Parent Kids Right

ParenTip: Oct 2008 - Father Shunned by Baby

Web, 15 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EDT

A recent question made me ponder about the phenomenon of FATHER-SHUNNING.

ParenTip: Oct 2008 - Fathering from Afar

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EDT

I get sad letters like this every day: I am divorced from my son’s mother and have to move across the country for work.

ParenTip: Sep 2008 - Sleep in Jet-Lagged Babies

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EDT

Alas, travel and disruption of routines can cause havoc with infant schedules. This is why it's best to avoid travel unless there is a good reason.

ParenTip: Sep 2008 - Parental Flip-Flopping

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EDT

Changing the rules can be an appropriate reflection of the child's development.

ParenTip: Aug 2008 - Emergency!

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:30:00 EDT

You can definitely improve your child's odds against accidents...

ParenTip: Aug 2008 - Play: More Important than Toys

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:30:00 EDT

Play is the work of a child. It is vital to the development of all mammals because play equals learning.

ParenTip: Jly 2008 - Notes on Newborns

Tue, 15 Jly 2008 09:30:00 EDT

How do the newborn baby and the parents, who have never met before, get to know each other?

ParenTip: Jly 2008 - Do No Harm

Tue, 15 Jly 2008 09:30:00 EDT

Parents must discipline their children and they must do things that make their children unhappy like insisting the child take medicine when necessary.

ParenTip: Jun 2008 - When to Call the Doctor

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:26:47 EDT

As parents you spend much more time with your child than the doctor does. Therefore, you will always know more about your child than the doctor does.

ParenTip: Jun 2008 - Preteens

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:23:55 EDT

Mathematically, the teen years start at 13. In actuality the physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral aspects of the teen years start earlier.

Much earlier in some cases. And certainly long before some parents are ready.

ParenTip: May 2008 - Past and Future

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:54:07 EDT

No, Dr. Heins is not talking about past tense and future tense (although she hopes our kids are getting enough grammar in school to learn to write and speak well so they can express themselves).

Dr. Heins is talking about THE past and THE future.

ParenTip: May 2008 - Sexuality Today

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:52:39 EDT

In just one day Dr. Heins received THREE emails from worried parents dealing with sexuality issues in children.

ParenTip: Apr 2008 - Middle School Kids Today - Part II

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:27:26 EDT

Dr. Melvin Levine has listed what he calls the Developmental Missions of Middle Childhood, the ages between 6-14.

ParenTip: Apr 2008 - Transitional Objects

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:26:09 EDT

Parents sometimes freak when one of their offsprings hold on to a babyish behavior.

ParenTip: Mar 2008 - The Effective Command Revisited

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:12:01 EDT

Kids dont mind us for a variety of reasons but using an ineffective command is a biggie.

ParenTip: Mar 2008 - Middle School Kids Today (Pt 1)

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:10:23 EDT

Transitions are always difficult. And the transition from elementary school to high school--those three or four years we now call middle school--is one of the toughest transitions of all.

ParenTip: Feb 2008 - Manners Revisited

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:00:00 EST

Dr. Heins discusses manners in a changing society and advises parents about how and why they should provide examples of good manners to their children.

ParenTip: Feb 2008 - Be a Dream Thrower

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:00:00 EST

Dr. Heins writes to parents about ways in which they can inspire their children.