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Why Young Kids Should Learn to Use Dangerous Things

A friend recently posted on Facebook a picture of her three young children helping their dad build a deck. The … More

Adolescence, Child safety, Consequences, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Parent, Parenting, Resiliency, Teens, Work

The Power of No (Part 3)

Young teenagers often “cross the line.” It’s inevitable, so it should not surprise us. Yet, we should not just acquiesce … More

Adolescence, Community, Consequences, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Relationship, School, Teacher, Teens

The Power of No (Part 2)

Sometimes a bad example is as motivating as a good one. I had just such an experience last Saturday: Guitar … More

Adolescence, Consequences, Growing Up, Immaturity, Kids, Maturing, Teens

How to Negotiate with Children

In a recent panel discussion about parenting on National Public Radio, “When No Means No” (11 minutes of audio), some … More

Adolescence, Communication, Consequences, discipline, Expectations, Growing Up, Kids, Modern Teenager, negotiating, Parental power, Parenting, Relationship

The Value of Pain

As I walk through the halls after school, there is a barrage of faces along my path.  Some I know … More

Adolescence, Consequences, Education, Encouraging, Growing Up, Immaturity, Parenting, Perfectionism, Resiliency, Significance, Teens

Prepare Them for Life

Protection and provision are not enough. “Here’s the paradox: If we protect our children too absolutely, we actually end up … More

Adolescence, Consequences, Education, Encouraging, Growing Up, Maturing, Parenting, Relationship, Resiliency, Role Models, Serving, Significance, Work

Mean Moms

Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will tell them, as … More

Consequences, Education, Growing Up, Mom, Parenting

Healthy Adults, Healthy Kids

Being healthy as an adult will yield both direct and indirect benefits for the kids in your care.  Take care … More

Alcohol and Drugs, Balance, Community, Consequences, Health, Relationship

Delayed Gratification

Very few things anymore take a long time to happen.  Nearly everything is available in an instant.  Instant messaging.  Movies … More

Adolescence, Balance, Consequences, Growing Up, Maturing, Sacrifices

Avoiding Alcohol in Adolescence

The following is an excerpt from “A sobering time for parents” by SHEILA WAYMAN (printed in the Irish Times 9-01-09) … More

Adolescence, Alcohol and Drugs, Consequences, Immaturity, Parenting

Teenage Media Addiction

Children of the Screen As much as I like FaceBook and text messaging, I know that it needs to be … More

Activities, Communication, Community, Consequences, Loneliness, Media consumption, Preteens, Relationship, Teens

Training Up Independent Kids

Embracing Mistakes; Developing Problem-Solvers Thomas Edison believed that failure was not a bad thing; it merely directed him closer to … More

Adolescence, Communication, Consequences, Education, Encouraging, Growing Up, Hard Work, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Perseverence, Preteens, Relationship, Resiliency, Success, Teacher

The Power of Choice

Children lack power.  They can control very little in their lives, until they get a license to drive and the … More

Adolescence, Communication, Consequences, Kids, Parenting, Relationship, Teens

Don’t Baby Them

BENEFITS OF STRUGGLING “A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat and … More

Adolescence, Consequences, Growing Up, Hard Work, Immaturity, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Perseverence, Serving, Teens

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