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Home: Current Issues: Parenting Current Issues: ParentingArticles:8 Reasons to Go to Mass - Thomas Lickona"Mass is boring." "I don't get anything out of Mass — why should I go?" "Why can't I just pray alone?" These are common feelings, especially among young people but among many adults as well. How should we respond. Popular Read more... 'Manners Makyth Man' - Father George W. RutlerEvery day in the Great Hall of one of my schools I ate, or tried to dine, before a large fireplace carved with William of Wykeham's motto, "Manners Makyth Man." Read more... A Cure for Tattling: Hear No Evil - Dr. Ray GuarendiMy son and daughter, ages eight and five, seem to be having a contest over who can tattle on the other more. I'm at the point where I don't want to hear another accusation of any kind. How can I end this constant tattling? — Tattle Weary Read more... A Father's Heart - John TrentWe've all had times when we're physically in one place but mentally in another. Most of the time, it’s not a real problem – except when it comes to being a husband and father. Read more... A Father's Unity of Life - James StensonA successful father exercises leadership at home as much as on the job — and in roughly the same ways. Read more... A good spanking - Barbara KayA recent study by a Michigan psychology professor concluded that “young children spanked by their parents may perform better at school later and grow up to be happier.” Common sense and life experience resist all such reductionism. Read more... A last assignment - Cathy CollinsI called him August 1st of last summer to say good-bye. It was a call I'd put off for weeks, voicing what three unsent letters wanted to convey. How can one say a final earthly goodbye to a good friend, a former teacher, a magnificent priest, now dying of cancer? Read more... Advice for Fathers - James StensonSometimes negative guidelines are at least as helpful as positive ones, often more so. It's often useful for a father to know what not to do — that is, what to avoid — in a complicated family situation. Read more... All’s Fair in Love, War, and Curfews - Dr. Ray GuarendiMy teenagers are fourteen and sixteen. We disagree constantly over curfew times. Any suggestions for establishing reasonable limits? And how can I ensure they'll be followed? - The Timekeeper Read more... Ancient History - JOHN O'CONNELLIt is remarkable how many good books have been written for youth in the twentieth century. Read more... Ask Theophilus: Lightning Round - Professor TheophilusSo many letters have arrived lately that in order to answer more of them, I'm having a lightning round -- lots of questions, rapid-fire replies. I warn you, though: When I'm concise, I get mean.1 Read more... before i go - Peter KreeftMy unutterably dear children (and grandchildren), I give you this book about the most valuable life lessons I have learned because I want to give you everything I can, and writing books is something I can do. Read more... Benign Neglect or Calculated Malignity? - Anthony EsolenWhy, I wonder, do boys these days get no love? Read more... Beyond Dating - Kate ErnstingMost parents have happy memories of dating. But today youth ministers, and even some teens, are sounding an alarm, that dating may be more intense and destructive than it was for their parents. Here is how one parish leads their young adults on the narrow path to real love. Read more... Bill Cosby Is Right, Again - Anthony B. BradleyBill Cosby’s status as sage is confirmed by the release of his new book, co-authored with Dr. Alvin Poussaint of Harvard Medical School, Come On People: On The Path From Victims to Victors. Read more... Boredom busters and brain boosters - Mary CooneyTen tips on how to keep your kids happily busy during the summer holiday. Read more... Born to Serve, Not to Shop — Effective Parenting in a Nutshell - James StensonThe real evil of materialism is not the pursuit of things. It is, rather, seeing and treating other people as things — and therefore putting things ahead of people. Read more... Boys to Men - Tony WoodliefRaising three sons has helped me appreciate the masculine virtues. Read more... Boys Will Be Boys - Gerry GaribaldiA new guidebook reaffirms boyhood in all of its politically incorrect glory. Read more... Bullying handout - The ABCs of Bullying: Addressing, Blocking, and Curbing School Aggression - Center for Substance Abuse PreventionA handout: What parents can do, For the Child Being Bullied, and For the Child Who Bullies. Read more... Cheated out of Childhood - KAY S. HYMOWITZThe years and between 8-12 used to be the age of innocence. Read more... Childhood's End - Theodore DalrympleBritain is the worst country in the Western world in which to be a child, according to a recent UNICEF report. Read more... Children and the Media: A Challenge for Education - Pope Benedict XVI“Children exposed to what is aesthetically and morally excellent are helped to develop appreciation, prudence and the skills of discernment. Here it is important to recognize the fundamental value of parents’ example and the benefits of introducing young people to children's classics in literature, to the fine arts and to uplifting music.” Read more... Conflicts in Children - Richard P. FitzgibbonsExcessive anger in children can be a major source of tension and conflict in families and marriages. This section is meant to help parents come to a deeper understanding of how they can protect the emotional lives of their children and guide them. Read more... Curiouser and Curiouser - Roger ScrutonGadgets have taken over our lives – particularly among the young, who have no defenses against them. Read more... Related Categories:Pages Updated On: Mon Jan 16 2012 - 22:10:06
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