It’s your first child. Naturally, you’re going to be highly motivated to pull out all the stops, learn all the tricks and be the “perfect” parent. Since your child doesn’t come with an owner’s manual, you’ll more than likely rely on friends, family, the internet and your own ideas about what’s appropriate and what to…

How do you teach respect? Will your child’s strong will conquer you before you conquer it? As a parent, you have probably thought about these questions and experienced the confusion of trying to figure out the best way to raise your childrenAccording to psychologist and author Dr. Kevin Leman, we have arrived at a place in our society where the family focuses solely on the child. He says American parents have become permissive and democratic, and children have become sassy and en…

Here’s what some couples say are major issues to deal with in marriage, according to a Life Innovations survey of 21,501 married couples from every state.  Problems sharing leadership One partner is too stubborn Stress created by child-rearing differences One partner is too negative or critical Feeling responsible for issues One partner wishes the other…