General Parenting Issues'
Can a good relationship with in-laws endanger your marriage?
Newlyweds usually hope that through their union each of them is gaining an additional set of loving, supportive parents. They may be concerned that disharmony could affect their connection but rarely imagine that a good relationship [...]
How to decide what is best for your child
Though many books, classes, articles and parenting experts teach methods of effective parenting, most parents still struggle, at times, with determining which option would best serve their child in any given situation. In her book “Peaceful [...]
How to be the best adult child to aging parents
Parents are taught how to raise their children and youngsters are instructed to treat their elders with respect. Yet, when the roles of the generations get reversed many adult children are uncertain about how to relate [...]
Helping your adult child with marital difficulties
Though parenting is a lifetime assignment most parenting research and literature focuses primarily on aiding parents in raising young children and adolescents to adulthood. Beyond the youngster’s emancipation the guidance is scarce and the need is [...]
The challenging Mother-Daughter relationship
The Mother-Daughter relationship is probably the most complex of all parent-child interactions. From emulation to emancipation, from tender parenting to competition, daughters and mothers spend their lifetime recreating their intimate connection. The attachment of girls to [...]
Are mothers helpful or harmful to sons?
Though supportive, loving and attentive parental treatment of both boys and girls has been documented to be the source of healthy maturation, some still view a close attachment between a mother and her son with skepticism. [...]
Fathers are their daughters’ guiding lights
Both parents have a crucial role in helping their daughter become all that she can be. Yet, mothers and fathers have unique roles in facilitating their daughter’s healthy, secure and successful maturation. In The Effects of [...]
Fathers have a crucial role in raising their sons
Fathers’ participation in their children’s day-to-day care has markedly evolved over the past thirty years. As male/female roles within the marriage have changed, men have shared greater childrearing responsibilities and have greatly enhanced their children’s lives. [...]
Curb your marital conflicts for the sake of your children
Most couples disagree and many engage in arguments. Those who escalate their disagreements to fights and do so in front of their children are inadvertently harming their youngsters. Children understand that parents do not always see [...]
Cultivate the connection between grandparents and grandchildren
During the Holidays family members, young and old, gather to share the festivities. Many delight in the joy of intergenerational interactions. Seniors are enamored by the young children’s joy, delight in the maturing grandchildren’s accomplishments and [...]
Make a difference in the life of your aging parent
The life of adult children is complicated enough. Having the responsibility of caring for elderly parents leaves many Boomers bewildered about how to best attend to their elders’ needs. Perhaps the most daunting of the many [...]
The wonders of today’s young dads
Having been a young parent in the 20th Century, it is heartwarming to observe current young fathers interaction with their children. The new parenting styles have not only embraced the father’s role in childrearing but have [...]
The empty nest syndrome – a “downer” or an “upper”?
The Empty Nest Syndrome, coined in the 1970’s, as “the feeling of depression experienced by some parents after their children have left home” may be challenging to endure. How can you manage this loss as you [...]
Managing disapproval of your teenager’s relationship
Some parents are uncomfortable with their teenager’s dating choice. Yet, they are aware that their opinion may not be well received or heeded. How can parents still guide their children without being disregarded or alienated by [...]
Enrich your children with family history tales
Curiosity about one’s family history is rarely experienced in childhood or even young adulthood. Yet, this information can be helpful and even transformative. Once children mature they may become curious about their roots and life conditions [...]
Are you estranged from your adult child?
The frequency of estrangement between young adult children and their parents has greatly increased in recent years. The pain that it causes parents and the loss to both generations is immeasurable. How can you deal with [...]
Facilitate your young child’s future success
Many parents begin to fret early in their child’s life about planning the appropriate academic preparation to ensure his/her success in life. Though the scholastic ladder is an important element in preparation for a better life, [...]
Your kids are finally emancipated – Are you?
The quest for autonomy, freedom, independence, self-guided choices and the pursuit of personal satisfaction and pleasure is universal and lifelong. For many, achieving this state is at best brief and fleeting. How can you live responsibly [...]
How to best talk to your teenagers
Most parents of adolescents are bewildered about how to deal with their teenagers. The way parents try to reason with their youngsters is usually ineffective and frustrating. Yet, there are ways to talk to your adolescent [...]
Parents – Use your eternal power wisely
Eternal power? Yes. Parents have tremendous influence over their children even beyond their earthly existence. How parents choose to exercise this power helps or hinders their children throughout their lives and cascades further onto future generations. [...]
