There will be a day when your teenage daughter will mutter the forbidden words, "I hate you!" The little girl who loved to spend time with her mother was no longer present. This change in attitude is inevitable and happens to every...
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As parents, we forget how much kids absorb. When we are stressed, we may think it ends with us. But as a teacher, I've experienced the impact of parental stress on students. It's shocking when our kids parrot back all the things...
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We know that technology is here to stay, and today's kids are born with a phone in hand. But that doesn't mean kids don't need help navigating a world of distraction and the bombardment of information. If we want them to be...
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Back to school time can be chaotic for both you and the kiddos. Whether they are attending a new school or returning after a long, carefree summer, back to school time is a transition. Here are 11 ways you can prepare for...
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Since technology is here to stay and billions of us love our media, let's address something that affects all of us and especially teens: communication problems due to social media. I'm not proposing that social media is bad--it gives unprecedented levels of connection,...
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One of the hardest parts of raising teens is the flood of emotions that teens experience. If you are a parent, this means navigating unpredictable moods which feels like you're walking on eggshells. When a seemingly innocent, "How are you?" is met...
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In a session recently, a couple confided that the only household rules for teens that they had were to do well in school. No chores or curfews. No screen limits. Their three teens ate what they wanted and left the mess. They...
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"I haven't said the right thing in the past two years," said one dad at a recent workshop of mine. He was talking about a problem that many parents of teens can relate to--the seemingly endless opportunities for miscommunication. In the teen...
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Summer is rapidly approaching, and for some parents, the battle is just beginning. What's the struggle? Summer plans. Why is it a battle? Because you want your teen to do something this summer and s/he doesn't want to do anything. But what if...
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Many points of childhood are happy and innocent. But childhood is also confusing, and even more so in the teen years. None of us get through childhood OR parenthood unscathed. At some point, even if you do everything “right,” it will be...
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