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Bullying our kids in our homes: Welcome to cyber-bullying

Sue is 14 years old and in the 8th grade. She has been bullied at school for a number of years and she has had a difficult time getting the Principal and teachers to end it. Sue has two disadvantages that make her a target. First, she has always had...

The discipline quiz: True of false

The discipline techniques that parents use today are often filled with myths, misunderstandings, and misinterpretations. In this short true/false quiz we intend to challenge you to examine your understanding of discipline and the beliefs upon which y...

Connecting with your kids: Navigating the terrific, turbulent tween years

The biggest danger for tweens is losing the connection to parents while struggling to find their place and connect in their peer world. The biggest danger for parents is trying to parent through power instead of through relationship, thus eroding the...

Connecting with your kids: Strategies for tough conversations

Most kids, once they hit the tween years, regretfully report that there are things about which they can't talk with their parents, either because their parents won't listen, won't understand, or will over-react. Which is our loss, because our abil...

If the shoe fits, hide it

"What happened in here? It looks like Goodwill blew up in your room." "Those aren't my clothes. They're Nicole's." "Those aren't mine. They're John Daniel's." I take a closer look and discover MY clothes. "What is this room -- the Bermuda Triangle of...

Are homework expectations realistic for our children?

Sometimes the expectations are over the top, and your job as a parent is to realize when that is happening and when the expectations are reasonable. So many kids tell me that if they miss a day or two of school, they are so far behind, that they say,...

Helping kids cope with tragedy

But parents also can reduce a child's anxiety and fear by monitoring exposure to the news and images of the disaster, says Stavinoha. "The scenes will continue to be highly disturbing to children," he adds. Stavinoha also reminds parents of the impor...

The first pimple: Talking to your kids about puberty

How often do our kids come home misinformed or confused about their growth and development because they received information from an unreliable source? It might have been television, a friend, a book, or a web site. Alternately, how often do our kids...

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