Parenting Teens: How To Get Them To Bed On Time.
A mother recently described to me a regular night in her house. “Ever night it’s the same story I begin to tell my daughter to get ready for bed at about 10:00 and she asks for ten more minutes to watch TV and then she begins to get her books ready, take a shower etc. until it’s twelve o’clock.” How, she asked, can I get m 14 year old girl to bed at, what I think is a reasonable hour? Read more
Parenting Teens: What to do with a 13 year older who demands the rights of her 17 year old sibling?
Does your 13 year old daughter demand and expect the privligies of her 17 old sibling? How do you tell her, “You’re only 13 years old and Emma, the older sister, is 17” when she feels that she is also already “a teenager”?
Parenting Teens: Help! Found Sexually Explicit Book In Drawer
A mother accidently found a sexually explicit book in the drawer of her 16 year old daughter. She asked what is the most effective way to respond to this.
Raising Kids Is Hell On Earth? Here’s what to do about it.
I received an email, “HELP!!! My kids are driving me nuts! Raising kids
is HELL on Earth!!!
I didn’t know how to respond. Read more
Sibling Rivalries: What To Do When Kids Fight With Each Other
Sibling rivalry is very common and it happens in most families. If your
children fight with each other don’t panic. As long as the siblings
remain generally happy and maintain a good relationship, it can be
considered part of the normal stages of growing up. Read more