parenting

I have a 13yr old daughter who back talks, refuses to do chores, argues with her siblings telling them they are stupid, fags, etc...., absolutely disrespects my husband ( her step-dad) she tells him to shut up, tells him he does nothing for her on & on. I have grounded her from everything her...

Letting the kids figure things out for themselves - being mostly hands off. Is this good? Because what I see - I think it can go too much. I'm the one to tell my 10 year old step son to wash his hands. I ask if he's had a shower. My 14 year old step daughter does not brush her teeth. Isn't that...

What usually happens if both parents of two young kids have depression? We're a bit wary of telling our doctors exactly how we feel (even though the docs have acknoweledged depression) in case they get heavy with Health Visitors and we lose the kids. We're honestly doing the best we can but we...

I am doing a paper on how a childs sexuality ISN'T affected by having gay parents. However, I only have sources supporting that argument, and I would like some comments AGAINST it, just for good paper's sake. Please use complete sentences and proper english so that I can quote you.

the child without my permission? Most of the time my ex is supposed to be spending with our daughter, she leaves her with the grandparents. This next trip her grandparents are not even taking her to see her mother. The divorce papers list the time as parenting time for the mother, not...

what kind of parenting styles are they? how they affect children and families ? how they have changed over the years?

how do parents influence a child from their past experience and family background???

My husbands ex-wife is trying to say I am not allowed to pick up the kids if my husband as work, because its not my parenting time. It's his. She has been very jealous of our relationship of 5 years. She has been more awful since we got married. I am a responsible person, and her kids...

As we all know that these days it is not only adults who are stressed but children are also under pressure.Children are also facing the pressure of school, parents expectations, peer pressure. Parents want their children an to be outstanding in all the fields and are running from pillar to pole...