Between Parents and Teens: Recent Episodes
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Last week I was invited to attend a school assembly. Busting the Bullies was the focus of the event. In a humorous way the presenters explained the problem and drove home the point that there are ways to respond to the bullies in school ( fighting is not an option). First they defined what bullying […]
So many teens feel like they are not smart because they compare their performance with classmates only on the academic or sports playing field. Unfortunately, teens only see themselves in relationship to others around them and base their self esteem and the plans for their future on what they think about themselves from the school […]
One of the things my mother did that really bothered me when I was a kid was asking closed, negative questions. It was a habit she got from her family; I can remember overhearing phone conversations with her sisters. Here’s an example on the kind of questions I’m talking about……” You’re not thinking of going […]
Teenagers are different today from kids 20 years ago. The parenting skills and tactics our parents used raising us worked at that time, but technology has undeniably changed the world effecting everything, including teenagers. Since the 80’s a new list of predominant teen behaviors was developed according to Barbara McRae from her book, Coach Your […]
Nobody said parenting a teen was going to be easy. Dealing with emotional changes, miscommunication, ups and downs and peer pressure puts parents at a loss to figure out how to do the right thing. It may not always seem like it but here’s a list of the top things teens want from their parents. […]
Do you feel like you’re hitting a brick wall when you’re trying to talk to your teenage child? Do you feel like you can talk till you’re ” blue in the face” and never succeed in getting through to them? You’re not alone. I love the quote by an unknown author remembering his own youth…”When […]
Being connected through the internet, cell phones and social networking is here and is not going away. Yes, new dangers present themselves as I previously wrote about. On the other hand there are also great new benefits. When I was in college, I was able to call home once a week. A time was prearranged, […]
While Sean Covey highlights the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, there are also 7 Self-Destructive Habits of Life. This is true for not only just teens but also for you! So what are they? The first is probably a hard one to get around. A lot of busy people have a tendency to stay […]
This is from Steven Coveys blog: I was teaching the 7 Habits at a professional gathering last week when I experienced something remarkable. While I spoke about Habit 1, Be Proactive, and some of the principles for being responsible for your own life or carrying your own weather and choosing your own response, a gentleman […]
The new IPhone is out! Many of us are excited about the growing usefulness of how these new technological devices are helping us connect to one another. As long as the telephone has been around, the teenager has had his/her hand glued to it at every chance they can get. Once the telephone was attached […]