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Author :: Jeff Herring  |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Your Teenager: When Kids Lie |
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| Here's a newsflash - teenagers lie to their parents.Fortunately no huge amounts of taxpayer dollars were spent to discover that tees lie to their parents. It's just something I have noticed while doing what I do for the last 25 years.Because the average 15 year old is 15 going on 25 and 15 going on 5 all at the same time, teens can come up with some fairly convincing stories. What I believe happens is that they combine the "wisdom" and verbal ability of the 15 going on 25 year old with the "I want what I want when I want it which in NOW!" of the 15 going on 5 year old and can tell parents exactly what they want to hear.This is called manipulation.So why lie? (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Beth Young |
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| Article Title :: You Can Laugh At Discipline Worries If You Follow This Simple Plan |
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| I've been waiting for this day for 16 months. I heard about this brilliant parenting consequence at a PTA seminar and have been waiting for the right time to use it...the time is now!After my eleven-year-old son left for school this morning, I began removing his bedroom door from its hinges. I can't wait to again discuss the matter of last night's door slamming with a calm, cheshire cat smile on my face. As we discuss that doors are for closing and providing privacy and they are not exclamation points at the end of a testosterone tirade.I like to call this parenting approach the "Cheshire Cat Method of Parenting." It provides the perfect visual for what your face will loo (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jeff Herring |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Your Teenager: Scary, But Not Impossibe |
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| MYTH: All teens have to rebel, and the teen years will be miserable years for a family.REALITY: Teens do have to separate from their parents and families. That's good -- otherwise kids would be living at home when they are 35.They do, however, have to earn the privilege of being in charge.MYTH: Once teens rebel, you have lost them forever.REALITY: This is the fear of every parent, but it doesn't happen in most cases. As the proverb says, "Train a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it."This notion is elaborated on in Miller Newton's book "Adolescence: Surviving the Perilous Journey." (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jeff Herring |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Your Teenager: 4 Things to Do and 4 Things to Avoid |
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| How to be the enemy1) Assuming - this is when you assume how your teen will act and then act according to your assumptions. The problem is this ignores the ability of teens to learn and grow.2) Rescuing/Explaining - rescuing prevents them from experiencing the consequences of their behavior. Explaining prevents them from discovering the meaning of things for themselves. This is what could be going on when a teen says "Stop treating me like a two year old!"3) Directing - Think about how you feel when your boss tells you how to do every little detail of a project that you already know how to do or could figure out for yourself. What happen (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jeff Herring |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Your Teenager: An Enemy or a Guide? |
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| Many of the families I work with seem to have trouble communicating with their kids. To a certain extent, this is normal in developmental terms. As a child reaches the teen years, it's very normal for them to begin to pull away from the parents and relate more to their peers.Teenagers usually view their parents either as guides or as the enemy in growing up. If you are the enemy they will learn how to con you and lie to you which can make for a long battle. If they view you as the guide, you still may not know everything that is going on with them, but they will be able to come to you with their problems and respect the guidance of your authority. At the very least, there is an ope (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Grose |
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| Article Title :: Michael Grose's Easy Tips for Understanding Children's Misbehaviour |
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| “Is most misbehaviour attention-seeking?” asked a father at a parenting seminarGood question!“Yes,” I said. “But it is not that simple,” I added.All misbehaviour by its very nature is attention-seeking – it is hard to ignore and usually gains some measure of attention either from parents, siblings or adults.There four common types of misbehaviour that achieves one of three goals. Your gut reaction is the best guide to understand the goals of misbehaviour. If you are unsure just respond as your feeling indicate and your child’s response is a sure indicator.Here goes:The four types of misbehaviours are:1. “Notice Me” behav (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Grose |
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| Article Title :: Second Borns - Lucky Position or Victims of Bad Timing? |
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| “What about me?”This seems to be the second borns’ lament. It was certainly the response my daughter (a second born) gave when she read an article in Sunday Life published by Fairfax newspapers last Sunday, where my birth order book Why first borns rule the world and last borns want to change it was the basis of an article about siblings.She claimed that the article was three pages long and only one paragraph was devoted to second borns. Only a second born would take notices of that!Certainly second born and middle children are generally the victims of poor timing. They are born too late to get the perks and privileges of their eldest siblings and, if they have (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Michael Grose |
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| Article Title :: Five Ways to Help Your Child Cope Positively With Discouraging People |
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| Part of growing up and growing away from you means that children meet with many people who can be discouraging or negative toward them. Nitpickers, fault-finders and verbal bullies can be found in any playground. They exist in many families too.Some kids have deflon-coated hides and can easily brush off criticism or discouragement. Most children, like adults, can be stung by discouragement. Receive enough of it and their self-esteem takes a dive and they begin to take fewer risks for fear of being criticised for making mistakes.As a parent you can help children deal with discouraging or disparaging experiences and remarks. Here are five ideas that may help you help children (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Nicole MacKenzie |
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| Article Title :: Simple Key to Dissolving Parent-Child Power Struggles |
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| Who is really "in-charge" in today's family? Do kids have too much power? Many parents today's are overwhelmed when it comes to parenting. They find themselves constantly explaining, arguing and negotiating with their children. Parenting becomes frustrating and not much fun. The "quality time" is often spent in a power-struggle.
Parents know they don't want to raise their children in an authoritarian, diminishing, character-crushing style. Yet, the "laisser faire" approach doesn't work either –- it results in spoiled self-centered kids. The more kids get to "run the show", the harder it actually is for them to be happy and satisfied. The harder it is for them to grow up to be (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Dr. Shahul Ameen, M.D. |
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| Article Title :: What Parents and Teachers should Know about Suicide in Adolescents and Young Adults |
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| INTRODUCTIONSuicide is one of the commonest causes of death among young people. The latest mean worldwide annual rates of suicide per 100,000 are 0.5 for females and 0.9 for males among 5-14-year-olds, and 12.0 for females and 14.2 for males among 15-24-year-olds. Suicide is the sixth leading cause of death among children aged 5-14 years, and the third leading cause of death among all those 15-24 years old. In most countries, males outnumber females in youth suicide statistics. There are far more suicidal attempts and gestures than actual completed suicides. One epidemiological study estimated that there were 23 suicidal gestures and attempts for every completed suici (read full article) |
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