Communication

No one is perfect and children are no exception.  At one time or another, they will exhibit behavior that you will find inappropriate. When your child displays bad behavior, it can be both embarrassing and upsetting. So, how do you…
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With the increasing involvement of new and advanced computer technologies in our daily lives, it is not uncommon to hear stories from parents who have to IM their children’s laptops upstairs from the downstairs family PC to get them to…
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This maybe stating the obvious for some but a child’s’ environment and experiences between the ages of 7-11 will go on to affect their behaviour and how they perceive themselves,and how they fit in to the world around them well…
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Your child tells you he/she’s been abused. Shock and panic are most likely your initial reactions, followed rapidly by wanting to have the abuser punished. Actually, you fight against stronger feelings that urge you to take care of the abuser…
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For me I have always found it to be much easier to communicate with my father on just about every issue a child/daughter can have. Don’t get me wrong, my mother was always there for me and loved me with…
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I could never express enough how much I enjoyed Jonah, Josh & Joel over the Xmas break. For these special times together, I am incredibly grateful to the Lord. Yesterday, we all went to the Golden Corral’ together for breakfast….
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My parents want to think that they’re really good at this subject, but I like to think different. Don’t get me wrong, I love my parents, but when it comes to them being there for me when I really need…
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The young man sat quietly in the booth, noticeably uncomfortable and impatiently fidgeting. Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy sat open on the table in front of him. If appearances can be trusted, the book likely thrust upon him by a…
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If you’re a child and feel you have to deal with controlling parents, it could be that they are behaving this way out of a wish to protect you. Some parents want to cover their children in a protective blanket, to shield them from the…
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With the growing popularity of e-mail and Internet chat, many of us have “lost” our children in the “World Wide Web” of communication. If you have not kept up with technology you might feel that you are out of the…
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Physical and Sexual Abuse Ensure first whether the child needs immediate medical attention. If they do, stop reading this and get to a doctor. A discloser from a child who has been sexually or physically abused is always going to…
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How Playing Games With Your Child Can Open Up Communication Children sit with us. We have dinner with our children. What if we find we don’t know what is on their minds? Sure we ask but they say “nothing.” One…
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This information is provided assuming that your child does not have any life threatening injuries, otherwise, you should take your child to the nearest emergency room. If your child comes to you with a report of abuse, immediately get down…
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Every family has its routine and there is a rhythm to it. When a problem drops in on the family, that rhythm changes. Children do not miss a thing. They may not fully comprehend everything, but they are aware of…
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The development of prosocial behavior depends on several factors and leads to advancement both socially and personally. This form of conduct can be broken down into sharing, helping, and cooperating. By demonstrating Prosocial behavior in early childhood the individual will…
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Be fair. They are in many ways what you are. They have your genes and what you have taught them. Yes, you do not want them to make the same mistakes as you, the ones that alarm you or make…
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I am the single mother of four. My daughters are in their early twenties now and my boys are in their teens. It’s been rough, but we’ve survived the divorce and a brief encounter with homelessness, among other things. Two…
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I hear the squeak of the front door as my brother enters the house. Out of the corner of my eye I see the Target red he sports proudly blur past me as he heads towards the kitchen to get…
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There are many phases children go through. The first phase is what every parent has witnessed at one time or another; the screaming toddler. They will do anything to get their way. This is simply dismissed as the terrible two’s…
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Children, although not fully developed nor matured mentally, are influenced by their surroundings just as adults are. They draw thoughts about what they see, hear, read, and even more thoughts from those thoughts. As a parent of one (or more)…
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As women, there are times we become frustrated with our man, or hurt by something they have said or done. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was an instruction book that we could hand them, listing things we feel they…
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How can a man possibly hate a woman who nags him when it means he gets to hear her dulcet tones with such regularity, and reminds him of all the things she intends him to do? After all without a…
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Men look at women and often get irresistibly drawn in. We see the beauty and the way that she presents herself to the world.  Women are simply different. They do not see things the same way as men do. Ask…
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Are you looking for a boyfriend? Is there a particular man that you have your sights set on? You can bring yourself closer to getting a man by being proactive and taking steps to get his attention and perhaps win…
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Are you a guy who is the target of women’s flirts or is interested in learning what to do if you are flirted with? Like it or not, you are bound to have a gal flirt with you at some…
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Ask any married man the one thing that his wife does that drives him crazy and he is apt to answer you, ‘Easy; she nags me all the time.” What makes a woman be considered a nagger to her husband?…
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“ONLY 10?” a friend said when I suggested I wrote on this subject. But the problem isn’t so much restricting yourself to 10, it’s trying not to repeat other women’s “things”. But I suppose it’s all personal and if we…
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Margaret Mead, a cultural anthropologist once said, “Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not to be women”. Oh, how true that is. Most cultures in our world distinguish the sexes by inculcating…
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It is no secret that men and women have different styles of communicating and do so for different reasons. Women often just want to share their feelings or get reassurance from their man. Men tend to view her bringing up…
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Being vulnerable is all about allowing others into your sanctuary of security and sense of control. In other words, you must open yourself up to the hazards of life such as the possibility of being hurt as well as the…
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