The terrible two's is an age of childhood parents dread. It can be frustrating, discouraging, and exhausting. It is one of the most common and formidable challenges of parenting. These changes, however challenging, are a normal part of child development.  Children at this age can understand much more speech than they can express, which contributes to emotions and behaviors that are difficult for parents to interpret ..read more

"It takes a village to raise a child" is an African proverb that means that an entire community of people must interact with children for those children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment.  Whether families live close together or far apart, they always love each other. Aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents love the kids in their lives, and kids can feel that. Watching other people love and teach your kids is adorably tender — and beneficial for everyone ..read more

Diversity forces us to confront and challenge stereotypes and tropes, improves our ability to communicate along lines of difference, and fosters mutual respect among groups that may not have much in common.  By broadening our perspectives and changing our hearts and minds, diversity actually can spur progress and change the world ..read more

"It takes a village to raise a child" is an African proverb that means that an entire community of people must interact with children for those children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment.  Whether families live close together or far apart, they always love each other. Aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents love the kids in their lives, and kids can feel that. Watching other people love and teach your kids is adorably tender — and beneficial for everyone ..read more

Father involvement is defined as men's “positive, wide-ranging, and active participation in their children's lives,” building of social capital, or how fathers provide a support network for children as they grow up to contribute to society.  Father involvement means: • direct interaction between a father and child; • accessibility, or how available a father is to his child when needed; • responsibility, or managing and providing resources for a child (doctor’s appointments, supplementing family income or child support); • building of social capital, or how fathers provide a support networ ..read more

Child discipline – probably the least enjoyable part of parenting. It can be frustrating, discouraging, and exhausting. It is one of the most common and toughest challenges of parenthood.  As it turns out, using punishment is not the only way nor a good way to successfully discipline a child. What Is The Difference Between Discipline And Punishment? Many people use discipline and punishment interchangeably. But they are not synonyms. Discipline and punishment are not the same things. Discipline is the practice of training someone to behave following rules or a code of behavior.  To d ..read more

Anyone who has more than one child knows that toddlers can be very different from each other. In fact, everyone has their own way of reacting to their environment, expressing their emotions, and of relating to others. It depends, among other things, on their temperament.  The temperament is present from birth. It is also mainly genetically determined, although it can also be influenced by the family and social environment. A child’s temperament influences his level of activity, attention, anxiety, shyness, irritability, and adaptability to new situations. What is a temperament that has an ..read more

Father involvement is defined as men's “positive, wide-ranging, and active participation in their children's lives,” building of social capital, or how fathers provide a support network for children as they grow up to contribute to society.  Father involvement means: • direct interaction between a father and child; • accessibility, or how available a father is to his child when needed; • responsibility, or managing and providing resources for a child (doctor’s appointments, supplementing family income or child support); • building of social capital, or how fathers provide a support networ ..read more

Physical touch for children who have this as their primary love language, physical touch communicates love to them more deeply than giving them praise, buying a gift, or fixing a toy. Without hugs, kisses, pats on the back, and other physical expressions of love, their love tanks will remain less than full.  While you may have heard of the love languages, you may not have applied them to the parent-child relationship. It’s telling kids “I love you” in a language they respond to. Saying the words often isn’t enough.  Some ways to incorporate physical touch include hugging, kissing, ch ..read more

Quality Time might be the easiest language to understand, but it can also be one of the easiest to misinterpret.  If your child's primary love language is Quality Time, it means that they feel loved the most when you spend quality time with them.  Perhaps more than most, children and parents who communicate in this love language never lose sight of the fact that time is a finite resource and that every minute is irreplaceable. They view time as a priceless gift they want to give and receive in their relationships, and although they appreciate expressions of love in other languages, a ..read more