“Joey, Get up! It’s time for school.” “Can you clean your room please? I have asked you so many times.” “Lisa, Get-off-the-phone-and-finish-the-dishes now!” Ummm…Does this sound familiar? Ever notice how it doesn’t make them do the job any faster or do it more efficiently next time? Ever notice how pissed off this makes you? [...]
There was a time when a unique group of people had a cell phone. Now, cell phones are like hands almost everyone has one or two. Does this mean your teen has to have one? The short answer is no. Your teen doesn’t have tohave a cell phone, but if you consider what the cell phone [...]
Let’s say you weren’t able to start early and didn’t create a list while your teen was a pre-teen on things you would teach them before they left home. And if you missed preparing your teen to leave home part 2 that discussed the traits you might like to instill in your teen before they [...]
Judge Sonia Sotomayor rather than show disdain or annoyance with any question even that question asked so many times, did not get annoyed or ignore certain questions instead despite possibly being the smartest person in the room chose to answer each question and in so doing was the picture of humility during her confirmation hearings. Judge Sotomayor [...]
There is so little time in the day that you actually spend with your teen especially if you work outside the home. For some this may be a good thing, but with the demands of the day, it can be difficult to just check-in. How do you let your teen know that you are thinking [...]
1. Do ask your teen how their days went Don’t take “fine” for an answer 2. Do give your teen lots of hugs and verbal affirmation of your love Don’t let their shrug or mumbling make you think they don’t like you doing this 3. Do know that your teen may [...]
Every parent has a different way of showing love to their teen. There’s the saying, “Do you think I would provide for the roof over your head if I didn’t love you?” This is a bit like the excuse your spouse used to explain why they forgot your birthday or why there were no roses on [...]
