Today is TRU Parenting's first guest interview with Amanda from www.dirtandboogers.com. She offers 5 ways to calm down and stop yelling at your kids.

Do you ever feel like life and parenting is overwhelming? Is it hard to stay positive and patient through it all? Here are 7 ways to help to remain positive and patient even when the kids and everything around you are crazy.

I share a review of David A Christensen's Book "Parenting Principles: 31 Teachings to Raise Children in Righteousness."

Is addiction affecting your parenting? What you can do: admit you have a problem, tell someone, seek help, never give up. Psychotherapy & 12 step program.

5 Ways you can help a new mother with postpartum depression.

Help child cope with death of a loved one, loss, adversity. Emotional wounds take time and care to heal. Understand stages of grief. Hug & cry with them

These non-parenting books have truly positively changed my parenting and my life. They can do the same for you.

30 Things I've Learned About Parenting From Real Life, since having 5 children of my own.

A good nights sleep can change you and your child's life. Learn 6 tips for improving your child's sleep so they can be happier all day.

Learn about the 1970-80's Alcoholism Research that will help you parent smarter. Understanding our children's stages of change can help us make better parenting decisions and motivate our kids to change successfully.