FEEL MORE FULFILLED AS A PARENT by Tope Dada

Parents are still the main caregivers for most children, even though many children spend a great deal of many hours in school as they grow older. Raising a happy, healthy child is one of the most challenging jobs a parent can have -- and also one of the most rewarding. Yet many of us don't approach parenting with the same focus we would use for a job. We may act on our gut reactions or just use the same parenting techniques our own parents used, whether or not these were effective parenting skills.