To discipline is to “guide.” ScottCounseling.com provides hundreds of discipline strategies that other parents and teacher have used with success!
Psychology professor, Dr. Francis Compton, who completed numerous studies in the area of social behavior and swearing, found that 87% of children (ages 12 to 19) used curse words or foul language. When asked to make a list of words, the 855 participants in the research study classified their language as inappropriate. This study, done in 2000, concluded that sometimes harsh or graphic words […]
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Good parents do not want their children to feel bad, experience sadness or emotional grief. To do so often causes the parent to feel bad, experience sadness and cause emotional grief. So, 
how can good parents set limits, discipline and establish family rules without causing pain and suffering? How can we be a good parent to our child and avoid being a “wimpy” parent at […]
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With the release of weekly news across America of the increase of domestic violence, abuse and murder, more parents are beginning to ask this question: “Could I be raising a future criminal?” Parents need to become aware of the clues that their child is beginning to display the profile of a potentially dangerous predator or serial killer.
For the most violent of criminals, there are warning […]
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“To toddle is to walk unsteadily; the term cruising is sometimes used for toddlers who cannot toddle but must hold onto something while walking.”
My Child Wants His Way!
Most children begin to walk between the ages of 9 to 14 months old. The age at which children start to “toddle” can often be determined by their gender, race, physical attributes and family genes. For example, […]
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”Disciplinarian: one who disciples, guides, and disciplines or enforces order.”
The word disciple mean to disciple or guide. “Discipline” is not a bad word, it’s a good word! One of the key components in parenting is to guide or disciple a child. This article will help you, the parent, become educated in learning seven principles or steps in disciplining your child.
1. Make Parenting Your First […]
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Raising children to develop strong character is an important part of parenting. Character building teaches children how to develop a moral and civic responsibility that leads to a stable social-emotional and acceptable human-being. Below are ten steps that parents need to consider while building character in children.
10 Steps to Raising Character Driven Child
1. Make Parenting Your First Priority
Parents are busy. We go to work, pay our bills, rush ourselves and other […]
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According to the Nielson company, 75 billion text messages are sent each month. Teens 13 to 17 years of age are the biggest texters sending and receiving an average 2,272 text per month. This averages 70-80 text messages per day. The New York Times says the growing use of texting among teenagers is beginning to take its toll and some physicians and psychologist are beginning […]
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According to National Campaign to Support Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. roughly 20% of teens admit to participating in “sexting,” What is “sexting,” you ask?
“Sexting” is the popular name for the act of sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually suggestive or explicit words and/or photos via a text message on a cell phone or posting on social network Website such as MySpace or Facebook.
Parents, educators, youth community leaders and […]
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When Kids Say “I Hate You!” What Should Parents Do?
Those three words from your child can cause you to feel hurt, fear, frustration, anger and sadness. These words when shared by a child toward the parent may humble even the most experienced parent. And if you’ve yet to experience those words, the dreaded “I hate you” will come to your ears sooner or later. […]
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Parents should become concerned when there child takes something that does not belong to him or her. This concern or worry about what reason(s) the child took something without permission often makes the parent begin to wonder if their child is lacking something in their life that the parent may have missed.
First off, it’s normal for a very young child to take something which excites his or […]
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