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 [...]
The prom king and queen are popular and everyone wants to be their friend, but what happens when making friends is not that easy? What if you are shy like the celebrities Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Robert Dinero or even Jim Carey who were all shy when they were kids? Some of them are still shy. [...]
Don’t overdo the praise and by all means do not be insincere about it, but praise for great achievements cause a smile in your teen that is hard for them to hide. They crave it. It’s like water, they need it to grow.
Michael Jackson’s death stunned the world. Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Quincy Jones have outlived Michael Jackson. People who some might say have lived a much harder adult life. All the money in the world and he lived to be a measly fifty years old. You should start living at this age. It certainly says [...]
Yesterday the 2009 Conference for Volunteer and Service ended. They discussed the power of volunteerism for our communities and of course the energized feeling that each person gets from volunteering. Volunteering is essentially the key to America’s future success. I am going to propose that it can do even more especially when a family volunteers [...]
“What are your grades like?” She blurted out, “Bad.” And then she just started tearing up and the tears just kept rolling down her face. She literally did not speak one more word throughout the remainder of our time together. She just kept wiping away tears. She’d failed geometry and it was eating her up.
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Teens have a knack for being selfish. They aren’t trying to be rude or intentionally unthoughtful, they’re just into themselves. It’s all about them and this is developmentally appropriate. Although appropriate, it’s still frustrating when they forget to call when they’re out late or don’t take out the garbage, but maybe they’ll remember next time. [...]
“My Dad Rocks!” I saw this on a toddler’s T-shirt. Let’s face it to toddlers you don’t have to do too much to rock. This is a good thing. When your toddler is a teen, the bar gets raised a bit higher. This weekend is father’s day and everyone celebrates differently. There are going to [...]
Expecting a lot of your teen is a great way to let them know you think they are capable of great things. Meeting these expectations can instill pride and confidence, but make the expectations too high, change the rules too much, or criticize them when they do not meet expectations and you can damage your [...]
Each of us has a goal in life even if it is just getting to work on time. The journey is filled with moments of excitement knowing that with each step you are one step closer to your destination, but the frustration of a car breaking down or an accident on the road can [...]
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