Parenting Styles

All About Parenting Plans and the New Children’s Act

All About Parenting Plans and the New Children’s Act By Bertus Preller – Family Law Attorney Abrahams and Gross Inc. Chapter 3 of the New Children’s Act governs both the acquisition and loss of parental responsibilities and rights not only by the parents of the children involved but also in respect of other persons. Parental [...]

Dating for Parents: Tips to Knowing your Strength

What are the things that are holding you back from engaging in Dating for Parents? Is it a “YOU” issue or a “KIDS” issue or a “HIM” issue? Do you know what you can do to help eliminate these unwanted doubts and hesitations? Do you want to move on? Actually, the “HIM” and the “KIDS” [...]

Authoritarian Parenting, Authoritative Parenting and Permissive Parenting – their effects on children

Parenting styles are usually talked about in terms of authoritarian parenting, authoritative parenting, and permissive parenting. What effects does each one have on the children receiving the parenting? How will a child exposed to authoritarian parenting differ from a child exposed to permissive parenting? And is authoritative parenting really the best parenting style to use? [...]

Baby Parenting Books

Baby parenting books are available all over.  Each one is full of information and often conflicting ideas and opinions.  It is hard to know what to do as a parent because all we want is to do what is best for our kids and everyone seems to think that the best way is their way. [...]

Be an Effective Christian Parent

Being a loving and a fair parent is the goal of anyone who has a child or children but a Christian parent wants to do more; they want to share the love of their savior Jesus with their kids. Doing that is natural and often successful but being a Christian parent in many ways is [...]