Lon Woodbury at Struggling Teens recently wrote a blog post about his experience hearing Amy Chua speak and the difference between his expectations of her and what he actually came away with.
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When he was entering the sixth grade, my husband and I had made plans for Josh to attend military school. The phone calls from his elementary school about behavior were becoming more and more frequent, our family life was completely disrupted, he was already on pretty substantial doses of stimulant and antipsychotic medications;
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A personal story from a guest blogger sharing her experiences coping with a troubled teen. She is from New York State has a blended family and a mother of six. One of the six has special needs along with her troubled teen.
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If you are dealing with a troubled teen you know this scenario all to well. The choices and tradeoffs we make and the stress it causes on the household. At the beginning of our journey with my troubled teen my husband and I lost almost a year of work trying to deal with my sons [...]
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Mark Redmond: The Need for Authority in Relationships with Troubled Youth. … while every situation is different and every adolescent different, I do notice patterns. And one pattern that is painstakingly obvious is that too many parents are not setting limits for their kids. They either don’t want to set limits, or they don’t know how to set [...]
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I wanted to share with you an article in today’s Wall Street Journal “Want My Advice? Um, Not Really”, it is about conversations between parents (Boomers) and Generation Y – now ages 16-32. This is the age range of my kids, my youngest is 16, then 18 and the oldest is turning 25 next week.
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In Italy there is a segment of the parent population that is doing the same thing, and I think it has been going on for generations. I am from Italian descent and have watched my father, an over 85 year old man, still glorifying his mother and still crying over her death. I have often wondered where this comes from and the observation has lived with me for years as I watched my Italian relatives interact. This may be where I become overly worried and anxiety ridden over my kids future. Is this the nuturing instinct that never dies?
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This is my top 10 list of teen parenting lessons I have learned. Don’t become the enabler. Make your teen responsible for their actions. Be a consultant and not a dictator. Call the police or dial 911 if either you, your teen or anyone else may be in danger due to their behaviors. Let go [...]
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