500+ Things to do With Your Kids - SlapDashMom.com. Child & Family WebGuide - a directory of sites on child development, teenager and family issues. MetroDad: The Rules: 25 Life lessons for my daughter. My father has never given me any advice. The one time I remember him even trying was when I was 18 and on my way out of the house for the evening.
As I recall, he briefly looked up from his newspaper and said, "You know about condoms, right? " End of conversation. Thank you, Obi Wan Kenobi. In all seriousness, it always deeply wounded me that we never had any of those father-son conversations where he would counsel me about life and give me lessons of an admonitory or hortative nature that might provide a road map for how to live my life. Needless to say, ever since my daughter was born, I've been bombarding her with advice on a near-daily basis.
My list of lessons that I want to pass down to her is virtually endless and constantly changing but I thought I'd write some of those lessons down here. Some of these lessons are humorous. However, all of them are true... (2) Lennon, not McCartney. . (3) Life is too short not to order the fries. (6) Don't worry about being popular. . (9) Never cheat. Aha! Parenting - Dr. Laura Markham & Parenting Your Strong-Willed Child. Have a strong-willed child? You're lucky! Strong willed children can be a challenge when they’re young, but if sensitively parented, they become terrific teens and young adults. Self-motivated and inner-directed, they go after what they want and are almost impervious to peer pressure.
As long as parents resist the impulse to "break their will," strong-willed kids often become leaders. What exactly is a strong-willed child? Some parents call them "difficult" or “stubborn,” but we could also see strong-willed kids as people of integrity who aren’t easily swayed from their own viewpoints. Often, strong-willed kids are prone to power-struggles with their parents. No one likes being told what to do, but strong-willed kids find it unbearable. Strong-willed kids aren't just being difficult. Morality is doing what's right, no matter what you're told. So of course you want your child to do what you say. That said, strong-willed kids can be a handful -- high energy, challenging, persistent. 1.