelligent.’ `He’s paranoid!’
How often have you found yourself using such expressions? We all use labels for people in our daily lives, because they help us to classify, sort, and put order into our world, making it easier to understand. One may describe a neighbor as `friendly’, a business acquaintance as ‘ambitious’, [...]

Have you ever known parents who think their child is an ‘angel’, while you are convinced the child is a ‘monster”? There are no such things as ‘good’ or `bad’ behavior in children. This is also true among nations, cultures, or socioeconomic groups.
Actions considered ‘good’ in a Northern European country, for instance, may be considered [...]