Parents often ask me if I think a specific consequence is appropriate for a given situation with their kids. They wonder if it is too harsh or too lenient or tied enough to the offense. Inevitably the conversation transpires into the “rules” that have been established and why they are there. The question I typically ask […]
If you have tweens and teens, at one time or another you’ve probably seen that warlike seething that sometimes seems to explode even when asked to do what you think is a simple request. Or maybe you see it in your spouse and don’t quite understand it. How do you respond when you ask someone to […]
A common theme that seems to resonate in our groups who are doing the book With All Due Respect centers around the bullying that most teens and tweens experience at some point in their lives. As moms we question how we can help our kids through the ordeal and most of us wonder if we should […]
A few weeks ago I got a text from a dear friend. Her husband had posted a survey question on Facebook. Survey: who has preteens on Facebook? I’m not quick to give my son access, but I am curious as to others’ experiences. The minute it was posted, responses began coming in from parents who […]
This week in USA Today a shocking story hit the press that will influence our teens. Many Americans are well aware that sleeping together early in the dating relationship is almost a given for a lot of teens. TV and movies portray this as normal behavior and it has influenced more than a generation. As parents we might […]
Often I get questions from moms asking how to get their kids to respect them. I hear the anguish in their voice as they talk about the disobedience, the yelling, the consequence, and then more yelling. I absolutely can relate. I’ve been there too many times myself wishing things had not gotten so out of control. […]