Spirited or high-need babies and children are truly unique people. From the moment of birth they come into this world letting their parents and families know exactly what they need. Some long to be held and cuddled, while others find our touch too much stimulation. They all long to be loved. They display that longing [...]

One of my worst nightmares involves one of my children being abducted with me watching by someone I know to be a child molester. In my waking moments, the idea of my children being sexually abused also occupies my thoughts.
No parent can be on guard of his or her child every second of every day. [...]

I won’t build up to the punchline: I don’t believe money makes kids spoiled, and I don’t think they will be spoiled by getting their way about things.
It seems to me after all these years of hanging around discussions of whether it hurts to give kids what they want, that “spoiled” is a boogie man [...]

“One of the most important things we adults can do for young children is to model the kind of person we would like them to be.”- Carol B. Hillman
It’s a well known fact that children learn what they live. Ask Dr. Phil or any number of child psychiatrists to corroborate this. Too many parents and [...]