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
I spend a lot of time working with parents to help them learn new skills. I share the skill, the application, the benefit (what your
I just finished reading “Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins (Young Adult literature). I couldn’t put it down. I love (LOVE ) a good book. I
When my youngest son was about 15 he announced to me, “Jason and I have been talking and I know we’re right because we both
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