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Why Parents Shouldn’t Take Away Phones at Night

If you want to start a lively discussion among parents, then just bring up the subject of cell phones. It seems everyone has an opinion about everything, from when you should give your child their first phone to how you should manage their time using electronics. One of the biggest questions that tend to come…

How Much Should Parents Give for Wedding Gift

So Your Child is Getting Married? The wedding of your child is a complex event. You are most likely happy about your child finding the love of their life (assuming you don’t hate their future spouse). You are sad that your child is leaving the nest, but most of all, you are anxious about the…

Why Is it My Child Repeats Everything I Say?

Children love to repeat everything we say. It can be cute and endearing at first, but as they get older and more verbal, this habit can become more challenging—sometimes annoying and frustrating. Remember that TV show Kids Say the Darndest Things? They do indeed. How many times has your child repeated back what you said…

Kids will be kids

Suppose you grew up in a strict household or a home where a kid must take on unusual responsibility for a child, as I did. In that case, you could certainly understand this saying. But, unfortunately, some parents feel it is a “get out of jail free card” for kids. However, I was fortunate to…

Things Parents Should Never Do

As a father of four, ranging from toddlers to teens, I have come to learn that there is no set manual for raising children. However, some guidelines benefit everyone, no matter the situation, especially when, as parents, we get caught up in things parents should never do. Firstly, let’s look at the four parenting styles:…

Dads Who Travel for Work

As fathers, we want to spend as much quality time with our families as possible for more reasons than one. Fathers have often been generalized as being away, disconnected, unsupportive, and many other terms, some of them rightfully so. Others genuinely want to spend more time with the kids but can’t due to working over…

When Parents Say Hurtful Things

One thing we’ve learned in Psychology that hits close to home for almost everyone is that hurt people, hurt people. Therefore, when we think about when parents say hurtful things, we already know the answer, right? It’s best not to handle situations with children when you’re in a bad mood or going through a challenging…

Strep Throat in Kids

Ah, Autumn, it is back to school time. The fall of leaves and crisp morning air. The rise of pumpkins and germ warfare. Wait, what? Yes, it is proven that the return to school often increases doctors’ cases of strep throat in kids and other sicknesses. While viruses are the main culprits behind most sore throats,1/3 of sore throats are…

Why Should Parents Monitor Their Children’s Use Of the Internet

Technology has changed the way we live. In many ways, technology has made our lives easier. However, while technology makes our lives easier, it also opens us up to new threats that we didn’t have to worry about before technology. Why Should Parents Monitor Their Children’s Use Of the Internet? In today’s technological world, children access…

How to Be a Good Father to a Daughter

As a father of three daughters ranging from toddler to teen, I find that their personalities differ in so many ways, and being a good father to them is not a one-size-fits-all situation. Therefore, I wanted to know how to be a good father to a daughter. That led me to do in-depth research, which…