Parenting Teenagers

Parenting Teens
by:  © Alan Carson ACPI© Coach for Parents
Having taught, coached, counseled teens for a career, and being the father of a seventeen-year old, I think I know teens.  In my opinion, here is how we need to parent teenagers:
1) Teens absolutely need to be trusted. It is beyond wanting to be trusted.  They [...]

Quality Time With Children

Virtually all parents consider a trip to the playground or a museum to be quality time with their children. An afternoon spent together at a park is quality time; however children need more than just quality time with their parents; they need connection time.
We are well aware as to when our children feel connected [...]

Conflict Resolution

Dear RaisingSmallSouls,
I’m a stay-at-home mom of two rambunctious boys, aged 5 and 3. lately, I feel like all they do is fight, fight, fight! (“I want the blue car” – “Me, me” – you get the picture!) How can I make it stop?
Thanks, A Frazzled Mom

Dear Frazzled Mom,
You may find comfort in [...]

Gain Cooperation – Without Nagging, Haggling, or Bribing!

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Preview the Table of Contents here:
1. Talk on their level
2. Flex and tone
3. Be a part of their world
4. Divert and [...]

Snappy Siblings

Question:
I just read what Dyan wrote on this site, via the email- loved it – and I have a question and need help!
What should we do with our eleven-year-old son who is continuously being “snappy” and short tempered (yelling, being crabby) with his eight-year-old sister?  He complains that she is annoying; and while that might [...]

Coping with Grandpa’s Death

Question: My Father-in-law passed away a few months back. He was a very dear family member to all of us, especially to my daughters, Rachel 6, and Nicole, 3. When he passed away all our emotions took over us – we were sad, crying, anxious of the future without him lonely, etc. Rachel [...]

Progress, Not Perfection

Recently I noticed a bumper sticker in a parking lot which read, “Progress, not Perfection.”
Hundreds of examples of how to apply that motto to childrearing rushed through my head as I made my way past that shiny sedan.
Although most of those ideas flew right out of my brain by the time I got to the [...]

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