Adventures in Parenting

Last year at age 19, my son had his first car accident - on the freeway, at night, and with a semi-truck behind him!
I thank God that no one was hurt. But the car was not worth repairing.
This podcast features an interview with Allan Ramsey, CEO and co-founder of www.SafeTeenDrivingClub.org. His mission is to provide [...]

I have this tendency to jump on my children and lecture them.
Yesterday, my daughter came home and says, “I’m tired.” This seemingly innocent remark set me off!
“You probably didn’t eat your lunch. You didn’t even drink half of your water bottle. And you stayed up too late last night. You better get your homework done [...]

I attended my daughter’s Back to School Night last week.
We are blessed to have a great turn-out of parents for such events at the schools.
Parent involvement is the number one factor in student success.
A friend who is a teacher told me of many incidences when she makes an appointment with parents to discuss their [...]

Are your children spending too much time on computer/video games and won’t stop playing?
Will an Internet Use Contract solve your problem?
When we draft such a contract, we want to make the kid promise to all kinds of restrictions - “I will not play more than 2 hours a day.  I will not chat with strangers. [...]

There’s something wrong with the way American kids are being raised today.
Dr. Anne Pierce in her book Ships Without a Shore: America’s Undernurtured Children challenges commonly accepted notions about parenting such as nannys and daycare workers, hyper-structuring, and how Baby Boomers have affected the way we raise our children.
Dr. Pierce gives us good insights [...]

“Mom, what can I have for breakfast?”
I yell from in front of the comfort of my computer screen: “There’s cereal. You can get it yourself.”
My 12-year-old is certainly old enough to get her own breakfast, why should I disturb my ease?
But there were nagging questions going on in my head:
1. Do I want to answer [...]

My mother-in-law often says, “If you treat people well, they will treat you well.”
Do we want our kids to obey us, respect us, and be civil to us?
Then we have to do our part not to annoy our children.
Of course, if I am doing the right thing and my kids don’t like it, I don’t [...]

This is the 6th and last article on Effective Discipline
I heard on the radio of a dad telling the story of his 6 perfectly behaved children . He trained them properly alright. But as his children got older, he realized they were behaving out of fear and guilt. They did not dare disobey their [...]

This is the first article in a series on Discipline
Dr. Laura was asked a question by a mother about the proper method of disciplining her son to behave well when they go to the market.
Her response I thought was right on. Dr. Laura said, “It’s not always about discipline.”

Children do not behave the way [...]

“Why didn’t anyone tell me being a parent would be so hard?”
Let me tell you now - being a parent is HARD.
I was talking to a friend who has a one-year-old daughter. “She takes so much out of me,” he sighed.
Yes, being a parent is hard, but it’s also a matter of perspective.
While parenting is [...]

Roll up our sleeves: Getting involved is both rewarding and fun!
Join us for an interview with Heidi Gallegos, past school PTA President, elected School Board Member, Executive Director of the Regional Chamber of Commerce. She shares from her rich experiences in community involvement, and in raising her blended family which includes a set of twins.