Help for Parents Coping with Divorce, Adoption, Teenager and Relationship Issues

Are you a victim of domestic violence?  Are you living with an abuser?  Are you scared of your spouse or partner?  If the answer is yes, get help immediately, professional help, law enforcement, preferrably.
Here are some important things to think about if you are in danger of being harmed from a spouse or partner:

NEVER tell [...]

Single parents have their special needs. The number one rule for a single parent is to never leave their child with someone they do not have total and complete trust in, and that can’t be anyone they’ve known only briefly. Never trust boyfriends or girlfriends blindly.

“At the center of all we do, as a parent, has got to be safety for ourselves and our children.”
Put Safety First! 
What mom doesn’t want her children to be safe?  We only need to watch 15 minutes of news, or pick up a newspaper to see how fragile life is, and how quickly things can [...]

I’m really becoming afraid to buy plastic toys, and even plastic plates and cups or knives and forks.  Why has this happened?
U.S. regulators need to take a look at whether a certain class of chemicals found in thousands of plastic products including children’s toys can hurt people, even make them deadly ill,  a panel of experts said recently.
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Kids need friends, but kids need their family more. Until they are about the age of 18, they are still very influenced by peers, coaches, music, teachers, preachers. Not all of these people will give the guidance of which you approve. Be involved, but don’t be bossy.

Foster Parenting is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do. Good intentions will not take you far. You need tools; this is not a playground you have entered. These are real kids, children and families in crisis. You will get mad, sick, you will be exhausted and think you are not being treated fairly by the state. You will think the state is not being fair to the child and many times you will work with a system that moves at the speed of a turtle.

Be flexible, be careful, be there. Here’s are some things you need to know.

by Marisue Alsobrook
Troubled Teens are one of the biggest challenges in families today and even more so in foster families.  When I look back at our hardest and even worst days as a foster parent, I’m looking right into the eyes of troubled teens.  Not only are they hard to deal with, they can have a [...]