It seems even after reading so many parenting books, I'm still at something of a loss as to the best way to raise my nine children! I'm desperate, and I need your help!
Parenting is really tough! It's so hard to meet the physical, emotional, social and intellectual needs of a child!
Especially when there are so many of them and they all need individual attention. What advice would you give for a struggling dad?
Parenting skills vary, but I'd say that as long as you are doing everything in your power to raise a well adjusted child, you can call yourself a good parent!
True, but how do you define "well-adjusted?" I know you're right about it, but that could mean so many different things potentially.
it is effective in reducing child disruptive behavior and improving parental mental health. PMT has also been studied as a treatment for disruptive behaviors in children with other conditions. Limitations of the existing research on PMT include a lack of knowledge on mechanisms of change and the absence of studies of long-term outcomes. PMT may be more difficult to implement when parents are unable to participate fully due to psychopathology, limited cognitive capacity, high partner conflict, or inability to attend weekly sessions.
PMT was initially developed in the 1960s by
hear this song, and I hope they hear it. So many times, older people look at young kids and say, "Enjoy this time! It's the best time of your life," when it's really not. Being young is hard. Everything's in front of you for the first time. Those things that are in front of you seem so much bigger than they do when you're looking back on them. I'm 32 now and looking back on my teenage years and before, a lot