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Values for Living Together as a Family
We parents have the responsibility to transmit values to our children, in many cases we transmit only those that we have learned and practiced more regularly in our lives, but there are some values that can not be missing in the family life, if you have not developed and have not put them into practice, give the opportunity to your children to learn and make it part of their day to day.
By creatorsklub7 years ago in Families
Teaching Kids About Responsibility
As parents we are given the enormous responsibility of teaching our kids everything they need to know about how to be a good, responsible, and productive citizen as an adult. We start teaching them the correct way to act and live at a very young age. As they grow, we teach them more and more things, and hopefully by the time they are adults we have molded them into the people we want them to be. Let’s look at some ways to teach your children responsibility.
By Jade Pulman7 years ago in Families
How Am I Responsible for Two People's Emotions, Including My Own?
My family has been the most important part of my life. I love them endlessly and unconditionally. I want them to be proud of me, and I want them to want me to be happy. I want a relationship with them; a healthy one. Recently, I am starting to think and see that with the history that we have, it may not be possible. This is more heartbreaking than a breakup.
By Aimes Israel7 years ago in Families
Dear Daughter
Dear daughter, I was only 23 and I had NO clue what to do upon your birth. I remember you were brought into this world by a young man who hadn’t figured out his own path in this world, but was determined to show you love that no other man could show you.
By Jordan Casarez7 years ago in Families
Hero
Yesterday marked the 12th year since you and your sister, Netty, left this Earth and gave your energy back to universe. Around this time—every year—I feel heavy-hearted because I relive that night. The phone call. Collapsing on the staircase while scream-crying. The confirmation of my Grandfather leaving my life so abruptly—and during my Senior year of high school at that…
By Barfing Butterflies7 years ago in Families
I'm Sorry I'm Not the Perfect Daughter...
I was by no means the perfect daughter in my early twenties, and growing up I tried so hard to make my family proud, but no matter what I did it was no use, because my dad wanted no reminders of my birth mother in his life… Yet there I was; just a constant reminder of the disaster that she was. This is my story in just a brief version, and let me start from the beginning… almost the beginning.
By Alyssa Horn7 years ago in Families
Adolescents and Addiction
Drug addiction in the United States is spreading like wildfire. It is common for parents to worry about whether or not their child may have been introduced to drugs or alcohol. The signs and symptoms of addiction can vary person to person. The drug of choice is also something to consider when looking for the signs of drug use. Early addiction can be difficult to detect. Over time, however, there are behavioral patterns and habits that could be indicators that your child may be using drugs.
By Kevin Repass7 years ago in Families
孝女 (A Good Daughter)
When I was in kindergarten, I read a fable about a man who no longer wanted to take care of his aging father. In order to abandon his father in the deep forest, the man decided to carry his father in a wooden carrier and tell him that they’re going out for a “walk”. The man’s young son accompanied them into the woods, and when he realized that his father is abandoning his grandfather, he became flabbergasted. Seeing that his father was unwilling to change his mind, the boy went back up the mountain and grabbed the wooden carrier that they had left by the dying old grandfather. When the man asked why he is bringing the carrier back home, the boy responded, “when you’re old like grandpa, I have to use this to bring you to the forest too, right?” Realizing that he was setting a bad example in front of his child, the man went back and got his father, and showed great deference and respect to his father until the day he died.
By Sarah Hong7 years ago in Families
10 Parenting Myths Debunked
Parenthood often has its fair share of trials and tribulations. After all, there's no manual that comes with babies, which means that we all have to just learn as we go along. However, if there was a manual, these parenting 'rules' certainly wouldn't be in it (because they're all completely untrue).
By Steven Walker7 years ago in Families
Self Care and Self Love
Here I stand, guilty. Guilty of not taking care of myself. Guilty of forgetting that I matter to a fair amount of people and it's not fair that I have neglected my self care and even more-so, forgotten how to love myself. Over the passed few years I have completely neglected me, myself, and I. I pinpoint it all to being a single mother. Since I have said that I blame me becoming a mother I might get some backlash, but I sure hope this reaches a fellow mother or even a father who has ever felt the way I feel. Who has ever forgotten about themselves in the chaos of raising a tiny human and raising them alone. I hope that this shows people that they are not alone. They are not the only people guilty of self neglect and self abandonment. I have recently come to a realization that I may be a good mom (or so people tell me), but I could be an even better mom if I take care of myself.
By Kenzie Lane Stapleton7 years ago in Families
