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Date Posted Article 10 hours ago Pre-People: The Consummate Guilt Instillers Have you ever felt like the world's worst possible parent? Oh, it's easy enough to feel badly for doing something stupid, but what about those moments when you do something right and it still makes... 10 hours ago A Job Can Help Your Teen Learn Responsibility Does your teen spend all of his or her free time playing video games, talking on the phone or hanging out with friends that don't really meet with your approval? Is your son or daughter always nagg... 10 hours ago Making Peace for the Sake of Our Children When a marriage disintegrates, the split is often the cause of a lot of bitterness and resentment on both sides. Anger, shame and jealousy can fill a space once taken up by love. Hurt feelings may ... Yesterday Teens and the Part-time Job: The Pros and Cons of Letting Your High School Student Work It seems like a great idea: your high school student spending a few hours a night at the local grocery store making a few extra bucks. In many ways, it is a win-win situation. They can use the mone... Yesterday Biff Flabsnatcher and the Busted Spleen "What exactly are you listening to?" a daughter is asked as she dances in her room decorated in designer clothes carpet. "It's the new mp3 I downloaded from Biff Flabsnatcher and the Busted Spleen... Yesterday A Cloudy Day in Small Town I've never tried to be my children's friend. Maybe I'm old school, but I think my children probably already have enough friends, but they only get one dad and I should probably act like one. Recent... Sep 7, 2010 The Challenge of Modern Parenting Over the last few decades, our culture has become less and less clear about its messages to parents and other guardians and educators of its children. Parents often experience doubts or guilt regar... Sep 7, 2010 Where Do We Find the Energy for Early-Year Parenting? Stepping into the role of mother or father of an infant can be one of the most exhausting jobs we'll ever have. Our newborns' irregular rhythms will throw our own into disarray. Contemporary wisdom... Sep 7, 2010 How to Save a Marriage or Relationship Modern commentators on marriage have long said that without a mutual perception of equality, partners cannot negotiate the many daily demands of life. Without this perception, one partner is contin... Sep 6, 2010 An Argument against Television for Children Studies have shown that in the past few decades, a significant number of American children spent more time in front of a television set than in a classroom. Many of them were free to watch without ... Sep 6, 2010 Diffusing the Heated Moments with Our Partners Many of the problems that intimate partners face result from unspoken assumptions that both of them are holding onto. Difficulties with communication arise when our partners are saying one thing an... Sep 6, 2010 Video Games and the Developing Child Video games have become a dominant industry, grossing more than motion pictures over the last few years and employing as much cutting-edge technology as the U.S. National Defense. In many ways, the... Sep 5, 2010 When Parents of a Teen Divorce He may be six-feet tall and she may look every bit the young woman, but parents still see the grinning freckled-faced boy or the tow-headed girl twirling around in a pirouette. A teen's thoughts ... Sep 5, 2010 Why Is Everybody Always Picking on Me? When I was twelve I had braces, thick, blue plastic glasses, and long wavy hair. Very Sarah Jessica Parker in Square Pegs. Needless to say, I was an easy target for other girls and boys to pick on.... Sep 5, 2010 Where Boys Find their Mentors Many sons in our day and age spend a lot of time separated from their fathers due to work constraints, divorce or other factors. The lack of a consistent male role model in the house can complicate... Sep 4, 2010 The Value of Mediation Even After Divorce Sometimes no amount of advice, counseling or hard work on the parts of both partners can save a marriage. Two people have parted ways on life's journey, and nothing can make their paths converge ag... Sep 4, 2010 Teaching Kids to Relish their Responsibilities Children primarily learn things not from being lectured to, instructed, or drilled, but rather through imitation. A dozen occasions where we might try to explain to them how something should be don... Sep 4, 2010 Should Your Child Have a Cell Phone? In some ways, the cellular phone revolution has become a monster out of control. Everyone has to have a cell phone. This includes adults, teens and preteens. Even toddlers walk around with toy cell...