Positive Parenting Resource Center

As parents, we often struggle to really understand our children. One problem we often face is putting our perception of normal on our kids. Normal usually means: like me. So, what happens when your child is not like you? Does that mean that they are...

There are so many ideas about how to raise children. Some parents get parenting advice by adopting the ideas their own parents used. Other parents get parenting advice from friends. Some parents read books about parenting. Others take classes about p...

This lens is about the Get Real! teen online personality style assessment. Using this assessment, you get access to a whole range of resources to help you understand your teenager or to help them pick a career that fits them. Completing an online pe...

Personality Assessments provide objective and descriptive rather than subjective and judgmental ways to understand our behaviors and behaviors of other people. Taking an online personality assessment gives you the opportunity to learn more about your...

The topic on how parents influence the development of their children has been a constant interest for study of developmental psychologists only in the early part of the 20th century. Understanding parenting styles and how it correlates to child devel...

Find positive parenting advice and good parenting tips here Being a parents is the toughest job you'll ever love! I know that I love being a Mom but I also know how tough it is. I am comforted in knowing that I'm not the only one challenged by this...

One key to successful parenting lies in your ability to understand and work with your child's behavioral style. In order to do that effectively, you must also know your behavioral style. The DISC Human Behavior Model is one very powerful way to gain...

Listening is the foundation for every relationship your child will develop throughout their life. Take the time to teach your kids how to be a good listener. After all, parenting a child that listens is soooo much easier than parenting a child that...

Great leaders. Great parents. Great supervisors. Great team members. They are all great listeners. Lots of people are great at hearing. Fewer people are great listeners. Listening is a skill, and skills can be learned. Learn great listening skills b...

Being a Parent and Parenting, is a skill hard learned for some, an easy task for others can be challenging to anybody during some point of your children's lives. Raising a child is actually one of the most challenging tasks there is and additionally...

Parenting is tough but it can be fun.With just a little care,parents and children can stay bonded right from childhood till later.

You can enjoy more family articles at A Mother's Notebook Show-and-Tell in various forms is a popular feature of many preschool classrooms.  When you watch children making their presentation you understand the popularity of show-and-tell. ...

Making rhythm and rhyme a part of your child's life will have a tremendous impact on your child's speech, literacy, reasoning, physical, emotional, and social development. Simply introducing your child to preschool songs, preschool poems, and nursery...

Positive parenting techniques can help you connect with your child in ways that enable you to teach them appropriate behaviors without having to yell, coerce, or plead with them. This page contains three powerful positive parenting techniques you can...

This page contains our best positive parenting tips. Do you want to find positive parenting tips that you can immediately apply to head-off child behavior problems? If so, this page is the place for you. We have collected, sorted, categorized and or...

"How do I get my kids to..." is a common parental lament. Part of the answer lies in understanding one key concept in human motivation theory. Motivation theory teaches that consistently matching consequences with behaviors tends to either reinforce...

Are your childrens' attitude and behavior driving you crazy? Have you have tried everything you know to change your childrens' attitude and behavior with very little success? Do you feel you need to gain some control in your household? You aren't...

This lens contains information about a positive parenting system that my wife and I developed based on a structured, token economy system for our kids. This lens also contains links to other relevant lenses, websites, and books to help you become a b...

As parents, we all want our children to grow up to be responsible and overall good adults. We would like our children to learn to feel, think and act with respect for themselves as well as other people. You are the most important teacher your child...

This lens outlines five key principles for influencing your child's behavior. Successful application lies in both the intent and the behavior behind their application. My intention in offering these lessons from my experience as both a parent and hum...

Who Else Wants to End Their Child's Fighting, Arguing, and Talking Back Once and for All? No more children with behavior problems equals peace and joy for the entire family.

Character refers to the behavior that your child displays that reveals the good qualities he has, such as trustworthiness, compassion, kindness. I think you can easily agree that today's children are not only lacking manners and some discipline, but...

Who Else Wants to End Their Child's Fighting, Arguing, and Talking Back Once and for All? Have you had it with your children bickering and fighting? Is their attitude driving you crazy? Are you dealing with a child that has ADD or ADHD and don't k...

Susan P. Epstein, LCSW, Parent Coach, helps parents with unmanageable children take control of their family life. A graduate of UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare, Susan practiced psychotherapy for 23 years before becoming a parent coach, writer an...

Behavior modification techniques have a long, and sometimes controversial, history. This page is our effort to present a balanced view of this topic for parents who may want to learn more about how to apply behavior modification for children. We hav...

Are you looking for parenting techniques that help with behavior modification for children? If you are, this page is a good place to start. Behavior modification for children is a topic with both proponents and critics. We have found that learning t...

If you are the parent of a 4-12 year old child, we strongly encourage you to develop a positive parenting program in your household. Just like businesses need plans and structure to grow and prosper, so do families. Families with good plans and stru...

Parents often ask about and look for information on child behavior modification and control. If you're looking for this type of information, start here. This page contains insights and links to other pages about child behavior modification and contro...

How to change kid's behavior? The answer to that question is the holy grail of parenting. Virtually every parent we know has asked how to change their kid's behavior at one time or another. On this page, we'll give you five secrets about this questi...

The problem is that most parents of strong-willed, out of control teenagers have tried very hard to regain control --but with little or no success. And it seems the harder the parent tries, the more the teenager "acts-out." Does your child often: l...

Mount Carmel is a school for troubled teens aimed at helping integrate at risk youth back into society. How do we help troubled teens? By unfolding the boy's mind as God created it through "Reality Therapy" on a 40,000 acre working cattle...

The decision to seek help for a struggling child is one of the most difficult and important choices a parent may face. When inpatient or residential treatment is recommended, parents must consider a variety of options-from psychiatric hospitals, to a...

Alcoholism is a progressive degenerative disease that can be analyzed and broken down into four stages of alcoholic behavior. And keep in mind that when the term "alcoholism" is used, this also means "alcohol addiction," "al...

Attention deficit disorder (ADD), or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is the fastest growing childhood disorder in the United States.  It is reported that approximately 9-10 percent of school aged children have this condition.&nb...

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) previously known as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), is generally considered to be a developmental disorder, largely neurological in nature, affecting about 5% of the world's population. The disorder t...

Before attending your next parent-teacher night FamilyEducation.com has the following adivice to make sure you are prepared for your parent-teacher conference meeting. 1. Develop 5 Questions Specific To Your Child 2. Make a list of positives and negati...

The new school year is fast approaching. Take some time to think about the choices you make when getting your kids all set to go. Whether you need allergy-free or just want to be a little more green in the classroom, here are some great items to get...

When kids are going to school it is often times a real joyful thing for a parent. It helps to keep out worry and also give a sense of relief. Not that they are happy to leave their kids but that they can get some work done. They get the chance to put...

Yes, for parents, it's the most wonderful time of the year. We love our children, we truly do, but we are so generous that we want others to enjoy the company of our little ones too. And why not, aren't they precious?