Congratulations, you’re the parent of a teen. It’s now time to start letting go. Obviously, you are still going to be there for your teen, but they really have to start doing things for themselves in order to get the practice they need BEFORE they leave home. Prepare to make a list In [...]
Happy Fourth of July or Independence Day for America! Similar to the rebellion that lead to America gaining independence from England, teens are struggling to gain independence from their parents. Some rebellions are quiet, but freedom is not always obtained easily, ask England how easily they gave up America. To even begin to appreciate [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Memorial Day was started as a day to pay respect to those service men and women who have died for our country. The initial tradition involved decorating the graves of those who had fallen hence the initial name, Decoration Day. Today, Memorial Day means something different to everyone. For me, it was an opportunity to [...]
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