Category: Parenting and Families

Opponents of spanking got a boost last week when a new Canadian study on corporal punishment was released. The study, which reviewed two decades of research on spanking, found that physical punishment has no positive long-term effects and many negative effects. According to the report, children who are spanked are...

It seems that we cannot turn on the television or get onto the internet without hearing about tragic shootings and deaths. Unfortunately, we now live in a world of heart-breaking stories of Columbine and Newtown. Inevitability, our children will ask questions and as parents, we should be prepared in helping...

One can no longer read or watch the news without hearing about cases in which children have harmed themselves or others as a result of being bullied. Maybe as a child you were bullied, were a bully, or have your own child who is going through this hurtful situation. Due...

What is co-parenting? Co-parenting describes a parenting situation where the parents are not in a marriage, cohabitation or romantic relationship with one another. The term ‘co-parent’ may also be used to describe a situation where, following divorce or separation, the child’s parents seek to maintain equal or equivalent responsibility for...