Some tips on how to support your teen when they feel unpopular: Unpopular Kids: How to Help When Your Teen Feels Like a Social Outcast
Read More »When your teen struggles socially
October 11, 2016 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
The benefits of losing
October 06, 2016 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
This article discusses how to help your kids see what can be gained from losses, not just victories: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/10/06/should-every-young-athlete-get-a-trophy/forget-trophies-let-kids-know-its-ok-to-lose
Read More »Helping your kids become independent adults
October 06, 2016 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
This article offers some tips on facilitating real independence: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/06/how-families-can-help-kids-learn-to-adult.html
Read More »“Not in front of the kids”
October 06, 2016 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Studies show that children are sensitive to quieter resentment and passive aggressive comments between parents, not just arguments or fighting: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/10/the-effects-of-a-simmering-parental-grudge/503015/
Read More »The teenage brain
October 06, 2016 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A study by Columbia University in New York suggests that teens are more prone to self-centered and selfish thinking, because the brain process that makes teenagers selfish and self-centred is also the part which boosts their ability to learn: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/05/teenagers-are-hard-wired-to-be-selfish-say-scientists/
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