Parent Talk with Diane Moore

Sometimes kids get confused and think all of life is black and white, but Diane says black and white should be reserved for moral issues. You have to learn how to live in the grey. When you're working with people, you have to learn how to negotiate life. She suggests that parents teach their children at this stage the concept of grace.

Diane Moore says that while parents have to guard their "pack leader" status in the home, at some point it's time to relax and go back to the drawing board.

Diane Moore has some insights about food and Christmas on today's Parent Talk tips.

Parent Talk Northwest and a few folks from the Clark County community give their take on what it means to be a mom and the rewards of being one.

From baby to toddler, tween to teen, author and certified family life counselor Diane Moore mentors parents through every stage of their children's life. Moore teaches parents how to be pack leader on issues like bedtime, lying, bullying, obedience, dating, devotions and more.

A boy who was bullied at a younger age has turned into a bully himself. He's gotten into altercations with a boy at school and both have been suspended more than once.

In part one, a boy who was bullied at a younger age has turned into a bully himself. He's gotten into altercations with another boy at school and both have been suspended more than once. In part two, Diane encourages parent to help son turn his irritation into compassion.

Family Life counselor Diane Moore explains why the character trait of discretion is so important to instill in your children. If children were mini-you's, parenting would be so much easier because children would automatically understand what parents are trying to communicate.

Moore says at its core, suicide is problem solving. She said teens idealize suicide as the solution to their problems because, unlike most adults, teens aren't able to understand that the problem of the moment will pass.

A single mother is struggling with her 14-year-old daughter who wants to do her own thing. In the past, the daughter has made bad decisions run away from home, made poor choices in friends, and the mother feels she is too young to have a boyfriend. The conflict for the mother is that she made bad choices in her past, too, and wants to protect her daughter from making similar mistakes.