Parenting Advice

Nine out of ten parents believe that positive character traits are more important than academic performance. Almost half of the respondents say they don’t know when and how to start character-building. This data from Primrose Schools network`s survey shows that parents believe that it’s vital to nurture values but fail to answer what exactly builds […]

Scientists focus more on the way cell phones and internet technologies affect teens. But there’s a justifiable necessity to shift one’s attention to young children. Still, the difficulty lies in the fact that it’s unethical to put young kids at risk just to measure the negative effect of frequent phone use. Thus, the number of […]

Kids know nothing about life. They learn by example. Everything they can do, beginning with speaking, is learned by the example of other people. Do you remember The Jungle Book by Kipling? Mowgli learns from his surroundings – wild animals, since he had no chance to get to know how to be a human being. […]

Positive punishment is a type of influence on the other person that prevents him or her from doing undesirable actions. It’s related to Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning in positive punishment. Today, we’ll try to understand positive punishment in psychology and how to connect it with effective parenting. It may seem slightly confusing, but positive […]

Research in the journal Pediatrics has revealed that connecting with kids helps them not just live happily but even flourish in life. Thus, 49% of 37,000 children who reported having a good relationship with parents were more likely to enjoy their life. Furthermore, the kids were from 26 different countries which proves the truthfulness of […]

Bringing up children isn’t always cheerful. Kids can throw temper tantrums, and be unsatisfied with your views on their daily schedule. Plus, there`s nothing more unpredictable than their mood. The parents of such kids perceive calm children as a blessing. Yet, is parenting a strong-willed child so unbearable? I don’t think so, as well as […]