Today’s post is the fifth in a multi-part series on Wise Parenting. Each post focuses on one of six principles for parenting wisely: 1) Stay cool, calm and reflective, 2) Frame the problem appropriately, 3) Aim for the right purpose, 4) Expand the perspective, 5) Apply the …
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Wise Parenting, Pt. 4: Expanding our perspective
Today’s post is the fourth in a multi-part series on Wise Parenting. Each post focuses on one of six principles for parenting wisely: 1) Stay cool, calm and reflective, 2) Frame the problem appropriately, 3) Aim …
Wise Parenting, Part 3: Taking Aim
Today’s post is the third in a multi-part series on Wise Parenting. Each post focuses on one of six principles for parenting wisely: 1) Stay cool, calm and reflective, 2) Frame the problem appropriately, 3) Aim …
Wise Parenting, Part 2: What’s the Problem?
Today’s post is the second in a multi-part series on Wise Parenting. Each post focuses on one of six principles for parenting wisely: 1) Stay cool, calm and reflective, 2) Frame the problem appropriately, 3) Aim …
What is wise parenting? Staying cool, calm & reflective
Today’s post marks the beginning of a multi-part series on Wise Parenting. Each post will focus on a different parenting strategy for difficult situations. Much parenting, like most day-to-day living, is pretty automatic and doesn’t …
Myths about Bullying
Bullying is certainly not new. Every generation has its trademark story or movie about the horrors of bullying. For a colleague and I, the 80’s movie My Bodyguard immediately sprung to mind when we …
Talking with Your Teen about Abusive Dating Relationships
Teen Dating Violence: what is it and how can you address it with your teen? In recent years, stories about professional sports figures’, movie stars’ and famous singers’ involvement in domestic violence have been in the …
Teenage Citizens
This is a Parenthetical Archives post that talks about youth citizenship. Keep reading to learn about ways that parents can influence how their children think about civic issues. What do Anne Frank, Joan of Arc and …
When you don’t approve of your child’s friends
Peers are an important part of the teenage years. As parents, our teens’ transition to greater reliance on peers can be tricky to navigate. This week on Parenthetical we are talking about the ways in which …
Handing over the Keys: Helping teens become safe drivers
Learning to drive is an important rite of passage for most teens. It offers them greater freedom, reduces their dependence on parents and can provide new opportunities to pursue extracurricular activities, part-time jobs and time …