Do zero tolerance policies serve their purpose? Do the benefits outweigh the pitfalls? Or are they a scapegoat to keep adults from making decisions?

One real-life example supporting the need for open, honest sex education between parents and children.

Talking to your child(ren) about their questions of "why?" and how to dispel their fears that they are to blame.

Why are we so afraid of people who are different from ourselves? Why do we insist that our children date those who are most like ourselves? Could it be that we are looking at the wrong qualities to determine who will be best for our children?

Disrespect has become common among children and teens and schools are one place where this new attitude is very evident. Where did the attitude start and what can we do about it? The answers are not always clear, but it is obvious that we need to address this problem now.

It is hard to expect respect from a child/teen who has no respect for themselves. What should we do, as parents, to teach them how important it is to respect themselves regardless of what their friends say?

Striving for perfection as a parent may not be all that it is cracked up to be. Perhaps using our mistakes is a better parenting tool than we think...

Welcome to single parenthood and to the Single Parents corner at BellaOnline.

We all have anger issues. Some of us learn to deal with them better than others. How do we help our children understand and deal with their own?

Empty Nest Syndrome - most commonly experienced by women, sometimes considered a mental health disorder, and not the dreaded event that so many parents fear. Perhaps it is simply part of growing up?