As a parent, raising a teenager can be a very difficult time. Teens want their independence but there is still some things parents can do to make their parenting life easier. First, make sure to show your teenagers love even if they don't seem interested in bonding with you anymore. You also want to make sure you set reasonable expectations for your teens. Set rules and also set consequences … [Read more...]
5 Mistakes Parents Make With Teens and Tweens
There are many different mistakes that parents make when their children enter their teenage years. Parents tend to expect the worst because they are over-protective of their children, and they have to learn to trust them. Parents also may read too many parenting books without understanding that every teenager is different. A big mistake that parents make is that they get very stressed over small … [Read more...]
Three Ways to Change Your Parenting in the Teenage Years
There are a few different ways that you can change your parenting when your children enter the teenage years. Parents have to realize that when their children become teenagers, they don't get to make decisions for their child anymore, and they instead have to shift to a coaching role to guide their kids to the right ones. Parents also have to have a bunch of hard conversations with their teenagers … [Read more...]
The Power of a Mother’s Voice
Regardless of where your definition puts the start of life, mother plays the most important role in it. New studies show that babies born prematurely develop a better sleeping pattern in the intensive care unit, if they are exposed to their mother’s voice. This was the first study that looked at the specific correlation between the voice and sleep development in infants. The results show that … [Read more...]