You didn’t realize this, but you signed a contract when you decided to have your teen all those years ago. Just in case you missed it because you were so blissfully happy they were born healthy and smelled of baby smell, I have cut and paste it here for you to read carefully now that [...]
Practice, practice, practice makes your teen perfect; if only practically perfect. How much practice is enough practice? Well, someone once said…
“Don’t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong.”
This is really speaking to someone’s dedication. They’re absolute dedication to do anything right. Sure this person was referring to sports, but [...]
If there was one phrase to sum up what parents, teachers, relatives and all of those people invested in teens could say it would be…
“Winning means you’re willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else.” This was said by Vince Lombardi, the renowned football coach of the Green Bay Packers in [...]
Your teen was born into this world by themselves. The balance you will create for them is that they are here by themselves as an independent force, but with the support of others. Support, but they still have to do it on their own.
This is about holding your teen accountable for things they must learn [...]
I know my teen was in the emergency room because they drank themselves into a coma, but I want to talk to you about their acne. Their acne seems so bad.
Really? Acne is your priority? There’re times when you either choose to ignore the significance of something or you don’t understand the significance of [...]
Responses like “Sort of” and “Kinda” mean “Yes” in my book. For example, are you sexually active? If your answer is “Well, kinda.” That’s a yes.
The problem with parenting is that especially when it comes to topics you don’t want your teen to do , you may spin the answer to be what you want [...]
Is your teen hard to please in every situation? You offer everything and like a king on their throne the answer is “no, no, no.”
It seems like a picky person to you, but to their future partner this is someone that sooner or later you don’t want to try and please since they never seem [...]
