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The Challenging Nature of Discipline

Posted on July 29, 2013

This week begins the first of several posts on discipline. The findings from our reader’s poll indicated that this was an important topic for many Parenthetical parents. Not only is discipline challenging to do, it …

Posted in conflict, Discipline, Parenthetical, Parents, preteen, Teens, Topic of the Week

Facebook, Smart Phones and Blogs . . . OMG!

Posted on May 28, 2013

The role of digital technology (i.e., computers, the Internet, video games, smart phones, etc.) in the lives of children has been increasing over the last century at an astonishing rate. When we think about previous …

Posted in Parenthetical, Parenting Skills, Technology, Topic of the Week

The Absent Minded Teen: “Someone stole part of my kid’s brain”

Posted on May 6, 2013

Until fairly recently, it was generally believed that that the brain was pretty much done growing by adolescence. However, twenty-first century technology has allowed scientists to make an amazing and somewhat startling discovery. The brain grows just as much during …

Posted in Brain Growth, Parenthetical, Topic of the Week
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