Parent-child relationships

Publication date: April 1, 2016

Children base their views of themselves and the world on their daily experiences. One of the most important experiences adults can provide for children is to talk and listen to them. Through these daily interactions, children and adults can develop ...

Publication date: April 1, 2007

What our society has expected from fathers has changed over the course of history. There continue to be new expectations for fathers. In addition, fathers decide how they will carry out their fathering roles. Fathers may look to their own fathers as ...

Publication date: Sept. 1, 2002

Encouraging kindness in children is an important responsibility for all adults who care for children. Kind and caring behavior appears early in life and continues to develop across the lifespan. Examples of caring behavior include: Sympathetic crying ...

Publication date: June 1, 2002

Look at the cartoon and think about these questions. Have you ever felt like these parents? How do the parents in the cartoon feel? The adolescent? What is this really saying about adolescents in our society? All parents experience a defining ...

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2001

Teen journaling is a tool for helping teens understand themselves better. Because it is a form of personal expression, journaling can occur in many ways: Writing Drawing Collages Sketches Pictures Newspaper clippings Photos Painting Scribbling Many ...

Publication date: April 1, 2001

Why are family strengths so important?In our society, families take on many different structures. Although they may be formed in different ways, most families accomplish similar tasks, such as childbearing, providing for members' basic needs, ...