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Author :: Jeff Herring  |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Your Teenager: The Law of Belonging |
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| I've had the privilege of working with teenagers and their families now for over 25 years. I've been at it long enough to have a teen with whom I once worked in the eighties bring in their teenager to get help. That came sooner than I expected it would.One of the many things I have learned over all these years is the greatest emotional need of teenagers. It may not be what you thing, and may surprise you.The greatest emotional need of teenagers (after music, the computer and the phone) is a strong sense of belonging.They need to feel they are a part of something bigger than themselves. If they don't get it in a healthy place - with family, worthwhile friends, clubs, s (read full article) |
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Author :: Jeff Herring |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Your Teenager: The Law of Hope |
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| Recent statistics show that one of the age groups in which the suicide rate is rising is adolescents.In my experience, this statistic is the direct result of a lack of hope.One of the things I have teenagers do when they come in for their second session with me is to bring in some of the music they are listening to.While this is a nice way to connect with a kid and to keep up with current music, those things are not the main intent.My main purpose I want to hear what is influencing them, what they are blasting into their brains all day long. Just in case you are one of those folks that do not believe that music can have an influence on teens, I have two tips fo (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jeff Herring |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Your Teenager: The Law of Power |
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| Several years ago there was a commercial for Dodge trucks that had two rams on a mountain banging their heads together. The slogan was "Dodge trucks are ram tough."Even though the rams had horns on their heads to bang together, it sure did look like it hurt a lot.It was a good metaphor for what happens when parents and teens get into ongoing power struggles. They bang their heads together and it hurts.Once you enter into a power struggle with a teen, you have already lost it.When parents and teens get caught up in a power struggle, no one wins.Now that does not mean that as a parent you back off completely and let them do whatever they want.You do (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jeff Herring |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Your Teenager: The Law of Management |
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| "Trying to control a teenager is like trying to put pants on a gorilla. It's just going to frustrate you and make the gorilla really mad."The difference between trying to control a teenager and manage a teenager is the difference that makes the difference.A managment approach contains these six criteria:1) The parents are clearly in charge - not necesarily in control but in charge:2) The teen, over time, learns and earns the ability to be more in charge of himself or herself;3) There is a clear map for continually building trust and responsibility;4) The parents have a way to monitor the progress of the teen;5) There are clear (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jeff Herring |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Your Teenager: The Law of Modeling |
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| When my oldest son was about four and going to a pre-school kind of program, I noticed that he was beginning to say "oh man!" whenever he got frustrated with something."See, that's what happens when you send them off to be in herds all day, they come home with all this language stuff."A few days later on that weekend, I'm in the garage working on a project. I get frustrated and find myself saying "oh man!"Oh. He's getting those words from me.That was my first lesson in just how very well our children will model what we do and say.It's really kind of scary. No, it's really very frightening. It's frightening because toddlers and teenagers are in very many (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Robinson |
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| Article Title :: Building Teen Self Esteem: The Ultimate Investment in Your Child |
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| Growing up from a child to a teenager and beyond is a very difficult time in the lives of our children. Many parents take this precious period in their child's life totally for granted with work and life's chores always beckoning our call. Building teen self esteem is not only vital to nourish your child's self confidence but it is also important for their development into adult hood.Building teen self esteem should be a major priority in a functional family setting and it should not be perceived as a job or as something that gets in the way of your day to day lifestyle. Building self esteem is an investment in your child's future – take advantage of it.Below are 3 simpl (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jeff Herring |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Your Teenager: The Law of Consequences |
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| I'm about to speak in general, which is always risky, and I'm going to do it anyway.For parents, in general, punishment is about venting our own anger at a situation or person. It doesn't teach much about the real world.Consequences teach teens about the real world. A consequence is a result of what they did.For a consequence to have it's best effect and to best teach about the real world, it needs to have the following six features: related, reasonable, respectful, swift, short-term and strong enough to get the attention of teens.Let's take a brief and closer look at each of these six criteria:1. Reasonable - "You are grounded for life!" is not a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Dana Sanders |
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| Article Title :: Factors to Consider When Choosing an Adoption Agency |
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| Adopting a child can be a joyful time in any family's life, but it can also be a frustrating and confusing one as well. For this reason, many individuals turn to adoption agencies to facilitate the adoption process. These agencies are licensed by the state and must stand up to rigorous inspection and regulations enforced on a monthly basis. Many countries have staff located around the world to aid international adoptions. These individuals are on the regular payroll of the agency, making them official staff members, not for-hire individuals who sometimes work in cooperation with the agency. This is an important question to ask when dealing with an agency with international staff. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Laura Browne |
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| Article Title :: Humor for Women: Dads and Dolls |
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| My husband loves everything about having a daughter except for one thing – playing with dolls. He’ll play checkers and Candyland(R) for hours. On any day with just a hint of sun, he’s delighted to take my daughter out to play catch, or softball or soccer. He just doesn’t want to play dolls.Some of this has to do with size. My husband’s hands are well suited for power tools and hammers. He can easily build a fence or porch. But those same hands fumble with doll clothes buttons the size of sequins.It also has to do with rules. My husband likes to play games with rules. My daughter likes to play elaborate role-playing games that often start off with her announ (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Laura Browne |
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| Article Title :: Humor for Women - What's For Dinner? |
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| "What’s for dinner?" Those are some of my most least favorite words to hear. They’re right up there with, “It wasn’t my fault,” “None of my friends are doing it,” and “You just don’t understand”.The problem with these words is they normally mean I’ve got to figure out what to feed my family. You would think it would be easy. It seems like an innocent question, until you’ve made dinner over and over and over again; one day blending into the next, a mélange of meatloafs, baked chickens, hamburgers and spaghetti. If only dinner didn’t happen every night! It’s so repetitious.And it’s not just making the food that’s difficult. Planning meal (read full article) |
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