Turn your back for 5 minutes

... this may happen to your dog.

Feeling lazy, moms?

Here's a simple x'mas decoration idea.

A day full of important activities with a toddler

Parenting fun!

Single Parenting Is Courageous

Just think about being waken up 6 times a night and not being able to say "Honey, it's your turn."

How to teach child manners

Manners are rules created by human to interact with others in a cooperative way. Children are not born with manners. They need to be taught. So it's ok if your young child sounds 'rude'. They just need our guidance.

Terrible Twos

Soooo looking forward to the day we can say goodbye to terrible-two...

Encourage Kids

Be an encouraging parent, but not pushy. Let them explore. Let them learn. Let them thrive.

Don't worry

because *sometimes* it gets you nowhere.

Is Your Child Shy?

Does your child always shy away from strangers, new kids, new toys, new environment? How do you deal with that?

Parents, Please Take Some Responsibilities

I've always believed that bad behavior usually means bad parenting. But good behavior doesn't necessarily mean good parenting. Actually, sometimes good behavior means bad parenting because parents use cruel means to get "good" behavior.

Parents Who Attack Others

I've came across parents who would attack others when their parenting practice were criticized. It is understandable that when one is angry, they may want to attack/insult to get back at the other party or to change the subject. But none of that changes the fact that their practice were problematic.

Treat You Child With Respect

It's amazing how treating them like real people can change your relationship with your child. They will start acting reasonable, too. Show them respect and they'll return the favor.

How to talk to your child

I listen, I explain, I respect, I give choices, etc. But what worked last night was that I treated her like a grownup and thought from her perspective as if she was (is) a reasonable adult. That worked!

Parents Need Coffee

Ever woken up by a child in the middle of the night? I have. Every. Single. Night. Coffee is essential to my survival.

Next Parenting Topic

What should the next topic be?

• Resilience http://lonelylinks.com/download/resilience_art.pdf
• Overcoming shyness http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/icd.1850/full
• Or helping child learn?

Do parents have the rights to insult or hit their children

Love answers to this question.
http://www.quora.com/Do-parents-have-the-right-to-insult-hit-their-children

Really makes you think twice what a child is. A human being with rights, a second-class citizen or parents' property?

Awesome quote about complainers

OR be criticized for.

Authoritative Parenting vs Tiger Mom Parenting

Tiger Mom parenting was very controversial because some parents really believe that was a good way to help their children succeed. But as many studies show, it is not the case. Even if the child succeeds, they may have to pay a huge price. Authoritative parenting is the only parenting style to go for any racial groups.

Did You Child Do Well On First Day of Preschool

First Day of Preschool doesn't have to be all crying. There are ways to reduce a child's emotional pain and help their adjustment.

Tiger Mom Parenting is Bad

Look at these statistics on Asian suicidal rate. Culture of course plays a role. Within culture, parenting is probably the most influential aspect that drive children and teenagers depressed.

Toddler's Tantrums

Terrible-twos creeping up on you? Tantrums is the most complained about issues by parents of toddlers'. Take a look at these practical advice on dealing with tantrums. They may just save your sanity.

Authoritative Parenting - How does it work?

Among the four parenting styles, authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, neglectful, psychologists and psychiatrists worldwide agree authoritative parenting style is the best. See what benefits this parenting style can bring you.

Top 10 Parenting Advice -- How to be a Good Parent

Take a look at this list of 10 parenting tips. They are based on studies over decades of research by psychologist, psychiatrists and scientists.

Toddler Temper Tantrums - How to deal with

Here are some steps to handle toddler tantrums. Remember, tantrums are toddler's words, usually telling us they need or want something. It's not meant to drive you crazy. When toddlers are in a meltdown mode, they are actually in emotional pain that need our help to regulate their internal feelings rather than our ignoring them.

Parenting Responsibility

Parents should know their power over their children. The way parents talk to their children becomes the children's inner voice.

Parental support

Parenting support and reassurance of worth is a strong predictor of academic performance of college students. Not even friends or romantic partner's support can make such a difference. Cited by 281.

Parenting Style, Practice and Attachment

With overwhelming data on the benefits of secure attachment and problems associated with insecure attachment, why do you think some parents still opt for insecure attachment promoting parental practice? Is it just an intertransgeneration cycle that cannot be broken, stubborness, indifference or too much pride to accept others suggestions?

Child Temperament Cannot Affect Attachment

A study showed that although temperament can influence whether a child develops secure or insecure attachment, temperament alone cannot predict whether a child will acquire secure or insecure attachment. Instead, a goodness of fit between parent and child can better predict the type of attachment that will develop.

Parents' Responsibility

It's about time parents take responsibility for their own actions. Too many parents have blamed young children's behavior on the children or on the teachers. But in fact, for very young children who only have a small number of caregivers, parents are the most important role models for them. Parents are people, too. They can't be right all the time. It takes courage to admit one's own wrongdoing and take responsibility.

What is temper tantrum?

All children have temper tantrums (If a child doesn't, then he/she is either a saint or an abused child who's been scared into not having one). Temper tantrums is taxing on parents, but it's also perfect time to teach your kids how to deal with setbacks. Use it. Don't waste it.