Bits & Bobs
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Join the Parent Teacher Student Organization for Important School Communication
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Make new friends at the meetings I recently attended a two-hour long high school PTSO meeting. Yes, it was long, and yes, it was information overload on a weekday which seemed too busy anyway. But, as I sat at the meeting table, I couldn’t help wonder what motivates these other parents that they are so…
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The Ultimate Birthday Letter to a 16 Year-Old Girl
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Right now, as of today, you are barely just 16, but if I were going to write you a letter on your 16th birthday, I might ask something like, “Where are you going, not now this minute, but later…where are you going in life”? Depending on her response, I might want to ask, “If it…
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How Societal Norms Prevent Parent’s From Connecting With Each Other
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So I’m A Terrible Parent–What’s Your Excuse? This morning in my inbox, I was greeted with an email from an acquaintance who alluded to the fact, that perhaps through social media, my kidlet might need some positive influences which should come in the form of another teenager. Oh yes, good idea, that should work! Totally…
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When Teenage Lies Become a Parent’s Game
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Of course telling fibs are natural and kids are going to do it, but what recourse do parents have then? I have a pretty good idea when my kidlets’ wording sounds suspicious. I think most parents rely on that. But has anyone taken a good look at some of the content on the internet lately?…
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Teaching Children to Be Accountable is a Good Not Bad
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As I have said before about our kidlets, “We are not helping them if we are helping them.” I am not talking about giving $20 for a tank of gas, or making them breakfast on the way out the door. When I refer to not helping them, I mean that decisions about their future and…