SP487-A-The Challenge of Being a Parent

Of all the jobs in the world, being a parent may be the trickiest. Children are often hard to understand. They seem impossible to control. Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, it seems that everything we do is wrong. No one can make parenting easy. But by learning more about children and their needs and by talking to other parents, we can learn many things to make us more effective as parents. In this series, Principles of Parenting, we hope we can help you find ways to be more effective. We also hope you will talk with other parents who can give you good ideas.