Parenting From The Source

The room was eerily quiet considering that it held over twenty preteens. The young man facing off against me was tall enough to look me straight in the eye when he declared, “You can’t make me.” My teacher training took over, reminding me that confrontations should never take place in front of other students. I [...]

When no one was watching, Isabella ran her finger around the icing on her sister’s birthday cake. Then, as if she knew she hadn’t done enough damage, she got a spoon and took bites out of the side. She then picked up her doll and sat on the couch to wait for the coming fireworks. [...]

Discipline and puppies? Is there a lesson for parents? I spent Christmas in the home of one of my children. A grandson has a new German shepherd nine-week-old puppy. Although most of the duties are handled by my grandson, the entire family pitches in with the training efforts.  My daughter explained that there are two [...]

A parent asked me, “What happens if I put my child in timeout, and he won’t stay?”  (Does this make you think of the nanny programs on television?) A good guideline for choosing a method of discipline is “Never require your child to do something unless you are strong enough and smart enough to enforce [...]

Visit any bookstore, and you’ll find an entire section devoted to parenting books. Confronted by such a wide choice, parents often randomly decide how they will rear their children because they recognize an author’s name or because someone recommends a book. The Best Parenting Book Is Already in Most Homes Many parents, even Christian parents, [...]