All parents lecture their kids. Even as an adult child, my mother still lectures me usually about how I am raising my kids. Interestingly, I know that parental lecturing is an ineffective method of persuasion, but I feel it is my adult right to “annoy” my children with lengthy and meaningful/less stories to make them better men.
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Archive for August, 2009
Teen Parenting – Parental Lectures – They Don’t Work!!
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Teens and Back-to-School Anxiety
Sunday, August 16th, 2009Whenever there is change, anxiety is natural. Back to school time often causes mixed emotions as kids are both excited and anxious about returning to school. Seeing friends, sharing summer stories, and back to school shopping can make the start of the school year fun. On the other side of the coin, many students are also very nervous as the fall semester begins.
Teens, Technology, and Social Networking
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009I recently sat in with the Phillips & Company St. Louis Morning Show on Y98 FM. The topic — how parents should manage their teenager’s Web interaction in light of new and ever changing technologies like Skype and I-Chat. These latest forms of social networking are becoming more and more popular with teens and young adults. In fact, video calls are the modern day party line where teens can both see and hear each other. What is a parent to do?
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