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June 27, 2012 | Uncategorized | Click on title to comment!
Video game violence
June 27, 2012 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Grand Theft Childhood: the surprising truth about violent video games and what parents can do is a book exploring the ‘common sense’ or face validity behind the perceived link between video game violence and real life violence. What they find is there is no evidence of a link. Violent kids did not play more violent […]
Read More »Teenagers and feedback
June 26, 2012 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
There is no loss of authority in apologizing or admitting your mistakes. There is, however, good modeling. * * * * Show your teen that she has to obey certain rules, but she doesn’t have to like it. Compliance does not mean her feelings aren’t valid. You can validate her feelings without ‘letting her […]
Read More »Regular meals
June 26, 2012 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Research out of Spain has shown that eating regular meals helps teenagers stay slimmer, regardless of their exercise regime, and can help prevent obesity. http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=34762
Read More »The magic mute button
June 25, 2012 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,metaphors to help facilitate communication | Click on title to comment!
One day, while I was watching TV, the phone rang. I pressed mute on the TV and talked to my friend on the phone. At one point, the TV distracted me. A character was having a considerable temper tantrum that grabbed my attention. The other characters around him seemed truly affected by the tantrum. However, […]
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