Most Of What Shapes Our Children Is Nurture, Not Nature

Yesterday, we talked about the effects of being an overprotective parent. We received several comments wanting to know what an overprotective parent looks like, so 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟔 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭!👇⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 – If you’re making decisions…

Parents! 👋 We understand you seek to shelter your children from physical, mental, and emotional pain. You want to ensure that your kids are successful, so you might cushion the path or soften the blows of everyday life.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 𝘉𝘜𝘛, the problem with that is…

With the recent and tragic situation of DJ Stephen “twitch” Boss, we want to encourage you to check in with your families, friends, and yourselves. Parents, children, men and women – please don’t suffer in silence. And to our fathers, sons, and brothers: instead of…

It’s time for a #ParentingTipTuesday! 💡⁣ ⁣ One of the most important things you can do as a parent, is build and maintain a positive relationship with your child. Teens feel strong relationship bonds when they see their parents not only love them – but…

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬…? 🤔⁣ ⁣ When it comes to teens and sex, not everybody is “doing it”! ⁣ ⁣ Among teen females aged 15-19, 42% had ever had sex, and among teen males, the percent was 44%.⁣ These percentages have even gradually declined…

Ever wonder why your teen gets so upset, frustrated, or annoyed when you ask them questions? 🤔 ⁣ ⁣ Don’t worry, it’s not your fault! We as parents just need to understand why our teens act and feel they way they do. ⁣ ⁣ 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞…

It’s time for a #ParentingTipTuesday! 💡 ⁣ ⁣ 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯.⁣ ⁣ We can see the side-eyes and hear…

Parents, we know that we are the number one influence in our child’s lives. But, when they become young adults, they start to pull away from us and push more into their peer groups.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We encourage you to have conversations with your children about…

𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲? 🤔⁣ ⁣ Though we don’t agree with this teen’s approach to getting more privacy, studies show that teens need more privacy and personal space as they get older – and it’s an actual good thing!…

Parents! If you’re looking for some new books to read, or even ideas for gifts to give this holiday season – 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬!👇⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 – 𝘈 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 by Jon…

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