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Time Out Or Time In?
May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Perhaps one of the most common parenting strategies to regulate the behavior of children is to issue a “time out” where you put your kid, whether they be a 2-year-old, a 10-year-old or an 18-year-old into a ‘corner’ or in isolation to think about their unacceptable behavior. However, in view of a child’s psychological development, is … Read More »
An Argumentative Teenager Is Not A Bad Kid
April 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The teenage years are arguably the most difficult for both the teenager and the parent. For the teenager, their hormone factory is in full swing whilst they grapple with big questions related to self identity and life purpose. For the parent, it comes as a shock and a challenge to their authority, when their teenager seems to challenge … Read More »
Growing A Teenager Who Can Stand Up For What Is Good And Right
April 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Do You Want An Obedient And Compliant Teenager Who Lacking Self Awareness And Confidence May Fall For Anything Or A Teenager Who Has Learned To Think And Act For Themselves Having The Self Belief And Confidence To Choose What Is Good And Right? I think it is fairly safe to say that all parents ultimately want their kids to mature into becoming … Read More »
Drugs Or A Good Dose Of Parenting?
February 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Being a relief school teacher of kids of all year levels I get around to many schools and many classrooms. Almost every day, I get well meaning teachers, parents and administration staff informing me of all the students who have been diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Is this really a new disease that we have … Read More »
Five Ways To Get Your Kids To Cooperate
February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Getting your kids, especially teenagers, to behave in a responsible way on a consistent basis is one of the great challenges of parenting. Perhaps more frustrating is the resistance on the part of the kid to even just sit down and have a meaningful conversation. Whilst having a 'normal' conversation with your child when they were a pre … Read More »
