Why Parenting Teenagers Is No Different Than Raising Toddlers

Our generation of parents is conditioned to work with an SOP and we feel parenting should be no different than a task at hand, but that’s not how it works, does it?
Our generation of parents is conditioned to work with an SOP and we feel parenting should be no different than a task at hand, but that’s not how it works, does it?
The first time I took my toddler to the supermarket was when she was two years old. Until then, I had been reluctant to take her because I knew that I would end up running behind her throughout the store instead of shopping.
Lack of trust will undo every kind of bond that parents and children share because trust is what binds any relationship. If there is no trust, love, happiness and kids’ self-confidence everything will be impacted.
One to two couples in every 100 experience depression during pregnancy.
Is a good mother the one who is always happy, never sad or angry, definitely not anxious, and seems to know exactly what to do with her child at every developmental stage?
Grazing can set up a cycle where children aren’t hungry at meal times, so eat little, but then become hungry (or hangry) again soon after.
Children think their peers eat more unhealthy snacks than they actually do and changing this perception can lead to better diets.
Parents feel that comparison will help children and motivate them but instead, it demotivates them and could also lead to the development of a sense of inferiority.
An effective parenting book appreciates context and complexity and informs the reader that not all answers are in the book.
There is a life away from studies waiting for kids to explore and depriving kids of it is a form of abuse.