Taking the time to get to know your children 12 Articles

by Cheryl O'Brien

It is all too often that parents of teens and young adults complain they just don't know their children any more. I would ask the question. Did you ever know your children? Getting to know your children is an ongoing de...read more

by Grace Sinclair

As a parent, although I always paid homage to the axiom 'Children are people too', I still unconsciously treated them like 'mine'. They should do what I say, think what I think and behave in a way I say is acceptable. In ...read more

by Caroline Haskin

Love(unconditional), listening, and laughter are three massive components of raising well-adjusted, contributing, sensitive children. Without one of these actions in amazing abundance, parenting is a lackluster and lowly c...read more

by E.M.Robinson

Take time to get to know your children and to show them you are there to support them during this critical time of their lives. Sometimes getting to know your children means dropping everything to listen to them when they ...read more

by Richard Provencher

Children are takers. They are not immune to constantly reaching for the goodies of life-candy, toys, and clothes-under the watchful gaze of their parents. As they grow older, wisdom through chores, study and relationships ...read more

by piglover

In part, knowing your adult children means understanding their ambitions in life. It also means accepting their ambitions in life. My boys are now 19 and 20. They have made mistakes. They have made bad choices. They a...read more

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by Sabrina Dobbins

Taking the time to get to know your children can make the relationship between you so much better because your getting yo know him/her which will also give you ways of dealing with a person. it's like meeting a companion y...read more

by Jinky Nakpil-Lladoc Buen

All humans differ, even twins have their difference. This is what I have noticed with my children.I have 3 children and each one have his own specialization. So eventhough all my children come from the same womb the things...read more

by Nora Chalfont

OUT ON THE ICE (fiction) Mom: "No you can't! How many times do I have to say it?" Jeremy: "But,Mom..." Mom: "Not once more, Jeremy. Go to your room." Jeremy: "But, Mom..." Mom: "Jeremy, I'm spilling the hot b...read more

by Anne Reynolds

Who Are You? I have looked at my children and said that a lot in the past. They change and grow both physically and emotionally every single day. My son and I have had a little game we play at bedtime, it goes like this...read more

by Judy Kramer

I've always had a good relationship with my sons. They are now 18 (almost 19) and 17. They tell me just about everything. I've always kept the lines of communication open for them. I never judge them for mistakes they'...read more

by Jill Huver

I am just beginning to get to know my children again. They are twins and totally and completely opposite of each other. We sit down at dinner and discuss the days events, or we talk about what problems have arised that w...read more