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This page offers parenting advice through articles written or approved by our certified parent education facilitators. Simply click on the corresponding link for your choice of English or Spanish parenting advice articles. Happy browsing!

 

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NEW! National movement catches on locally: Redirecting Children's Behavior
Parent World Magazine article about Bill Corbett and the Nashville RCB team " 'The most important thing a parent learns in the course,' says Corbett, 'is the ability to understand why a child acts out and misbehaves, and what specific discipline methods to use to help that child become cooperative, confident and develop high self-esteem.' Though it had sounded impossible on that first night, by the end of five weeks my children WERE more cooperative, and so was I!"

NEW! A Child's Request
A list of requests your child would make if she knew how to

NEW! Creating Happy Campers Through Involvement
One of the best ways to have your child enjoy her camp experience is to have her help you to choose it....

NEW! Countdown for A Self-Esteem Summer
“My child (children) will go back to school in August with higher self esteem than they are experiencing right now....”

UPDATED! 9 Things to do Instead of Spanking
Many parents instinctively don't like to spank their children, but they dont know what else to do.

The Language of Encouragement
Although there are times when praise can be encouraging, parents will be most effective if they avoid praising children too often. "Encouragement" helps our children believe in themselves...

10 Keys to Successful Parenting
Ten keys which provide your children with a sense of well-being and security ...

Setting Limits
Limits are not designed to control or manipulate someone else' behavior ...

8 Ways to Teach Values to Your Children
92 percent of us want our children to have better manners and values ...

The Art of Avoiding Power Struggles with Your Children
The more we can do to give our children appropriate ways to feel powerful, the less power struggles we will have with them ...

Bedtime Without Hassles
How you can have your children go to bed in a timely manner and have more time for yourself.

NEW! Motherhood, Miracles, and Mistakes
Mother to mother, or parent to parent, we can share the lessons we’ve learned from our mistakes. My guess is that is what gives some value to the mistake and inspires us to continue to strive to be a better parent.

NEW! 100 Yard Dash
What matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves. What matters in this life is helping others win, even if it means slowing down and changing our course.

NEW! Striking Controversy--Parents Ask, To Spank or Not to Spank? As every parent (and many children) know, one of the great dilemmas of parenting is whether or not spanking is a good means of disciplining a child.

NEW! Adults' Harsh Words Take Emotional Toll on Kids "You can't say that it's better to scold your child than to beat (them). When you punish a child you give (them) the feeling that (he or she) isn't worth anything,"

Amor uncondicional
by Kathryn Kvols

10 Estrategias Para Criar a los Hijos Exitósamente

9 Actividades Effectivas que Usted Puede Hacer En Vez de Pegarle a sus Hijos

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