Understanding how your child develops physically, emotionally and mentally in the first five years of their life will help you choose the right strategies for raising your children at this critical age when many of the foundations for their maturing process are established. Key Points Development is how your child grows physically and emotionally and […]
Tag Archives: Parenting
Passing on the Faith in trust and friendship
We see the reality today in our Country Trinidad and Tobago and in general, that many young people—especially in their teenage years—weaken in their faith when they are tested. The origin of these crises can vary widely: pressure from a paganized environment, friends who ridicule others’ religious convictions, a teacher who imparts an atheistic viewpoint […]
What is Conscious or Positive Parenting
By Tonia Gooding Conscious, positive parenting is parenting with a plan for a positive outcome. The positive outcome for each child within a family may be different, however there is an underlying fact that parents wish a child to be happy and content in whatever path the child eventually takes, and that, is the most […]
Effective communication with teenagers
Parents and their Adolescent Children
Children often go through a period of crisis in their teenage years. They grapple with the big questions about the meaning of life and may seem rebellious as they demand water tight reasons for the faith and customs that have been handed on to them. Their studies become more demanding and they are challenged to […]