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Character Education


Every parent wants their child to develop positive character traits. One way to supplement your child's character education is to act as a filter for the movies and television shows your child watches, and to review the books your child reads.

Parenting Your Teenager: Of Course You Can Search Your Teens Room


Q. We recently caught our son smoking pot, and we wonder whether he's doing more stuff.

Parenting Your Teenager: The Bottom Line Issues


Q. When you consult with a family with teens, what are the typical bottom-line issues?A.

Parenting Your Teenager: Responding to a Poor Progress Report in School


Q. We just got our daughter's progress report, and it looks as if no matter how hard she works she'll get all C's and D's, when she had been getting A's and B's.

Parenting Your Teenager: Kids and Money


Most teens go into the work world ill-prepared to manage the money they will be making. Even if their parents have attempted to teach them about money, they still haven't had the wonderfully frightening experience we have all had.

Positive Parenting of Teenagers: Helping Your Teen Understand What I Cant Afford It Means


Because most teens have not had the experience of getting to the end of the money before the end of the month, the words, ``I can't afford it,'' have little or no meaning.Here's what can happen in lots of homes:``Mom, can I get a new (fill in the blank)?''``No, honey, I'm sorry, but we can't afford it.

Is Your Teen Stressed? Teach Them How to Manage Their Time, Schoolwork, and Leisure Activities


I hear from many parents that their child is stressed out with schoolwork, tests, finals, finding time to study, and extracurricular activities.I know I mentioned in our previous Organewz issue that I would talk about filing systems, but I feel that I must talk to you about assisting teens and preventing stress overload in our children.

How Fathers Can Step Up to Fathering


When our oldest son was 2, my wife went out of town for a weekend. When a friend of hers called and I told her she was out of town, she said"So you're home baby-sitting.

Parenting: Blending Familes - 9 Universal Laws


The law of -ing.The law of -ing refers to a misnomer in the way we talk about this special kind of family.

The Seven Keys to Child Obedience


Learning obedience is an important part of child development. This is the tool that allows you as parents to train your child.

What Do You Do When Your Child is Smarter than You?


We adopted our first child when he was three months old. When we went to the agency to get him, he promptly stood up on my wife's lap and looked out the window.

10 Points on Children for the New Parent


I remember when my daughter was born, later my son. According to many well meaning individuals, I should've done this, should've done that and maybe improved in some areas.

Back to School Success: The Parents Job and the Students Job


Q. With another school year starting, we are not sure how to handle things with our teen-ager.

My Stomach Hurts - I Cant Go to School Today!


It's the third time this week that Sam has complained of a headache or Shaundra has an upset stomach. Daniel cries before leaving school and Tanya won't get out of the car upon arrival to the school parking lot.

The Twenty-First Century Parent


John was a 43 year-old sales manager at a large company. He's married and has 3 children, ages 7, 9, and 12.

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