Accepting a child's feelings and validating them can go a long way.

When we acknowledge a child's feelings, we do him a great service. We put him in touch with his inner reality. And once he's clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.

I was a wonderful parent before I had children. I was an expert on why everyone else was having problems with theirs. Then I had three of my own.

A steady diet of it and a teen will stop coming to the mother for advice altogether.

Criticism is an attack upon your very self. The effects can be profound.

I was a wonderful parent before I had children.