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Parents today are faced with growing challenges in raising their children and maintaining a solid, successful relationship with those children as they enter their teenage years. Raising a happy teenager who you want to spend time with can be accomplished! It just takes a little more effort and patience than it took when your child was younger and more eager to please you. This article describes the steps I took to rebuild the relationship between me and my own teenage son....

Not smoking during your youth makes it a lot easier to never start smoking.

It is imperative to understand all the different ways that a predator can introduce themselves into your family. This will help you to protect you and your family from sex offenders.

Child obesity is on the rise throughout the world, so much so, that it is being called an ?obesity epidemic.? The child obesity epidemic is especially prevalent in nations where most of the people live sedentary lives, and eat more convenience foods that are typically high in calories and low in nutritional value. It is estimated that about 25 million U.S. children and adolescents are overweight or nearly overweight. Childhood obesity is particularly a problem due to the e...

There are parents highly captivated with the meanings of baby names; it?s not that your son will later on care too much about the significance of his baby boy name, but there are times when learning that his name means, for instance, ?gift of God? (as it happens in the case of Jonathan) may just make him feel good about himself.

Do you find yourself in power struggles with your children? Discover how trying to control your children can lead to the resistance and rebellion that characterizes authoritarian parenting.

Summer break gives kids the opportunity to read all sorts of books that aren't part of the school curriculum.

When you and your spouse make the choice to adopt a baby in hopes of having a larger family, there are twelve steps to go through. These do not change for local or out of the country adoptions.

I remember it well. My oldest son was a tiny little toddler, full of spunk. I was still a newbie mom, delighted that my precious son was healthy and thriving. We were enjoying each new day together, lulled into the luscious sense that we were buddies. You know, on-the-same-side. Parenting Tip 101: when they're cute and happy...beware. As you are about to find out, it really wasn't my fault at all...I mean, how could I have even KNOWN what he was about to do? Let m...

One of the greatest ways to celebrate a baby shower is by playing some baby themed shower games. These baby shower games are fun, entertaining and easy to find. There are a lot of printable games for baby showers available on the Internet. Expect some laughter to occur during game time! But before it's playing time some other activities are taking place. Baby showers last usually three to four hours and consist of a few activities. Socializing, eating, playing some party g...