Dear Dr. Buckingham, My 8-year-old son has recently started to act out in a very aggressive manner toward female children at school. His temper is getting worse by the day. Initially, I did not understand where he was learning the behavior. However, after talking to the school therapist, I learned that he might be picking up the behavior from my husband. My husband is a … [Read more...]
These 6 Parenting Mistakes Are Slowly Destroying Your Kids
As parents we must realize the capability of our children. When we fail to realize this, we can become overbearing and over-parent. You may be wondering, “How can we over-parent, our children need us?” Yes, your children need you. However, here are 5 Tell-tell signs of over-parenting. Not allowing your child to maximize their potential. No matter your child’s age; your child … [Read more...]
Why I’m Becoming a Kinder and More Patient Parent
If your children were asked to describe you, would they say that you are an angry and frustrated parent? Or would they describe you as a kind and gentle parent with a lot of patience? It pains me to think that my kids would refer to me as frustrated or angry, but it's the truth. That's why I'm working on ways to become a kinder and more patient parent. Why? As I study myself … [Read more...]
Apologizing for the Mistakes of Our Children: Christopher Dorner’s Mother Offers Her Condolences
As parents we often do our best to raise our children to become positive contributing members of society. We hope that the values we instill in them as little ones will be at the forefront of the decisions that they make as adults. Many of us pray that our children do not fall victim to violence but what happens when they inflict violence on another person's child? What happens … [Read more...]
Bad Parents! Please Come and Get Your Kids!
It seems that in every song, sung by an adolescent singer, I hear lyrics about sex, love, hustling, and a host of other things that are not appropriate for their age group. However, what officially sent me "over the edge" was when I happened to come across a pint size (13 year old) rapper whose lyrics can't be repeated in this article. But to give you a glimpse in the … [Read more...]