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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]