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Top 10 Effective Parenting Strategies

May 4th, 2011 | Add a Comment

“It’s not only children who grow.  Parents do too.  As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours.  I can’t tell my children to reach for the sun.  All I can do is reach for it, myself.” ~Joyce Maynard Parenting is undoubtedly one of the most rewarding gifts of life, however, it can also be just as challenging and daunting. Many parents today are overwhelmed by the fast-changing world around them and often feel lost about how to keep their kids safe from the ever present dangers while still allowing them to find their own identities.  Parenting can feel like a tight-rope act; on the one hand we fear being too permissive since no one … Read entire article »

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