Powerful Parenting Techniques
Posted in Parenting on Jan 28th, 2010
In this age of information, communication, and technology, mobile phones have become an undeniable part of our culture and lifestyle.
Relationships with friends become extremely important to teens – staying connected with those friends often happens through the cell phone. Many teens use their phone more for texting than they do for actual conversation. Parents [...]
Posted in Parenting, Psychology, Spiritual Leadership, raising children on Jan 18th, 2010
One of our moms wrote a very heartfelt comment in response to our episode entitled “Hold the Fences”. Her daughter is 18, and wants to “run wild” a bit. She has tried to be a good parent and expressed that sometimes it feels like she has failed in her job as a parent.
The principle of [...]
Posted in Family, Parenting, raising children, teaching children on Oct 21st, 2008
Often times we want to give our teens our coaching and expect them to value it as much as we do. As we learn to offer our suggestions and coaching on their time table, our time will be spent more effectively. Today’s call focuses on ways to help both parents and teens as they transition [...]
Posted in Family, Parenting, Psychology on Sep 9th, 2008
Today’s call was a lively discussion about helping kids with self esteem. Some of the key points included:
Helping kids to see that they are special, but NOT a special case.
Teaching kids to serve others.
Finding commonality and connectiveness.
Encourage kids to face and handle their problems.
Celebrate individual differences and agency.
For those who would like an extra [...]
Posted in Parenting, Psychology, Spiritual Leadership, raising children on Jul 8th, 2008
Today’s call was with Dr. Gary Nelson, the author of “A Relentless Hope: Surviving the Storm of Teen Depression”. I found this book to be personal and very informative, with a nice conversational tone. His story is based on his years of counseling experience, as well as his personal experiences with his son, [...]
