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- Encouraging Responsible Cell Phone Use - by Submitted on May 09, 2006 from Barbara McRae, MCCToday, a teen's gift list is likely to include a cell phone right next to requests for video games and toys. But in the hands of a child without direction, a cell phone can be an enormous problem. How can you avoid the pitfalls and teach your teenager to use the phone responsibly? With 25% of ...
Views: 5842 - Positive Parenting: The Power of Positive Prophesies - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2006 from Barbara McRae, MCCOptimism is a powerful force. People who tend to think positively, rather than negatively, about situations in their lives have been shown to live longer, have fewer serious diseases and to recover more fully from those that occur, to have lower levels of stress and consequently less heart ...
Views: 1232 - 5 Secrets for Handling Difficult Teen Parenting Situations - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2006 from Barbara McRae, MCCThe most common issues between parents and teens arise due to poor communication, power struggles and a lack of empathy. If you use the same parenting methods that you did when your teen was a child, you won't get positive results. You’ll just exhaust your energy. There are five secrets to help ...
Views: 1296 - Bringing Teens Home for the Holidays - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2005 from Barbara McRae, MCCHolidays can be tricky business for parents and teens due to differing expectations. While we each want to feelloved and accepted for who we are, we have our own ideas about how that ought to occur. The secret to having kids look forward to spending time with mom and dad lies in treating teens ...
Views: 1049 - 6 Ways to Communicate Clearly with Your Teen - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2005 from Christine McGogyHow would you like to have a closer relationship with your teen again? Your ability to communicate effectively with your teen is one of the most precious skills you can develop to achieve this goal. When we think of communication, we tend to think only of the way we can express ourselves. ...
Views: 1502 - Tethered By The Electronic Umbilicus - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2005 from Gary DirenfeldTethered By The Electronic Umbilicus Recent advances in cell phone technology and marketing are helping parents maintain an electronic umbilical cord. New cell phones are equipped with a host of services that enable children as young as six or eight to carry the device with programmed ...
Views: 1273(1 vote) - Desperate Kids--Bullies and the Bullied - by Submitted on May 05, 2005 from Barbara McRae, MCCBullying is more prevalent and serious than most parents realize. To bring bullying to the forefront, Lifetime recently aired the original movie “Odd Girl Out.” It’s a fictional story about a teen daughter and her mother who have difficulty handling the wide-spread problem of emotional bullying ...
Views: 1141 - How to Get Teens to Organize and Clean Their Room - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2005 from Barbara McRae, MCCHere’s a painless solution for frustrated parents who want help on how to get their kids to clean and organize their room. Often parents get tired of nagging and decide to wait it out, hoping their teen will get to cleaning before it becomes a hygienic necessity! Of course, simply keeping the ...
Views: 12400(2 votes) - Simple Steps to Reach Your Teen’s Heart - by Do you love your kids, but hate how frustrated and helpless you sometimes feel living with teens? The simple steps below will take the struggle out of parenting and can help inspire teens to reach for their highest potential!
1. Make a Heart Connection.
Think positive thoughts about your teen ...
Views: 1203 - It Can't Happen Here - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2004 from Gail ElliottThe suspect had no history of violence, officials said. "He was a timid boy, who was having difficulty integrating, but he never displayed any violent attitudes," a local education official said. The “suspect” was a fifteen year old boy who shot up a classroom at his school, killing three ...
Views: 1593 - School Mobbing and Emotional Abuse - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2004 from Gail ElliottMobbing is group bullying. It is ganging up on someone using the tactics of rumor, innuendo, discrediting, isolating, intimidating, and above all, making it look as if the targeted person is responsible. As is typical of many abusive situations, the perpetrators maintain that the victim ...
Views: 10032 - 14 Year Old Author encourages Volunteer Work - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2004 from silvana cark14 Year Old Author Encourages Volunteer Work With summer approaching, parents look for activities to fill their teenager's free time. This summer, take the advice of 14 year old Sondra Clark and encourage teens to spend their time helping a worthy cause. With a little adult supervision, ...
Views: 2438 - Book Excerpt: The Teen Code: How to Talk to Us About Sex, Drugs, and Everything Else -- Teenagers Reveal What Works Best - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2004 from Yolanda CardenPreparation, preparation, preparation. That is really what all talks are for, to prepare us for tough situations that we might or might not encounter and have to handle by ourselves in the future. And as far as tough situations go, drug use -- where our decisions could potentially threaten our ...
Views: 1606 - Dangerous Minds and Hearts - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2004 from Gail ElliottWhen people are caught up in their own little worlds they not only miss a great deal they also inadvertently can do damage. What is wrong with our children these days? As Shakespeare wrote, “The fault is not in our stars but in ourselves.” Watch what the adults do and say and you will see ...
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