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Do you struggle to talk about drugs and others harmful substances with your teenaged child? Many parents consider this as their personal failure. Well, teenagers have never been very popular for being obedient and attentive. Hence, do not worry about the fact that he or she is not interested in listening.
Instead, try making use of those mediums that he or she would not mind listening to. You can tell your teenaged child that you will not give any lecture on the harmful effects of drugs and cigarettes. Rather, simply insist that he or she must join a reputed …
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Is Your Tired Teen Texting too Much?
Watch the bills roll in, text after text, dollar after dollar. And you know why? Because your teen stays up till the wee hours of the morning clicking away at his/her smartphone talking to God Knows Who with all the new-age text lingo your conventional mind can take--OMG, LMOTF, IDK. That's right. You're saying "I Don't Know," too. You don't know what to do.
Here's the thing: teens need an outlet. Sadly, the ever-popular cell phone has become one of those outlets. However, they cost moola. And if you don't have the moola to pay for all that overnight texting your teen does, you're up a …
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Helping Your Teen Help Others
Charity is something that is learned, and teaching your children how to help others is something you can do for them that will change their lives. Finding the right charity is as easy as contacting a local church or support office and asking where the need is close to home. This is a great way for your teen to have a better understanding of how lucky they are in life and an appreciation for all that you do the help them have a better life.
Helping your teens become involved with the community will pay off tenfold in their futures. There are many charities that they can volunteer to help …
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What Really Matters in Parenting
Cultures present an idealized version of what family should look like and be like. It generally involves a mom and dad together, who for their culture have mainstream attitudes and behaviors. Insinuations are if there is the slightest deviation that great harm will be done to the children and juvenile delinquency will increase geometrically. In the past people went along with this. The advent of social science research has shattered this myth.
Family comes in a variety of forms. Life is more than a pattern. Children are conceived in unusual ways, and there are unusual family circumstances. …
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Suggestions for Parents Teaching Organization Skills
Some children are natural born organizers, and some have to be taught. If you have a child who is not organized here are some things to try. First as simple as it sounds make sure your child truly knows what you expect in regards to organization. Sometimes as parents it is assumed the child knows what it means to be organized. A little conversation with your child usually shows that their interpretation of organization and yours are slightly different.
A parent may need to scaffold the organization. A child may start out well in organizing, but never complete it. A parent may need to stay …
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Dealing with Easily Angered Children
Children are born with personality potentials. Some children are gentle and patient, and some children are prone to be irritable. There is nothing wrong with that. It is simply at matter of discovering who they are, and what kind of things soothes them. Admittedly, an angry or easily upset child is much harder to parent. In the long view of things, life makes people angry so an opportunity to teach a child how to deal with anger in a healthy manner is most likely a good thing.
Here are some suggestions to help the angry child.
Routine and consistency is more important for this …
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Fun Family Nights
Are you looking for a night of family fun, with a little education thrown in?
Here’s a suggestion: Gather the family around the poker table on a holiday and play poker!
Surprised?
Well, first of all, playing poker is an experience where the whole family is sitting around poker tables facing each other for a couple of hours. How often does that happen? Even dinnertime can be nothing but a rush.
Next, poker can be an excellent way to learn to read people. Facial expressions, voice inflections, body language; these things are never more apparent than when one is sitting at a poker …
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Handling Physically Aggressive Children
Some children no matter what the situation is have a first line of defense to hit or push. At a young age this is a case of, I will hurt you before you hurt me self-defense move. Later on, it develops into a bad habit that is socially unacceptable and has dire consequences for the child’s life.
Here are some ways to deal with the physical aggressiveness.
It is important you provide maximum supervision until the child has enough social tools in their possession to deal with their physical reaction.
Rules need to be short and concise. You will need to repeat them often and repeat your …
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Getting Engaged with Children/Teens
If you are a parent and will be getting engaged soon, it is important to be careful in how you deal with the situation. Your children can become upset and confused in situations such as these, which makes it important to do what is necessary to make it easier for them. Here are some considerations to address in this process.
Before engagement rings come in the picture, your soon-to-be fiancé should already know your children. It is ideal that your children know and have a decent relationship with your fiancé before that title is added. This will improve the comfort level from …
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Dealing with a Child That Says Inappropriate Things
Children who say inappropriate things want attention. Bad attention is better than receiving no attention at all. Sometimes it is part of a child’s personality, and sometimes it develops due to life circumstances. Children communicating in an inappropriate way are an embarrassment to parents. When these children continue into adulthood communicating inappropriately the result is broken relationships, lost opportunities, and often job loss.
Try the following things to lessen the behavior.
Parents need to model appropriate communication. Point out others appropriate communication. Make …
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