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Are You a Discipline Wimp?
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Your child wants ice cream at bedtime. You say "No" but your child persists, whining and bugging you until you finally give in to stop the incessant whining. There are obvious answers. You're tired. You take the path of least resistance. The kids wear you down. But to really get to the bottom of this, you have to dig deeper. In order to make real, significant changes, you have to examine what holds you back in following through with reasonable discipline options.

Helping Your Child With September Transitions
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] September, like no other month, is a time of transitions for your child. Starting a new grade. Getting a new teacher. Learning new classroom rules. Adding more homework. you can expect an added level of stress as your child adapts to the change. The best response to stress is to provide empathy and support, help the child gain a sense of control, create rituals that provide predictability and teach your child ways to de-stress.

10 Tips For Back-to-School Success!
[Kids-and-Teens] Almost all of us dread the end of summer. Kids are reluctant to get back into the routine of early mornings, structured days and the homework that school brings. And many parents are also reluctant to get back into the routine of early mornings, structured days and homework!

Tips on Curbing Tattling
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] For parents, it can be really tough to know how to handle tattling. Do you ignore it? Do you let them duke it out? Do you plug in your own iPod and drown it out?

Are You an Empathetic Parent?
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] There are lots of benefits to being an "empathetic" parent i.e. one who helps a child name a feeling, listens carefully and repeats back what the child is saying while striving to understand the child's point of view. Perhaps you feel uncomfortable talking about feelings. You may have grown up in a home where it was better to keep a stiff upper lip.

Nine Tips to Curb Whining!
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Every child whines sometimes, but for most parents, a whiny voice is really hard to listen to. Here are some creative tips for reducing whining at your house.

What to Do About Lying
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] A new survey shows that the average adult tells our lies a day, or 1,460 lies a year. Is it any wonder that our children tell fibs, too? Read this Article & find out all the major reasons why kids lie.

Stop Annoying Back Talk Now!
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Regardless of the reason, back talk is something that you need to nip in the bud because even the smallest request can become a battle. Also, your child needs to understand that you're the one in charge. But how do you stop this annoying behavior?

Get Your Child to Listen the First Time!
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] There are lots of reasons why your child may not be listening the first time. Listed here are five reasons why kids tend to ignore their parents' requests and solutions for turning the behavior around.

Firm Up Your Discipline With This Helpful Tool!
[Home-and-Family] Why is it so hard for parents to be consistent when disciplining children? Many factors come into play. How tired are you?! How persistent is your child? How were you disciplined? What kind of parenting style do you have? Does the other parent agree with you on discipline methods and follow-through? We hate being the “heavy”…

Managing Your Child's Anger: 9 Possible Triggers
[Home-and-Family] Has your child thrown a tantrum lately, thrown toys across the room or hit a sibling? Odds are that s/he has! Parenting tips from the “7 Essential Parenting Skills for Effective Parenting” class can help you solve some of the most common triggers for a child’s anger.

Parents: Got Defiance? 9 Ways to Get More Compliance!
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Dealing with a defiant child can be exasperating! Children who are defiant will readily enter a power struggle and wear a parent down. The key is not to enter the power struggle with an oppositional child. Listed below are 9 options you can use to gain more cooperation from your child.

5 New Year's Resolutions to Make Your Family Stronger!
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Many of us make New Year’s resolutions every year. We set goals for exercising, loosing weight, staying organized. But how many of us take the time to size up our family?