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The teenage years. These three words can incite panic in many of us. Will our sweet boy or girl morph into an incomprehensible bundle of hormones and angst? Is trouble inevitable during the adolescent years? What should we expect as our kids grow? According to the latest research, we can anticipate amazing things! To move from panic to peace, however, we need a change of perspective. As we begin to understand the widespread construction taking place...

As a father of four, Fred A. Hartley III believes parents often invest in too many "good" things for their children while neglecting the best. Effective parenting requires something moms and dads already possess: the ability to answer every child's hesrt cry for three essential needs - acceptance, affection, and affirmation. By exercising this ability, you can raise kids who feel loved and can love others, kids who have a passion for life, and kids...

What Every Parent Needs to Know about Screens and Their Kids. Maybe your kids are like many others--glued to their smartphones, social media, and streaming entertainment. While we know excessive screen time, especially social media, isn't healthy, how do we teach our kids to become screenwise? Prioritizing connection over correction, Parenting Generation Screen equips you with key questions and conversations to help you process screen limits with...