Welcome to the Principles of Parenting Welcome to the Principles of Parenting by H. Wallace Goddard, Extension Family and Child Development Specialist, Auburn University, and Stephen F. Duncan, Family and Human Development Specialist, Montana State University. Of all the jobs in the world, being a parent may be the most challenging.
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 Principles of Parenting series, we hope we can help you find ways to be more effective.