“I just don’t want you to make the same mistakes I made.” This is the eternal wish of a parent with regrets. Don’t let my child end up as I did, make the same mistakes I did, do as I did, just do better than I did. The problem with this type of warning is [...]
Your teen’s break-up from their first sexual experience is going to be very hard. Now break-ups are hard of course, but this will hold a unique place in their heart since they shared something special with this person they thought maybe they would love forever. Irrespective of your position on teen sexual activity, your teen [...]
“I love that age!” A second time Mom said discussing her 3-year-old while they waited for their coffee. “You know, they’re so playful and fun and they listen to everything you say.” They listen to everything you say. This was a movie, wasn’t it called Stepford Wives? Often people comment on how certain ages of [...]
In the film Karate Kid starring Jaden Smith as Dre, there is a scene where he is asked to take his jacket off, place it on a hook, take it off the hook then put the jacket on. He is asked to do this repeatedly. Dre thinks he is simply being punished and wants to [...]
Having a good standard for people kept in your teen’s inner circle is important. With the standard, they can quickly decide who should be there and rid of those who should not. More importantly, it offers them an opportunity to understanding their own needs in relationships. Because socializing is such an important part of your [...]
Your teen learns to say thank you when you tell them to say it, but more when they watch you say thank you. But what if someone compliments you on say, your looks? What do you say then? How do respond then if you have always been considered beautiful. Does the compliment get sort of [...]
What your teen hears when you ask them to do the dishes is, you don’t want me to relax so you’re always finding something for me to do so that I can’t do what I want to do. This is unfortunate since what your teen really needs to hear is that it is a sign [...]
Manners are like a key that opens social doors. Whether you were born with or without money, it isn’t education, but manners that can level the playing field. These are five manners that your teen must perfect while living with you or they’re going to have a tough time in the real world. 1. Please [...]
The quick fix. Whether it’s a pill, a makeover or a change of environment, it can be misleading that your teen can change their circumstances without changing themselves. This isn’t so and for those teens that mature not realizing this important fact; they repeatedly make the same mistakes and wonder why they’re constantly the “victim.” [...]
The only difference between a knight and a peasant is the clothes they’re wearing.“ This is a line taken from Robin Hood. Try telling this to your teen who may think that it’s the clothes they wear that get them noticed when it’s actually the way they carry themselves in any clothes that makes the [...]
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