Raising Decision Makers
Parenting isn’t easy. We don’t get a manual. It’s the ultimate in “on-the-job-training.”
Here’s a little something for you to think about. One of our primary objectives is to raise children who become fully functioning and competent adults. Decision making is important in this objective. Therefore, we must think about allowing our children to make decisions [...]
Parenting: Accountability
As I’ve said previously, parenting isn’t necessarily easy. We often don’t know what to do or say. Simply doing what our parents did isn’t the best course of action. However, it’s often the only option.
As a rule, we let our kids off the hook too easily and too often. We fail to hold them Accountable [...]
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, [...]
Bullying: Adults Must Intervene
Bullying is Terrorism. Think about it. Our modern term for an “intentional and persistent series of acts directed toward a person designed to hurt or cause damage,” is Terrorism. Is it not?
We don’t put up with it on a societal level. Why are we accepting this on a child/teen level? Obviously, we should NOT be [...]
Good Parenting: Take Aways Don’t Work
Parents do the best they can with the resources that they have.
This being said, too many parents know that they need to apply consequences, but have no clue how to do it. When parents and children come to see me I regularly hear, “we’ve taken everything away… it still isn’t getting better… we don’t know [...]
Health Care Reform Bill Passed
The Congress passed landmark health care reform legislation last night. Is this good or bad? Is this right or wrong? Is this the beginning of something else as many have feared? I don’t think any of us can truly answer these questions. I haven’t read the bill. Have you? So, before I comment on the [...]
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 [...]
Customer Appreciation Day 2009 with L&S Chocolates
I joined with “The Candy Ladies” of L&S Chocolates for Customer Appreciation Day 2009.
It’s a great idea to thank some of the people who support us so well throughout the year. We had food, beverages, prizes and lots of fun. I even gave away a brand new iPod Nano in a raffle. Now that’s a [...]