School is starting
It’s Labor Day today here in the USA. A new school year begins in a matter of days (for most).
Here are some tips for getting your young children ready:
Be Positive. Remember to use positive language and tonality when talking about your youngster going to school.
Take a tour of the school if possible. Your child may [...]
Bullying: Name Calling
Remember the old rhyme from childhood: “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me?” Bunk!
Names do hurt. That inspirational rhyme is flat out wrong. Loving parents and dutiful school folk told us this in an attempt to help us cope with and ignore name calling from fellow students. It didn’t [...]
Bullying May Effect Girls More Than Boys?
When we think of Bullying don’t we usually tend to think of it happening at the hand of and to boys? Well I do. Of course, I admit that I’m skewed due to having been a boy, not a girl.
In a 2009 article in “Medscape Medical News,” author Janis Kelly indicated that Bullying may have [...]
Cyber Bullying: Text Bullying
Parents, there are forms of Bullying that didn’t exist when you were in school. They are Cyber Bullying and Text Message Bullying. It is important for you to be aware that some Bullying takes place over the internet through chat, email and text messaging.
What you need to do:
Become aware of technology: texting (text messaging), email, [...]
Dr Oz Show reveals 5 Super Foods (to eat now)
I don’t always have time to watch the Dr Oz show. I’m usually in the office at that hour. But today, I went in late so I was on the EFX machine at the gym and watched the Dr Oz show.
Dr Oz revealed “5 Super Foods to Eat Right Now.” Here they are below with [...]
Positive Parenting
So what is “Positive Parenting?” Let’s just suggest this as a definition: “Encouraging the behavior you want by rewarding it when you see it… rather than only punishing or negatively commenting on problem behavior.” I know that this is a bit over simplistic. But it will suffice.
If this is where the Positive Parenting movement begun [...]
Parenting
Are you a parent?
Do you sometimes wonder if you’re doing a good job?
Do you sometimes think that you don’t have a clue as to what you’re doing?
Do you wish that you could get answers to basic questions?
Have you asked questions of other doctors and gotten different answers every time?
Have you wondered if anyone knows what [...]
When Communicating With Your Kids: Tonality is Key
In verbal communication, three areas are considered: the words, body language and tonality. Much to the surprise of most, tonality is the most significant and effective of the three. Watch the brief clip below for more.
Dr John
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Alcohol and Drug problems most commonly begin at age 13
Here’s another re-post from my parenting blog (http://parentsuccess101.wordpress.com/). I just believe so strongly about parents becoming more aware that this re-post was a must.
Look for more in-depth information in the future.
Upcoming: “Five Point Homework Plan” eBook; “Raising Competent Decision Makers” eBook; Parent question forum; “New Mindset Bootcamp” on February 7, 2008 (live event in NJ); [...]
Don’t let Money, Sex, Drugs or Alcohol be four letter words in your family.
Well, hi again folks. I placed this on my parenting blog (http://parentsuccess101,wordpress.com/) last week and it got lots of hits. This is such an important topic that everyone in my “inner circle” told me to put it here so everyone would see it.
Catchy title, no? Four letter words are those things we just can’t say. [...]