parental communication
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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…
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3 Reasons to Call Another Parent
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“Let me talk to ‘the’ mother first” Even the most independent teenagers get excited qbout planning their social calendar, but they forget one thing, and that is, to clear the events with their parents first! 1) A matter of technicality If I am going to drive, or give up my weekend nights, …
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Favorite Teen Expression…And the Winner Is…
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If you have a teen just “hanging out” this summer you may have heard some choice one liners. My all-time favorite, “I’ll do it later.” Do what later? Clean the bathrooms, vacuum, put your make-up on, or play video games? I think it’s a catch-all phrase. It seems to work for anything. Remember that “Mr.…
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I hear you now, Mom.
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Today is the day my mother died, 33 years ago. I would give anything for my mom to be here with me now. Although, it wasn’t always like that. I wanted nothing to do with her and God knows, as I am sure many others do as well, that I was not the best daughter. …