If your children were magically put in charge of you, how would they treat you? Many years ago I attended a workshop at the Parents Anonymous conference and, as always, I was ready to have fun. I met parents and facilitators from other groups across New Jersey and learned more … [Read more...] about Validation Is A Valuable Gift – If You Get It
Parenting Teens
What Are Teens Doing Online?
With the rise of technology and the advance of social media, parenting teenagers has gotten a lot more complicated. Not only do parents need to keep tabs on where their child is and who they are with physically, they now need to monitor where they go online. Teenagers who are … [Read more...] about What Are Teens Doing Online?
What Your Teen Is Doing on Social Media – The Parents’ Guide (Link to PDF)
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Thanksgiving at Age Six
When children are little, the holidays all seem to run together somehow. Looking back, I was a pretty scrawny kid at six and my older brother was two-years larger than me. We lived with our parents in an 8-foot by 45-foot trailer in Daytona Beach, Florida, two blocks from the … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving at Age Six
The Parental Control Dilemma: Visible vs. Stealth Software
Being a parent is never easy, but with the advent of Internet, the job has become even tougher. Now, parents do not only have to worry about keeping their kids safe in the real world, but they also have to worry about their safety in the vast virtual world, which has exposed the … [Read more...] about The Parental Control Dilemma: Visible vs. Stealth Software
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to