Healthy Parenting Posts

Recently I heard an attorney turned spiritual leader say that sexual abuse is far more common than we realize. He said that nearly everyone who comes to his clinic for spiritual healing has experienced some form of sexual abuse.Assuming what that man said is true, we really need to have a plan to educate our children. The article, "Sexual Abuse Education for Your Family," has information for paren...

If you have been in an abusive relationship, you may think you do not know how to answer that title question. Lets ask some questions to get you thinking. Do you love your children, your parents, your siblings? How do you treat them? How do you treat the person who abuses you?You love your children. Lets look at overall patterns, not single events. Most mothers are in the habit of being patient an...

How did your relationship go from loving to abusive? The abuser does it gradually. He breaks down any positive image you have of yourself.In the beginning he says he loves youyou are beautifulyou are intelligentyou have a good personalityhe likes an independent womanyou have so many good qualitiesAnd you feel like a queen. So you start loving him for the way he builds you up.Then one day he gets m...

I just learned about the 17-year-old in Germany who killed 12 people in his school and 3 more as he fled from police. Folks, there were warning signs. And we need to teach our teens what those signs are.Let's look at the history of the teens involved in killing sprees (in the US and elsewhere). They have some common traits. They were loners. They did not have social skills to connect with the othe...

I was just on Dr. Phil's web site. Detective Mike Harris, supervisor of the Child Sex Offender Investigations Unit in Colorado revealed something that is occurring with children. Mike goes to chat rooms pretending to be a young teen. An adult male invited Mike to view his web camera.Did you get it? That adult is asking a child to watch him live. You know he is up to no good.That adult is taking ad...

My friend sent this to me. Thought you might enjoy it, too. "Six -year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it on the floor. "He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk and added some suga...

How do parents keep their sanity while teaching children to share? According to the article, "That's Mine," the most effective method is role modeling. Using words like "going halves" also help children along this important developmental process.The author does not discuss the significance of "No" and "Mine." Children use these to learn they are individuals, separate from other people. Wise parent...

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