Talking to your Teen about Drinking and Driving

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There is no way to sugar coat it — car crashes are the number one cause of teen deaths in the United States.  Can you believe that 31 percent of teen drivers involved in fatal crashes were drinking alcohol at the time of their death?  This information comes from the  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.   Whilecontinue reading

If Parenting Is The Most Important Job Why Is It The One With The Least Training?

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Parenting is the most important job you will ever have and yet it is the one where we seek and receive the least amount of training. And there is a reason for that. Millions of dollars are spent every day in countless markets to learn to do all sorts of things. At the top ofcontinue reading

Helping The Angry Teen

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Let’s face it, in this day and age, teenagers face a lot of emotional issues.  Between peer pressure, school stress, hormonal changes and more …  many teens are faced with questions and confusion surrounding their identity, relationships, and purpose. T he relationship between teens and their parents is also changing as teens become more andcontinue reading

3 Questions to Determine If You Have A Healthy Parenting Mindset

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  Do you have a healthy “Parenting Mindset”? Everywhere we go we are being encouraged to examine and improve our mindset…MIND SET…these two small words joined together hold the key to our success in life.   Whether it is our mindset concerning our job, career, personal achievements, relationships or financial status, every expert in thecontinue reading

Do You Have Picky Eaters?

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Do you have picky eaters? How do you know if your children are eating enough? What about the types of foods do they eat? If you struggle with picky eaters, you are not alone. With a little imagination and creativity you can get your picky eater to eat more and experiment with foods they normallycontinue reading

Teens and Discipline

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If you’ve been consistent with the right type of discipline since your now preteen or teenager was born, it is likely that you rarely ever have to do much in the way of disciplining your teenager, but even the most perfect teenager gets into trouble on occasion.  Knowing how to handle it, in advance iscontinue reading

Tips to Raising Your Children to Have a Sense of Personal Responsibility

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  “I called her a name because she called me a name”, “I took his toy because he took mine.” Or “She hit me first!”   Does this resonate with you? Do you wish your children would understand and accept responsibility for their actions? Your answer is most likely yes as this is a commoncontinue reading