Wednesday, March 30, 2016

TEENS & CONSEQUENCES




An intelligent and helpful approach from Megan Devine





If you’re having trouble giving effective consequences to your teen, know that you are not alone. Many parents tell me that nothing seems to work, and that coming up with the right thing for their child can seem like an impossible task. If you’re the parent of an adolescent, you may have grounded your child, taken away their video games, or suspended their driving privileges for months on end. But as James Lehman says, you can’t punish kids into acceptable behavior—it just doesn’t work that way.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

GPS

It may feel like a challenging journey, but with the right tools it is a lot easier!

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

CONSEQUENCES


Effective consequences for teenagers!  


If you’re having trouble giving effective consequences to your teen, know that you are not alone. Many parents tell me that nothing seems to work, and that coming up with the right thing for their child can seem like an impossible task. If you’re the parent of an adolescent, you may have grounded your child, taken away their video games, or suspended their driving privileges for months on end. But as James Lehman says, you can’t punish kids into acceptable behavior—it just doesn’t work that way.
Effective consequences are ones that are connected to the original behavior, and are both task- and time-specific.

"Connected to the original behavior” means that your consequence needs to be related to the behavior you want to see your child change or improve. 

“Task specific” means that there is something your child needs to accomplish, or practice related to the original problem. This is a concrete behavior, like washing the dishes, meeting curfew, or not swearing. 

“Time specific” means there is a specific amount of time in which he needs to demonstrate that behavior.  

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

STAYING CONNECTED

I am pleased to share that I will be presenting
"Empowering the Parent: Staying Connected - 
Let's build a toolbox of skills to support your journey as you navigate the pre-teen and teen years" 
at Minds in Motion on Feb. 27

For details Click Here

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

POPULAR?

Helping teens deal with the "popularity thing"




"The pressure to be a part of the "popular" crowd is not a new ordeal confronting teens, but the advanced technology may make them especially pronounced for teens today than during the "corded phone" days of their parents.
With their parents' permission, some girls of the Summit Area YMCA swim team and Westover School in Middlebury, Connecticut opened up to "CBS This Morning" about the issues they're facing.

"I feel like a lot of girls feel pressured to look a certain way and act a certain one," said 18-year-old Sara.
"People judge a friendship on how long your Snapchat streak is," said 14-year-old Allie."
 

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

TODDLERS & TEENS


 While this article leans toward humor - I have long believed that there is a parallel between toddlers and teens. Both are working to understand themselves and their environment separately from their parents. Both struggle with vocabulary (toddlers understanding words and teens understanding their emotions)

 To read the article

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

ANTI-FRAGILE

Becoming Anti-Fragile.....
 
"How is it that some people come back from crushing defeats while others simply give in? Why does adversity make some people and teams stronger and render others ineffective?"
 
Shane Parrish, Farnam Street

 
 
 
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