Communication
When Good Kids Say Mean Things…How to Not Take it Personally
One of the things I frequently hear when working with parents is, “If I had talked to my parents the way my kid talks to
October 31, 2012
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One of the things I frequently hear when working with parents is, “If I had talked to my parents the way my kid talks to
When you ask your teenager questions, do you get the standard responses of: “Yeah.” “No.” “Fine.” “Nothing.” “I don’t know.” If you are the parent
Do you notice that when you begin to talk, your teenager’s eyes glaze over? And do you keep on talking? It’s just soooo hard not
The beginning of the school year is just around the corner. This is the time that most parents begin thinking about how to have the
Lying is a common problem that comes up for parents. The thing that’s really soooo bad about lying is that it destroys trust. We lose
Power struggles with kids. You see them everywhere. Frustrated parents. Out of control kids. Yikes! One of the first things I tell parents is, “Any
There are a few “Old Fashioned Values” that I ascribe to. One of them is eating dinner together at the table. Food is life sustenance
I recently went to Portland to visit my son and his family. While we were talking, he shared with me the frustrations at dinnertime that