Dealing with tantrums is the part of parenting which most parents dread. They hope their sweet little baby will not ever hit the toddler tantrum phase or the even worse teenage temper tantrum phase.

As a young mother, I was just as afraid of toddler tantrums as the next person.

  Changing family structure can be difficult.  Our parenting habits probably started in our childhood.  And, even when we promised we wouldn't do the same thing, practice the same negative parenting styles, we don't always know a different way.  There are multiples types of family structures out there to choose from. Since there are many some parents can get overwhelmed. 

How do parents know if the chosen structure will actually work? 

Nicholeen and Spencer Peck

The Parenting Question

Justice or mercy? That is the question. When your child gets frustrated at his sister and hits her does he need justice or mercy? When your youth comes home from a date after curfew does she need justice or mercy? How do parents balance these two truths? Which principles are the parent secrets for raising children? Is justice or mercy the key for how to become a good parent?

Recognizing good parenting principles is the easy part!  Actually living them is something else entirely.  

I know none of us want to admit it, but it is really easy to become a lazy mother or a lazy father in today's fast paced society.  What can we do to keep in touch with our own parenting?

In this conference call segment I talk about the most popular kind of parenting in the world today; pedantic parenting.