It is possible to make friends with our children--but probably not while they are children.... Friendship is a relationship of mut...ual dependence-interdependence. A family is a relationship in which some of the participants are dependent on others. It is the job of parents to provide for their children. It is not appropriate for adults to enter into parenthood recognizing they have made a decision to accept dependents and then try to pretend that their children are not dependent on them.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It should come as no surprise to any of us that the solution to ending bickering in families is to talk to one another more often ...without blaming, making judgments, or insulting one another.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Children need money. As they grow older they need more money. They need money for essentially the same reasons that adults need mo...ney. They need to buy stuff....They need it regardless of whether they get good grades, violate a family rule, or offend a parent.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Parents decide to accept the responsibility of raising children. Any thanks they get for doing that is gravy. Grateful children ar...e a blessing, but they aren't a necessity.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
If family communication is good, parents can pick up the signs of stress in children and talk about it before it results in some c...risis. If family communication is bad, not only will parents be insensitive to potential crises, but the poor communication will contribute to problems in the family.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Part of the responsibility of being a parent is to arrange situations in children's lives so they are able to meet crises with a r...easonable chance of coping successfully with them.... Parents who believe children are unharmed by crises and will simply bounce back in time seriously misunderstand children.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »