Parenting Tips

As parents and guardians, we do a lot for our kids – the lunch packing, the laundry folding, the homework help, the bedtime stories – all while trying to teach them how to be good, self-sufficient people one day. Personal hygiene is just one lesson of many that becomes important as your child gets older, especially as they near puberty.

When conflict or war makes the headlines, it can cause feelings such as fear, sadness, anger and anxiety wherever you live.Children always look to their parents for a sense of safety and security – even more so in times of crisis.Here are some tips on how to approach the conversation with your child and to provide them with support and comfort.

When your child was younger, your role was to lay the foundations for their behaviour. For example, you probably showed your child how to cooperate and take turns with others. Now your child is older, they can start taking responsibility for their own behaviour.

As a parent, one of your jobs to teach your child to behave. It's a job that takes time and patience. But, it helps to learn the effective and healthy discipline strategies.

Here are some tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on the best ways to help your child learn acceptable behavior as they grow. 

Trust.

It’s the foundation and the root of our relationships. When trust exists, a relationship grows and flourishes but without trust, a relationship can end in ruins.

Isaac Watts once said, “Learning to trust is one of life’s most difficult tasks.”

How can parents build a trusting relationship with their children? Here are some suggestions on how to do so.

Preparing kids to be responsible and eventually independent online starts with a conversation, but sometimes conversations with tweens can be challenging.

Sometimes it's easy to notice when kids seem to feel good about themselves — and when they don't. We often describe this idea of feeling good about ourselves as "self-esteem."