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Discipline Kids: It's Not Mean, It's Parenting

Did you know that your toddler parenting can positvely or negatively affect your teenager's behavior? Learn effective ways to discipline your young kids to prepare them for the teen years.

Teaching Character Lessons Through Humor

Have fun! Child development research shows that giggles, laughter, and fun are great tools for toddler learning and teaching character. Read on for family ideas for toddler discipline, teaching, and development.

Advice on Toddler Discipline

You hear No! a lot during your child’s second year of life. Overnight, your sweet baby becomes defiant. What is a parent to do? Read some suggestions on toddler discipline from parent experts.

Parents' Issues: How to Talk to the People Who Care for Your Children

Consistent guidance is one of the most important parents' issues with caretakers. Be careful what you say to those helping rear your child because your reactions will affect both the caretakers and your child.

For Difficult Children, Behaviors May Improve with Positive Toddler Discipline

A mom is stressed out by her out-of-control toddler. Noted doctor T. Berry Brazelton encourages her to try positive toddler discipline and empathy to improve her child's behavior.

Grandparents Can Provide Positive Support for Parents' Discipline

When grandparents care for their grandchildren, they may be tempted to be all fun and games. But it's better for kids if grandparents support the parents' discipline.

Six Hints for Play Date Harmony

Play dates can be just as much fun for your child as they are for you. Just following these tips and you'll be enjoying yourself in no time.

Preschool Discipline: Giving Children a Choice

Giving children choices can be an effective form of preschool discipline and empowerment. Learn how to add choice to activities for preschoolers and change "no" to "yes."

Start Nurturing Child Social Development in the Cradle

Don't wait--child social development begins early. You can start teaching social skills before your child learns to talk. Here are some family ideas on toddler parenting that can teach great social skills.

Parents' Issues: How Will Your Kids Remember You, Dad?

Since your child is watching you all the time, you are always teaching character. Much of what children see determines their success or failure as adults and your success or failure as a parent.

Preserve Parents' Stories in Diaries for Children

Diaries for children are great ways to preserve parents' stories about their kids. When they capture memories from all child development stages, the create a precious gift while connecting with their inner wisdom.

Discipline Kids Who Bite

What should you do with a young child who continues to bite, even after several attempts at discipline? Take advice from two renowned doctors on how to discipline kids who bite.

Tips for Teaching Character: Manners for Kids

When teaching character to our children, it is important to stress manners for kids. Kids' manners are essential in learning to be polite, kind, and honest. Toddler parenting is the perfect place to start.

Keeping Parent Stress Under Control

When it comes to adolescent parenting, everybody's got a breaking point. What do you do when your teens' manners or tantrums in children get you down? We'll give you goals to set for next time.

Tame Temper Tantrums in Children

Toddlers, babies, and kids really know how to sock it to their parents. Public tantrums in children are mortifying to parents. Find out what kind of toddler discipline can put a stop to temper tantrums.

Parents' Discipline Strategies Tame Children's Difficult Behavior

Parents discipline their children in many ways. Here are some positive strategies for taming difficult behavior, teaching character, and reducing parent stress.

Toddler Discipline Prevents Eating Battles

When it comes to healthy eating, children and parents are often at odds. Simple toddler discipline strategies such as those suggested by this grandmother, ease parent stress.

Children and Divorce: Soften the Blow for Kids

The health of parents' relationships will determine the effects of divorce-related stress in children. Soften the blow by being involved and setting good examples. You'll be teaching character and helping your child.

Parents' Issues: Effective Parenting of ADHD Children

Learning how to parent a child with ADHD can be challenging at times. Having a child with ADHD can cause increased parent stress unless you have the tools to help you cope.

Bedtime Battles: Family Ideas to Solve the Problem

Are you tired of battling your young child over bedtime? These family ideas can help you replace your young child's tears, fears and anger with calm, cuddles and a happy night for everyone.

Positive Adolescent Parenting: Are You Ready to Take the Challenge?

Don't deflate your compliments with "but." These tips offer some great family ideas on how to change your language for more successful adolescent parenting. See what three simple letters can do for your family.

Ain't Misbehaving: Use Positive Discipline to Discipline Kids

What do you do to discipline kids? If you have never tried positive discipline, you may be pleasantly surprised at how well it can work. Try these tips for effective positive discipline.

Parents' Discipline Prevents Behavior Problems

When parents discipline in a loving and positive fashion, they create a safe environment that prevents behavior problems. While it can be a challenge for parents to discipline, kids respond to clearly defined rules.

A Toddler Learning About Conflict May Show Aggression

Strict toddler discipline may not be the best answer to child aggression. Working through conflict is a normal baby activity in early child development stages.

Family Ideas for Winning the Whining War

Toddler parenting is a challenge when the whining starts. There's no need to despair--this article contains great family ideas for restoring preschool discipline and derailing the whining train.

A Positive Approach to Toddler Discipline

No one ever said toddler parenting was easy, especially when kids act out. All parents have their own way to discipline their kids. One mom shares her unique approach to toddler discipline.

Creative Discipline: Kids Eat Up a Sandwich Of Love!

Parents discipline their kids in a variety of ways. They are always trying new methods to teach their kids manners and kindness towards others. Here's a creative way to discipline kids with love.

When Parents Discipline with Different Styles

Expecting parents to be in complete agreement on parenting issues is probably unrealistic. Parents' discipline styles should come close, but work out compromises where they differ.

Discipline Kids with Consequences, Not Talk

When you discipline kids--especially toddlers--remember that it is best to talk less, keep your temper, and let logical consequences do most of the work for you.

Parents' Issues: Bribery vs. Reinforcement

Often parents' issues revolve around convincing their children to behave certain ways. Don't bribe your children to get them to do something. Try rewarding them to reinforce their good behavior.

Tips for Successful Adolescent Parenting when Blending Families through Remarriage

New marriages can cause stress in children as they adjust to a step-parent and step-siblings. A parent's relationships with the new spouse and any set of kids should be handled carefully and with planning.

Disciplining Kids and Teaching Character

Parents play a huge role in teaching character to their kids. The manner in which parents discipline young kids is just as important and sets the stage for building character as their kids get older.

Be My Helper: Improving Toddler Discipline

Is your little one acting out again? One time-tested method for improving toddler discipline is amazingly simple. Enlist your child as a helper. Give it a try! This article will explain how.

Let Nature Sooth Stress in Children

It's an age-old tactic: Turn to nature to relieve stress in children and to create fun family activities. Everyone needs nature and child development research shows nature offers kids better focus and self-discipline.

Toddler Discipline for Kids Who Bite

What's the best way to handle a young child who bites? Learn three separate ways to enforce toddler discipline for kids who bite or have similar child aggression issues.

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