What to do when your adult child won’t grow up
Each week I receive a number of calls from parents who are concerned about their adult children. Most want to know what they can do to help. After ...
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Raising socially competent kids
Want to give your kids a step up in the world? Help them improve their social skills. No doubt you have seen your kids with their eyes glued to a ...
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Parenting that encourages normal social and behavioural development through different ages and stages
As our children grow through different stages of their life, there are many things we can do as parents to encourage positive social and behavioural ...
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How to raise adaptable kids
Pete’s primary school teacher announced a pop quiz, but Pete wasn’t prepared. Unable to answer the questions, he started to cry. This wasn’t ...
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Helping kids deal with new-school anxiety
A lone figure stopped in front of the steps of her new high school. She stood alone, palms sweaty, with a glazed look in her eyes. She felt lost, ...
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Let your kids fail
My son had an ambitious plan. He would drop out of university and focus on his music. All his life, I had urged him to discover what he was created ...
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Why manhood doesn’t happen naturally
In terms of human development, healthy masculinity is not natural. It doesn’t just happen. It must be constructed. This is not the case with ...
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The unique matter of manhood
Manhood is in crisis today. The increasingly accurate term “perpetual adolescence” is not a reference to girls failing to grow up. We intuitively ...
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Key differences between male and female
Question: Aside from the obvious physical distinctions, what are the essential differences between male and female? I'm disturbed by all of the ...
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Teen daughter obsessed with texting
Question: Am I right to be concerned about my 16 year old daughter's obsession with texting? In the past two weeks she has sent or received over ...
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Dating in a digital world
"My daughter dates by spending hours texting with a guy,” my friend told me the other day. “I’ve never met him, and I don’t know what ...
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What parents need to know about autism
ASD, or autism spectrum disorder, has gained a lot of attention over the past decade. Whether you are a parent of a child with autism or have a ...
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