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Comment on Tweens and Cell Phones by Major Mom

Major Mom — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:46:02 +0000

Michelle Ciminio just wrote a book called: Get Manners “Cell Phone Etiquette, observations from a Mom” and “Netiquette, on-line etiquette tips for Adults & Teens”

Release Date: June 15 — go to Amazon.com on June 15 and help her become a best-selling author.

Comment on Accepting Anger by Steve Woodis

Steve Woodis — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:57:41 +0000

Thanks Paul for spending time working on these messages. I read them when they come out and they always seem to provide insight into something I can use. Keep up the cause of better parenting.

Steve Woodis

Comment on Rules of Disengagement by Cynthia

Cynthia — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:40:05 +0000

Thanks Dr. Paul! Very helpful information! I especially appreciated the tips of getting off the “fairness train”. That is something that I struggle with as a parent. I always wonder if I am doing the right thing. It helps to recognize that these things happen in other families, and that sometimes parenting may not be fun, but to have a reassurance that we are doing the things that will help our kids the most. Thanks again!

Comment on Rules of Disengagement by Dr. Paul

Dr. Paul — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:41:49 +0000

Thanks Cynthia! This is actually something I hear a lot in my practice with parents - a timely topic.

Comment on Teaching Kids About Others who have Special Needs by Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:31:25 +0000

I have a concern about when special needs children get abused & it gets reported to DCFS, And there not being any properly trained social workers at DCFS who know how to interview these children, because they haven’t been educated to do so.

With Utah being one of the highest states for domestic violence & children with autism, you’d think we’d have people better trained to interview these children, instead of interviewing them the same way they interview children without any special needs…

Comment on Disrespectful Behavior by Cynthia

Cynthia — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:56:27 +0000

Thank you for this topic! I loved the example you gave for dealing with the behavior with the “respect treats.” When you talked about the tantrum that would predictably follow a consequence and giving the child time to resolve the problem, I love that and have used that. However, what would you do if the child will not disengage from you. For example, you try to give them space to let the storm pass, but they continue to follow you in an attempt to continue the battle. Any ideas or suggestions?

Comment on Parenting Kids with Special Needs by Heather

Heather — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:46:30 +0000

Thank you for putting it out there that special needs apply to everyone!

Comment on Facebook and Kids by margaret8

margaret8 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:13:51 +0000

i agree 5 and 10 are too young, this openes the doors for too many “mistakes” to happen.
My girls are now 14 and 18 and we have a rule, if they don’t know the person personally (this is for facebook and msn) its not a good idea to have them as a friend.
M arg from
BedtimeAndtoiletTrainingSolutions.com.au

Comment on Tweens and Cell Phones by Dino Watt

Dino Watt — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:00:49 +0000

We are going through this exact situation right now. Not with our oldest but our 10 year old daughter. We do have a family phone and have had one for about a year, however she used to ask almost daily for her own phone. Ever since sitting down all of our kids and explaining the “Stages” with them it has been a lot easier and even a “phone discussion” killer to use that as a reason why we are not willing to get her one now. Even though she still brings it up from time to time, she knows she has to show us she is living in Stage 3 when it comes to the responsibility of being able to handle a phone. We can even bring it up in other ways that reminder her of this. When she doesn’t clean her room, or does the dishes correctly or anything else she doesn’t do with a stage 3 attitude, we reminder her about the necessity for her to be there and show us she can primarily live there when it comes to responsibility in order for her to get the phone. It’s really great seeing her consciously aware of the stages. When she is not and we ask her what stage she is in she knows, relents and it quickly ends any argument.

Comment on Teens and Cell Phones by Torri M

Torri M — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:09:32 +0000

I have been really interested in what is appropriate for kids/teens with technology lately, so thank you for this! I’m also curious, what are your thoughts on age appropriateness of facebook? I have a 10 year old sister in law who just joined facebook, and my husband’s cousin has a daughter who is five years old and just joined facebook also–I was really shocked! I would love to hear what you think about this as well.