http://www.parentkidsright.com A Common Sense Approach to Parenting Copyright 2009 ParentKidsRight.com info@co-opweb.com (Ana Lewis) Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:27:00 EDT Hand Coded Dr. Marilyn Heins info@parentkidsright.com clean ParenTips by Dr. Marilyn Heins provides busy parents with commonsense advice, parenting skills and strategies for everyday child raising. parenting advice Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:00:00 PDT http://www.parentkidsright.com/pt-five_useful_techniques.html http://www.parentkidsright.com/pt-five_useful_techniques.html This is the companion ParenTip to DISCIPLINE: THREE STRATEGIES THAT WORK. parenting advice Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:00:00 PDT http://www.parentkidsright.com/pt-three_strategies.html http://www.parentkidsright.com/pt-three_strategies.html There are three basic discipline strategies that work with most children most of the time: Prevent Problems, Talk Right, and Do No Harm. parenting advice Web, 5 Aug 2009 09:00:00 PDT http://parentk.co-opweb.com/archives/v10n8.html http://parentk.co-opweb.com/archives/v10n8.html Everybody makes New Year’s resolutions. Stop smoking, lose 10 pounds, label the family pictures.How about making NEW SCHOOL YEAR RESOLUTIONS? parenting advice Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.parentkidsright.com/pt-death_of_pet.html http://www.parentkidsright.com/pt-death_of_pet.html The death of a beloved pet is one of life’s traumas no matter how old you are parenting advice Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.parentkidsright.com/pt-head_banging.html http://www.parentkidsright.com/pt-head_banging.html Head-banging is on of the most frustrating behaviors for parents to watch. parenting advice Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:00:00 PDT http://www.parentkidsright.com/archives/v10n7.html http://www.parentkidsright.com/archives/v10n7.html July 4 is our country’s birthday. A good time to celebrate the USA. parenting advice Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-talk_point.html http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-talk_point.html Language is our birthright. We are the only mammals that talk and we are born with a 'language instinct' that enables early acquisition of speech. parenting advice Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-tv_revisited.html http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-tv_revisited.html Screens are everywhere. Every time you charge your groceries or make a call or text on your mobile phone or use your GPS you interact with a screen. parenting advice Fri, 15 May 2009 09:00:00 PDT http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-teens_without_means.html http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-teens_without_means.html Teens themselves are worried about the economy and wonder what their future will be if the job market does not improve. parenting advice Fri, 15 May 2009 09:00:00 PDT http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-strength_training_for_kids.html http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-strength_training_for_kids.html Should children and adolescents engage in strength-training? parenting advice Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:00:00 PDT http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-chores_in_white_house.html http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-chores_in_white_house.html It doesn't matter what your politics are, every parent should be thrilled about the two little girls who now live in our White House. parenting advice Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:00:00 PDT http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-psychiatric_diagnoses.html http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-psychiatric_diagnoses.html There seems to be an epidemic of children, including some very young children, being diagnosed with a psychiatric illness and treated with psychoactive drugs. parenting advice Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EDT http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-feeding_disorders.html http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-feeding_disorders.html Over the years I have noticed that some parents make mistakes in how and what and how much they feed their children. parenting advice Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EDT http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-values-2.html http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-values-2.html What is a "value" anyway? Values are standards of actions and attitudes that shape who we are, how we live, and how we treat others. parenting advice Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EDT http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-nailbiting_revisited.html http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-nailbiting_revisited.html Sometimes a harmless behavior in the child is viewed by the parents as a major problem. A good example is nail-biting. parenting advice Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EDT http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-reentry.html http://parentk.co-opweb.com/pt-reentry.html Just last week I got letters from two worried fathers who had not been in their children’s lives for some time. One had been in the military for a year. The other had been in prison for several years.