Parental Filter

Discussions covering any general aspects of parenting.

Children are usually a blessing, however sometimes they get in trouble at home, at school or even with the law. The problems are not always confined to the physical but can extend to many mental and environmental influences.

Discipline is not always confined to a smack or a spanking. Discussing the different aspects of authoritative parenting and its results.

Being a parent starts even before you get to hold your bundle of joy, usually about nine months before. Lets see if we can get through it together.

Babies are people too, but they are people who need a lot of love and attention. Talking about the shock of this new stage in your life as a parent.

Divorce is never a pleasant experience for either party but the effect on the children can be devastating. How do you handle divorce to minimize the negative impact on the children.

Let us hear from the children themselves. If you guys have any questions or things you would like to ask other kids parents, go ahead and ask right here.

These are very important people in any child’s life, let us talk about you guys for a while.

Food is not what it used to be when we were young and kids are getting stuffed full of medicines at the first time of trouble.

When children are sick, the parents not only have financial obligations but personal heartache. There is nothing worse then seeing someone you love sick or in pain

Hypersensitivity, ADD and ADHD are a very common occurance amongst children today. So much so that we have given these conditions their own section

Some parents chose to put their careers on hold and take charge of their children's development. Either the mom or the dad stay at home and look after the house and the children.

Not all families have a mother and father. This is the place to chat about the issues affecting single moms and dads today.

One of the greatest loves in the world is the love of a parent for a child. This love is unconditional regardless of the child. Should it matter that there is no biological attachment?

Teenage pregnancies are usually not planned and very scary to both parents. However when they do happen the parents need more help and support than parents of mature age.

Discussing the very real dangers of internet, from addictions to the many online services to the real life sexual predators.

The two most popular activities to do on the internet, how do they affect you and your children.

The IRC has been around for at least 15 years, it was one of the first mediums where people could chat to each other online. Microsoft Live Messenger, Yahoo Chat and AOL chat to name a few. You sign on and start chatting directly to people without the worries of other people interrupting.

Comupter games are fun, you get to relax, blow off some steam and even be a superhero. In online games you get to interact with sometimes hundreds of people from all over the world.

Combining internet and real life can be fun and exciting, however it can also be unexpected and sometimes dangerous.

This is the place to wind down and relax and chat about life in general and anything else you would like to discuss.

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Advice for single parents on raising a family by yourself.

Articles on disciplining your children.

Articles on your and your children's eating habits.

Articles relating to childrens diseases, conditions and illnesses as well as any other health related isues.

Articles relaring to the nine months of preganance and how to cope.

Articles for brand new parents and their babies.

Articles relating to how your marriage affects the children

Articles on handling the troublesome bundles of joy.

Articles on handling your kids exposure to the internet.

General articles relating to parenting

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