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- Teenage Rebellion is Part of Growing Up - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Joe MurrayFirst, examine the underlying factors of your teenager’s behavior. Many parents are in such a rush to “fix” things that they end up treating the symptom instead of the cause. While some teenager rebellious behavior is typical and even developmentally appropriate, there are many situations where ...
Views: 2507 - Single Parenting Tips and Strategies - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Joe Murray1. Balance Priorities Make your children a top priority. This might mean you will have to make sacrifices. For example, you may have to miss the opening night of that great movie coming out in order to attend a school performance. Your child will appreciate the attention. At the same time, ...
Views: 851 - Choosing an Effective Parenting Course - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2011 from Joe MurrayHere's why. Almost all parenting courses that are available involve punishments or rewards, quick fixes or even manipulation. However, these types of courses will not work, or at best, they are only a temporary fix to a bigger, root problem. Addressing the symptoms and not the problems is ...
Views: 835 - Parenting Tips: Teaching your Teenager to be Financially Responsible - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Joe MurrayBelow are some simple steps you can take to teach your teens to save and spend money wisely: 1. Be a financial role model. Teenagers see how you spend your money. If they see you set aside a certain amount of money for a specific household need, they will eventually do the same when they ...
Views: 792 - Start Preparing Your Teenager for College - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Joe MurrayEducation needs to be a priority in your teen's life. It is very important for your teenager to be taking the right courses in high school. You'll need to work with your teenager's school to be sure they are getting all of the courses needed for college. The guidance office at your teen's high ...
Views: 786 - How to get Better Car Insurance Rates for your Teenager - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2011 from Joe MurrayHowever, there are a few things you can do to help decrease you're the costs associated with adding your teen to the policy and, at the same time, help them to become a safer driver. The following ideas can have a positive impact on your teenage driver car insurance rates: 1. Keep that ...
Views: 666 - Effective Communication with your Teenager - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Joe MurrayCommunication with the teenager is extremely important, however many of the typical changes that occur during adolescence tend to interfere with the effectiveness and amount of interaction between parent and child. In addition to the raging hormones, teens tend to spend more time in their room, ...
Views: 638 - The Warning Signs of Teenage Substance Abuse - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2011 from Joe MurrayIt is essential to realize as a parent that substance abuse problems can lead to other serious issues including, but not limited to, suicide, teenage pregnancy, diseases, homelessness, prostitution, stealing, gambling, incarceration, and even death. What seems like some innocent teenage ...
Views: 633 - Should Your Teenager Pursue Part-Time Work? - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2011 from Joe MurrayThere are typically two types of employment opportunities for teenagers; part-time work or internships. Both have advantages and disadvantages depending on purpose of pursuing work. Part-time jobs are paid employment and can also be seasonal opportunities. Internships are usually unpaid and in a ...
Views: 632 - Internet Usage and Your Teenager - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Joe MurraySocial networking sites allow people to gather online around shared interests or causes, like finding people who live nearby or who are in the same age range. These sites allow teens to design their own personalized page on the Internet, much like an interactive scrapbook, that can include their ...
Views: 624 - Parenting Tips: Giving Advice to Your Teenager - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2011 from Joe MurrayThe short answer to this question is don’t. Now at first glance this probably sounds ridiculous, after all parents have more experience of life and most would agree that a parent's job is to pass this experience onto their children. But the problem with giving advice is that it's really just a ...
Views: 590 - Talking to Your Teenager about the Consequences of Drinking and Driving - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2011 from Joe MurrayThe first mistake which many parents make in this area is to assume that they do not need to raise the subject until their own teenagers learn to drive. You do not need to be behind the wheel of a car to understanding the dangers of drunk driving and, like everything else you teach your ...
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