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- Parenting Towards Independence: Setting Rules for Teenagers - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2009 from Laura DoerflingerWhat are good rules and rewards for teenagers? Why do we bother putting rules into place? Limits and guidelines during adolescence are an important part of getting the budding adult ready to leave home. During this preparation time, keeping focused on the end result (a successful adult) is ...
Views: 6064(1 vote) - Ready to Move Out: Preparing Your Child to be Independent - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Laura Doerflinger“10, 9, 8… check responsibility levels… 7, 6, 5… check independence levels… 4, 3, 2… Houston, we have a problem. Johnny’s 18 but not ready to launch. He’s not ready to live on his own. Abort launch!” It is a commonly held believe that once children graduate high school, they move out of their ...
Views: 1038 - Divorce Support for Parents: A Guided Parent Child Conversation - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2009 from Laura DoerflingerChildren coping with divorce have difficulty because their perceptions of reality are forced to change. To understand their challenge, I have created a concept to help children and parents visualize the dilemma they face when confronted with these changes. It is called the “Lifeline;” that is, ...
Views: 912 - Letting Go of the Chore Chart: Teaching Children Chores on Demand - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2009 from Laura DoerflingerIn the past, families depended on their children to participate in household chores. Today, parents talk as if it’s a chore to require their children to participate in the maintaining of the household. Managing a house full of people is easier today with the addition of household ...
Views: 1245 - Parenting Tips: Help Your Child Deal with Anxiety - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2009 from Laura DoerflingerAnxiety is one of the most prevalent issues among the young clients I counsel. Children feel anxious over events or something in their environment. They experience physical and mental symptoms such as increased heart rate, sweaty palms, stomach cramps, and persistent thoughts. These anxieties ...
Views: 1073 - Family Day: A Bonding Tradition - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2009 from Laura DoerflingerWhat’s on your family’s plate? Work, volunteering, sports, school, groups, clubs, social activities, household chores? Do you ever wonder how you will keep your family bonded? I have worked as a child and family counselor for over a decade and keeping families bonded has been a ...
Views: 1130 - Anger Management for Children: 5 Helpful Tips for Parents - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2009 from Laura DoerflingerChange is difficult, especially for children! The “thinking” part of their brains is not completely developed yet and their emotions are immature. Although children are born with distinctive dispositions, they are effected by the emotional environment in which they are raised. Thus, ...
Views: 1292 - Anger Management for Teens: Self Help Steps to Control Your Emotions - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2009 from Laura DoerflingerAnger is unavoidable. Feelings of anger are triggered by factors in our environment and are accompanied by certain physiological reactions. Anger management focuses on the negative expression of these feelings. When one externalizes anger, one can mistreat the world around him. Teenagers have a ...
Views: 3270 - Early Child Development: Family Play Time - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2008 from Laura DoerflingerDid you know that you are your child’s first playmate? Emotional self-regulation skills, social skills, and relationship skills come from that early bond you form with your child. One of the challenges for so many parents is that they are now adults and have forgotten how to play. They are ...
Views: 838 - Child Development for Elementary Students: Lesson Plans for Daily Routine Building - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2008 from Laura DoerflingerEstablishing routines and patterns of behavior are important aids for children. Much of family conflict revolves around getting from one place to another or from one activity to another. Parents come for counseling because their children resist getting up in the morning, feel anxious over ...
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