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Talking to Your Child About Pornography
Many parents cringe at the thought of talking to their children about pornography. But with the advent of the Internet, the pornographic industry is growing exponentially. It can no longer be ignored. Here's how to make the conversation easier. (ages 4-18) |
Raising Successful Kids
What do your children need to succeed in this world? Some researchers
say 40 “assets” may make up the puzzle pieces of your child’s
success. (ages 4-12) |
Talking to Tweens About
Love, Sex and Relationships
Focus on discussing certain themes with your preteen to prepare
him for adolescence — such as abstinence, the value of keeping
a promise and marriage. (ages 8-12) |
Talking to Your Child About
the Facts of Life
Parents don’t have to feel inadequate when it comes to talking
to their kids about the facts of life. (ages 6-12) |
Our Ultimate Priority as
Parents
Equip your sons and daughters with a faith in Jesus Christ that will
help them ride out the many storms of life. (ages 3-12) |
What to Expect from Your Child
Most parents develop expectations for their child’s behavior or level of responsibility based on their child’s age. But parents must also keep in mind three other important factors. (ages 0-12) |
Talking About Sex and Sexuality
to Your Adolescent
Puberty can be an exciting and scary time for parents and teens alike.
What should parents communicate during this time? (ages 10-14) |
Toddlerhood — Dr. Dobson Answers Your Questions
Raising toddlers is an exciting phase of parenting. Children at this age develop rapidly from one day to the next. They grow, learn, explore and experiment — and they like to say the word “no” a lot more than “yes.” (ages 0-3) |
Understanding Your Child’s Physical Development
All parents need to understand some basic facts about physical development during childhood. (ages 0-12) |
Your Child’s Emotions
You can guide your children into an emotionally healthy future. (ages 0-12) |
Inside the Mind of a Child
A child’s mind is an amazing thing. From birth, her brain is growing and changing. Over the first 12 years of her life, you will see your child develop complex thought and the ability to analyze and rationalize. (ages 0-12) |
Raising Thinking Kids
Parents want their children to be able to make good decisions and to resolve conflict. This requires learning to understand another person’s feelings, find alternative solutions and consider the consequences. (ages 3-12) |
Challenges in the Teen Years
Adolescent challenges are often driven by powerful hormonal forces that overtake and possess boys and girls in the early pubescent years. (ages 12-17) |
Preparing
for Adolescence
Invest time in the months before puberty
to prepare your children for the emotional
and physical stresses ahead. (ages
10-14) |
Character |
Parenting the Strong-Willed
Child
Healthy parenting can be boiled down to two essential ingredients:
love and control that must operate in a system of checks and balances.
(ages 2-12) |
Why Boys Are So Different
Despite claims that boys and girls are essentially the same, scientific
research over the past 15 years conclusively says just the opposite: Boys
are different. (ages 0-16) |
When Your Child Is Wounded
At any age your child may come under attack from one or more children
at school or in your neighborhood. (ages 3-16) |
Is Your Son Glad to Be
a Boy?
It’s important to be aware of negative cultural influences on your
son and to counteract them whenever possible. (ages 3-16) |
How to Shape Your Child’s Character
You can dramatically shape your child’s character for life if you do so on purpose. With a plan. There’s gold in your child’s heart, but you have to know how to make it shine. (ages 3-12) |
Does Spanking Work for All Kids?
Does it seem as though spanking doesn't work? Dr. James Dobson says it’s unlikely that your child has been blessed with a pain-proof posterior. There are other explanations. (ages 3-9) |
The Overprotected Child
Healthy relationships between parents and children develop out of a balance of two ingredients: love and discipline. (ages 3-12) |
Help Your Child Behave
Good behavior from children makes parents happy. But children often don’t behave the way we’d like them to because they need our help. (ages 2-9) |
How Juvenile
Violence Begins
Why do some adolescents lash out in violence? The obvious answer may
not be the right one. (ages 10-17) |
Ready to Share
Does your preschooler rule over her toys like a tiny Napoleon? The good news is that kids this age are ready to understand the concepts of sharing and taking turns. (ages 2-6) |
Anger Busters for Kids
Here are eight things you can do to help your child learn how to express his anger positively. (ages 3-12) |
Age-Appropriate Praise
Your child may become dependent on unqualified, positive feedback and be disappointed when their teachers, coaches and other authority figures do not heap the same kind of praise on them. (ages 5-12) |
Other |
Understanding Reactive
Attachment Disorder
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is a psychological impairment that
forms early in life when a child does not bond with his caregiver. Treatment
of the disorder is slow and difficult, but healing is possible.
(ages 0-8) |
Stay Close to Your Child
Many forces in our culture seek to drive parents and children apart.
(ages 0-12) |
The Rewards of Spending
More Time with Your Children
Nothing can match the joy, delight and contentment of spending time with
our children. (ages 0-12) |
Overcoming Childhood Fears
Fear and anxiety lower your child’s confidence and self-esteem if he doesn’t know how to overcome them. Set the stage for him to enjoy a freer, more fulfilling life. (ages 3-12) |
Bedtime Battles
Most of us could write a book about bedtime excuses. With our own energy levels dragging, those stall tactics aren’t usually met with smiles. (ages 2-8) |
