Teaching Our Kids the Value of Friendship
When our kids see us behaving in a way that demonstrates the power and value of friendship, they will model that behavior in their own friendships and relationships.
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Category: Teens and Tweens
Don’t Be the Asshole That Turns Away Teenagers on Halloween
If kids want to trick-or-treat up until they are college graduates, let it happen. I’d much rather a child be wolfing down packets of m&ms than chugging cans of cheap beer.
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Stay Engaged with Your Teenagers
Teenagers need their parents more now than at any other age since toddlerhood. Stay engaged with your teeangers even if you’re exhausted.
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Don’t Expect Your Kids to Have all the Answers at 18
I don’t have all the answers as I approach 50. Why should I expect my kids to have all the answers at 18? I don’t know is a great answer.
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Raising Confident Sons with High Self-Esteem
Raising confidant sons with high self-esteem means helping them learn that it’s ok to be themselves even if that means they are different than you.
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Letting Your Kids Fail is Good Parenting
Letting your kids fail is good parenting. Yes, you can be there to help them pick themselves up and dust themselves off, but encourage the trying.
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Your Anxieties Are Not Your Child’s Problem: Don’t Make Your Kids Neurotic
Your anxieties are not your child’s problem, but if you continually share your anxieties with your kids, you will make them neurotic.
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Should I Let My Child Work Part-Time?
Whether or not you should let your child work part-time depends on a lot of factors, but it’s always an individual decision based on that child.
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Quit Wrestling. Let Your Toddler Dress Herself
l’m reminded of all the tricks we used to keep Anika dressed, especially when it was too cold for her skirts and sandals.
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Raising Independent Children, Part One
Raising independent children means letting them pursue their goals, even when those goals are completely different than your expectations.
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Keeping Teens Safe Online
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce It’s really hard keeping teens safe online in today’s...
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5 Tips for Protecting Posture, Part 2
Getting Real with Buzz Parent In our last article, we talked about the importance of encouraging...
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