For many, the strong mother-daughter bond seems to suddenly unravel when adolescence appears. “Parenting is exasperating and wears you out,” sighs Heather Thomas, of Houston, Texas, a mother of three, including 16-year-old Mary Meghan.
Mothers can gain some comfort…<read more>
Filed under: Featured Articles, May 2013 | Tagged: adolescence, daughter, mother, mother daughter, mother-daughter bond, parenting, teens | Leave a Comment »
Calming Advice for More ‘Good Days’ with Fretful Kids
It isn’t easy being Mom. Natural Awakenings asked several forward-thinking mothers for holistic and natural tips on how to handle some of parenting’s biggest challenges.
Filed under: May 2012 | Tagged: Healthy Kids, holistic moms, mental-health, parenting, thinking mothers | Leave a Comment »
Dad’s Involvement with Young Kids Aids Achievement
A study by the University of Illinois attests that fathers who change diapers and engage in a range of playful activities with their young children stay more involved as their offspring grow older. Families also realize positive effects on the youngsters’ academic achievement and social skills, findings that are supported by earlier studies. Significantly, the researchers found that when fathers build close, loving relationships with their children in the preschool years, they’re “writing a script” that determines how connected they are, and that script will continue past early childhood.
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