Parenting — Parent Education

• Teenage Development

  We need to better understand adolescent developmental stages to help us not take teenage behavior as a personal attack on us. By becoming familiar with these stages, we will increase our competence in encouraging teens to establish their sense of identity.

• What is Normal Development?

  Development is given in a range of years. Each child develops as an individual. Ask yourself, are you expecting too much or too little?

• Children’s Feelings

  The child focuses on how unfair we are, or how bad they are, rather than learning from their mistake. If we want our child to learn , it is critical that we address the feelings first and then work with them on dealing with the situation.

• Ten Keys to Successful Parenting

  It is important that we discipline in a way that teaches responsibility by motivating our children internally, to build their self-esteem and make them feel loved. If our children are disciplined in this respect, they will not have a need to turn to gangs, drugs, or sex to feel powerful or belong.

• Parents’ Understanding More About Early Childhood

  Findings from a recent statewide survey show that money spent educating parents in California about the importance of early childhood development has been extremely effective.

• What Every Parent Must Know About Babysitters!

  Selecting a babysitter is an important decision that requires a great amount of caution. Here are 5 things you should consider when choosing a babysitter.

• The Four Parenting Styles

  Love and limits are terms that describe a parents discipline orientation. Parents who are oriented toward a “relational discipline” are said to use love as their primary style of parenting. Parents who use “action discipline” are said to use limits as their primary style of parenting.