The other day I told you why I don’t like a couple of my son’s friends. So what are we doing about it? When you don’t like the kids your teen is hanging out with you need to tread lightly. Teens rarely respond well to ultimatums. It’s better to make them think it was their […]
My sixteen-year-old hangs out with a bunch of different kids. I can’t classify them by just one category. They are anywhere from emo to wanna-be rapper to video game addict. I’ve always thought it was great he was friends with so many different kinds of people. But then things started to happen and now I’m […]
I am looking for some insight. My daughter has a friend at school who is dealing with a really tough family situation. This little girl is very sweet, has been to our house before and she has come with us to ice skate and such, but I will not let my daughter go to her […]
The other night before bed my nine year old daughter asked if we could talk. It seems as if she is caught in the middle of a friendship struggle and doesn’t really know how to handle it.
She has been friends with Jane and Mary (yes, I made these names up) in varying degrees of closeness […]
With three kids in the house or by my side all week long, I am used to the constant talking, squabbling, and requests for my help with something. We have a schedule, and activities, and dinner time chats. When the weekend comes, things tend to change.
Nine times out of ten, someone has a friend or […]
Looking back on this weekend, I realize not only was it a busy weekend, but it was a weekend full of lessons to be learned!
Lesson #1 - Don’t go to the nurse’s office unless you are REALLY sick
Lesson one of the weekend was learned by my son - a really smart, easily bored, low maintenance, […]
“To answer this question, I went to the parents of the most confident kids I know. I asked if they had a secret formula. All the parents agreed that while parents (or aunts) can’t give their children self-confidence, they can create opportunities that can. ”
Go and take a look at the list. It makes a […]
Anybody can become angry, that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power, that is not easy.
Aristotle
Oh, you can certainly say that again. […]
Kids go where there is excitement. They stay where there is love.
Zig Ziglar
I have often thought about this, especially now that they are older. Will they be bored to tears with living at home or coming for a visit… or does love actually come into the equation?? I’m hoping that Zig Ziglar really knows what […]
You have to wonder… what kind of teen will this adorable little guy grow up to be??
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