Parenting On Purpose Article Listings

Infant Emotional Disturbance and PKU
22December

Infant Emotional Disturbance and PKU

Infant Emotional Disturbance as Early as PKU “Waaaaaaaaaah!” my newborn screamed when the nurse poked her heel.  And “waaaaaaaaaaaah!” she continued, even thirty minutes later.  Seeing the trauma of...

ATTENTION HELICOPTER PARENTS: It's Time You Land on A More Effective Style of Parenting
31March

ATTENTION HELICOPTER PARENTS: It's Time You Land on...

Are you a parent guilty of ‘helicopter parenting?’ In other words, do you tend to hover over your child while finding it difficult –if not impossible- to let them make their own decisions? If so, it’s...

To Parents of An Angry Troubled Teen or Young Adult: Here's Some Advice
31March

To Parents of An Angry Troubled Teen or Young Adult:...

Anger in Troubled Teens and Young Adults Everyone feels anger. Whether it stems from standing in a long line behind a senior citizen whose attempting to pay with expired war-bonds, or finding out you're highly underappreciated, sci-fi...

Failing to Launch | Young Adults' Failure to Live Independently Reaches Epidemic Numbers
06February

Failing to Launch | Young Adults' Failure to Live...

The Majority of Our Nation's Future Has 'Failure to Launch Syndrome' In the upcoming decades, Millenials will have no choice but to take command of the proverbial wheel that drives American society - prepared or not. Having said...

Should Parents Disclose The Truth About Santa Claus? See What Experts Say
02December

Should Parents Disclose The Truth About Santa Claus? See...

Can your child's belief in Santa Claus negatively affect your relationship with them later on down the road? In an article published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry, two psychologists have raised the specter of children’s...

Failure to Launch Syndrome
01December

Failure to Launch Syndrome

Failure to Launch Syndrome | Why Millennials Are Failing To Leave the Nest Across the nation, millions of millennials (ages 18-35) are currently still living with their parents. This massive epidemic of young men and women 'failing...

To Parents Who Are Sick and Tired of Your Troubled Teen : Don't Feel Guilty
23November

To Parents Who Are Sick and Tired of Your Troubled Teen :...

Are You Tired of Your Troubled Teen? Here's What to Do Some cold hard facts about Parenting: Raising a child is hard. Raising a teenager is harder. Raising a troubled teen is hell. If you are the parent of a troubled teenage boy or...

Adolescents Attitudes Towards E-cigarette Use: See What Recent Study Suggests
14November

Adolescents Attitudes Towards E-cigarette Use: See What...

What is the Adolescents' Attitude Toward the Use of E-Cigarettes? Does an attitude toward e-cigarettes matter when considering teens and adolescents and their use of electronic cigarette devices? One recent study suggests it does. What...

5 Tips for Raising Your Troubled Teenage boy
07November

5 Tips for Raising Your Troubled Teenage boy

 Parenting a teenage boy is difficult. Raising a troubled teen, however, can seem to be almost impossible at times. In this article, we provide parents of a troubled teenage boy with tips on how to approach their child's...