In between the spit-ups and soccer games, parenting can get mighty busy and confusing.  I found this list of seven parenting rules to be obvious but also easily overlooked.  Utah Health magazine published this article adapted from a book by Laurence Steinberg called ‘The 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting’ (Simon & Schuster).  I haven’t read the book, but the article offers a set of guidelines that we could post on our wall for those difficult parenting moments.

The first rule in the article is one that refutes advice I’ve received from many parents:  Your children really do need you when they are teenagers.  The job doesn’t stop after they can feed and dress themselves.  I can see how parents may be unsure of how they should integrate themselves into their teenagers lives around all the activities and college preparation.  Hence the poster idea...we all need a reminder now and then.  This is a nice, company list of rules to live by when you are living in a house with raging hormones.