There are wings on our car. Not the tangible, feather encrusted kind, but independent wings that just lifted my daughter as she drove by herself for the first time today. She took all of the driver’s training classes, passed through behind the wheel experiences with flying colors and all too-quickly passed her driving test. Suddenly [...]
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Without an over-protective-parent-ninja approach Yesterday I wrote about the risk factors our kids face when it comes to substance abuse, and how drugs don’t care if our kids are on the honor roll or are star baseball players, and today I share some of the ways that parents can teach themselves about drug abuse and give [...]
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Practically every night I am serenaded by the sounds of a teenager rambling through the house, and thumping, dancing, or bumping in her room that is above my office. I know I shouldn’t be surprised to hear her drop books to the floor well past midnight, or giggle on the phone when her brothers are [...]
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While we hope that our elected officials will serve and lead our communities, we seem to be more frequently having to shake our heads at their behaviors and decisions. Recently Anthony Weiner became a household name and water-cooler topic as a result of explicit images he sent – sexting. Ten years ago I honestly didn’t [...]
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When I was a child, family dinners would last for hours. It was the one time when, if we were lucky, we could all be together and share the highlights of our day and the things we wish we could forget about it. Now, as an adult with my own children, I look back on [...]
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I read a blog that started off with Charlie Sheen, but gradually worked its way to more basic questions. How does a person reach this level of abuse (both to himself and to others) and attention-getting behaviors? What are the underlying causes? The author then asked, “How do you stand by as a parent and [...]
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As a parent, you have spent many years nurturing and protecting your child. Now this child is a teenager and thinks she/he is an adult, and doesn’t hesitate to tell you so! (hot button) You may find yourself trying to impose your own logic and life experience. (hot button) You may feel the need to [...]
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Many of us look back at our teen years and think of the carefree times with friends, the first car we owned and our first love. For most people it was a time in our life that we didn’t have to worry too much and most likely, we rarely, if ever thought about saving the [...]
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