Step-parenting and Sharing Authority

Being a step-parent is somewhat like being in middle management - you get the complaints from 'above' and 'below'. One way out of this dilemma is to step out from the middle and simply be part of 'senior...

Parenting - Discipline and Individual Choice

The word 'discipline' often brings to mind images of harsh punishment, unreasonable restrictions and an approach to parenting that is cold and insensitive. As a result, many parents will accept the false...

Parenting - Pre-School The Big Day

Parenting - Adoption Challenges

Too posh to adopt? (Guardian Unlimited) Life & style: Couple claim they were not allowed to adopt because they were too white and too middle-class. Are they victims of a huge injustice? Kate Hilpern...

Parenting - Temperament and Personality

Most child development professionals, following a study by Thomas and Chess in the 1950s, hold that temperament is inborn. Personality, by contrast, is influenced by environment and self-development. The...