Different parents have differing ways of disciplining their kids. You may have had an abrupt awakening to this fact of life when you discovered that your spouse came from a family where the first response to a child’s refusal to obey was to spank—and you came from a...
It’s tricky being a parent and making decisions to keep your kids safe. We want to be able to check quietly on infants and toddlers, so we try to minimize changes in light and sound when they are asleep. Keep the door open or shut? Or ajar just a crack?...
Many, many studies show that a good way to combat depression is physical exercise. The results are immediate – that feeling of well-being and accomplishment; and later the satisfaction of a toned body, endurance, and better sleep. However, up until recently, no...
Unrelenting pressure to achieve often leaves teens feeling discouraged and even depressed when they don’t meet their goals or people disappoint them. The discouragement and depression teens feel due to pressure to achieve often impacts teen’s self-esteem....
Some people believe that consciously and deliberately instilling faith in their children will make them unrealistic or unable to cope with “the real world.” However, a recent study shows just the opposite. Girls Leadership, a secular, Oakland, CA-based organization...