Being a parent is rewarding, but may be challenging at times. Understanding how children grow and develop and learning how to communicate with them can be very helpful in your relationship with your child. Listed below are some common questions asked by parents. The link will direct you to an article that can help parents with the issue.
How do I discipline my child?
How can I help my child be successful at school?
How do I change my child's unwanted behaviors?
How do I handle situations where my child has lied, cheated, or stolen?
How can I help my child cope with death, loss, and grief?
How do I help my child deal with anxiety or fears and phobias?
How can I help my child deal with being teased?
How can I help my child cope with stress?
How can I teach my child better self-control?
How do I discipline my child?
How can I help my child be successful at school?
How do I change my child's unwanted behaviors?
How do I handle situations where my child has lied, cheated, or stolen?
How can I help my child cope with death, loss, and grief?
How do I help my child deal with anxiety or fears and phobias?
How can I help my child deal with being teased?
How can I help my child cope with stress?
How can I teach my child better self-control?
Recommended Websites
General Parenting Advice
- OneToughJob.org - This website provides parents with current, reliable, and practical information on a variety of parenting topics.
- PBS Parents - This website is filled with information on child development and early learning.
- Parenting.org - This website offers resources for better parenting and answers many common questions that parents have. This website also offers FREE downloadable e-books.
ADHD
- Kidshealth.org - This website has some great information about identifying ADHD, how it is treated, and what parents can do to help their child at home and in the classroom.
- National Institute Mental Health - This website is a great resource for learning in-depth information on ADHD such as the causes of it and the treatment for it.
Bullying
- National Crime Prevention Council - This website has a lot of information specifically about what parents can do to stop bullying.
- Education.com - This website provides expert advice and many articles for parents on the topic of bullying.
Anxiety
- Worrywisekids.org - This website is a service of the Children's Center for OCD and Anxiety and helps children cope with and overcome the worry and anxiety in their lives, with a special section designated just for parents.
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America - This website offers information and support for those who suffer from anxiety and there is a section specifically about anxiety in children and what parents can do to help.
Recommended Books for You to Read
I have linked the books to Amazon.com. Please check with your local library for these books if you do not want to purchase them.
General Parenting Books
- Positive Discipline A-Z: 1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems by Jane Nelson, Lynn Lott, and H. Stephen Glenn - This book offers an optimistic approach to disciplining kids with nonpunitive, constructive solutions. It covers planning ahead to prevent problems, understanding kids, and giving kids life skills.
- 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan - This book offers a method of disciplining children without arguing, yelling, or spanking.
- Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay - This book shows parents how to raise self-confident, motivated children by focusing on responsibility and growing character.
Books about Bullying
- Little Girls Can Be Mean by Michelle Anthony - This books offers a four step plan to help parents offer support for the friendships and social difficulties that face girls as young as age 5.
- The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School - How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle by Barbara Coloroso - A compassionate and practical guide to bullying. It covers information about how to identify bullies and protecting your child from succumbing to bullying.
Books to Read Aloud to Your Child
Books that Heal Kids is a great website to find books by topics to read aloud to your child. Like the Books that Heal Kids website, I have linked the books to Amazon.com. Be sure to check with your local library for these books if you do not want to purchase them.
Books about Interpersonal Relationships
- Personal Space Camp by Julia Cook - ages 4-8
- Words Are Not For Hurting by Elizabeth Verdick - ages 4-8
- My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook - ages 4-8
Books about Managing Emotions
- Sometimes I'm Bombaloo by Rachel Vail - ages 4-8
- You Get What You Get by Julie A. Gassman - ages 4-8
- Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes - ages 4-8
- What to Do When You Worry Too Much by Dawn Huebner and Bonnie Matthews - ages 6-12
Books about Dealing with Divorce
- Dinosaurs Divorce by Marc Brown - ages 4-8
Books about Loss and Grief
- The Heart and The Bottle by Oliver Jeffers - ages 4-8
- Tear Soup by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen - ages 8 & up
Books about Friendships and Bullying
- Stand Up For Yourself & Your Friends: Dealing with Bullies and Bossiness and Finding a Better Way by Patti Kelley Criswell - ages 8 & up