Tag Archives: relationship
How To Best Stay in Touch with College-Age Kids
Posted on 19. Aug, 2011 by Young Parents Guide.
www.preppedandpolished.com Alexis Avila Founder of Prepped & Polished suggests healthy ways for parents to stay in touch with their college-bound child. Do: Schedule a weekly phone call and stick to it. Don’t: Rely on Facebook and Twitter. AboutPrepped & Polished: Prepped & Polished is a premier educational services company founded by educators in 1999. Our mission is to provide you with the highest-quality customized learning experience available. We will help you achieve top grades, higher test scores and meet your college-related goals. Whether you are looking for in-person or online Tutoring, College Counseling, or Test Prep, we’re there to help you succeed. Our caring, dynamic educators graduated from some of the most elite schools in the nation, including Harvard, MIT and Princeton. They are ready to provide you with the strategies, tools and guidance necessary to ensure academic success.
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Divorced, But We Get Along
Posted on 28. Apr, 2011 by Young Parents Guide.
Janice asks Dr. Laura if divorced parents should periodically get together for a family dinner to show their child that Mom and Dad can get along?
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Change of Heart episode-Christian and Najah Part 2/3
Posted on 26. Sep, 2010 by Young Parents Guide.
Christian and Najah on Change of Heart show.
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Can anyone outside the family press charges if parents gave the "ok" to date an older person?
Posted on 14. Sep, 2010 by Young Parents Guide.
I am dating a 56 year old woman and I am 23. My mum gave us permission to date. (my mum also married a much younger man) Her children also accepted our relationship. Could people outside our families get her in trouble if they saw us together? Can anyone outside the family press charges if parents/children of both individuals gave the "ok" to date an older person?
8 months ago
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Boyfriends, girlfriends…already?
Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by Young Parents Guide.
Are your children getting into relationships sooner than you expected? Find out what it means to have a girlfriend or boyfriend at a young age, and get an idea of whats really going on with tips for supporting their understanding of love and relationships as they grow up. For more videos packed with expert advice on raising children from 5-19, go to: www.parentchannel.tv Related Links * www.brook.org.uk : confidential advice for young people * www.relate.org.uk : sex and relationships counselling * www.fpa.org.uk : the confidence to talk about sex * www.nhs.uk : talking about sex * www.bbc.co.uk : parenting adolescents
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Family Mapping – Relate for Parents
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Young Parents Guide.
Sculpting with stones is a great way of showing family dynamics, and what changes you would like to make. Now check out how to do this online at www.relateforparents.org.uk
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My mom is always reading these parenting magazines?!?
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Young Parents Guide.
I am 13 years old and my mom is constantly reading these magazines that talk about how to be a better parent. That’s just fine and dandy, but she always is quoting the magazines and stuff; it really is annoying. Example:
She says, "You should try blah blah blah because that’s what my magazine said." and she comes up with statistics out of nowhere, like some kind of calculator. "Did you know that 76.9% of people who paint their nails on a regular basis will end up with some form of cancer from the inhalation of the fumes?" she says. I paint my nails a lot, and so I asked, "Where did you hear that?" and her unspecific answer is, "Oh, in some magazine." She makes up the numbers, usually; I think…
And I’ve read the magazine articles. They sound sort of like this book I had once that talks about how to take care of you pet, except in the articles, it’s "How to _____ for your Teen." Like, teens are such alien creatures! One month the magazine will say to give your teen tough love. The next, it will say to pamper your teen. She always goes along with it, and makes the whole family [my dad, and my 11 year old sister] try whatever new trick it gives on how to have a better family life and how to build a relationship with your kid. Frankly, I would have a MUCH better relationship with her if she would stop reading the magazines and quoting them and basically becoming a slave for them and whatever silly idea they have!
I know she’s just trying to be a good parent, but I’m not sure how long I can put up with it. My sister agrees with me, but obviously, she’s too young for an account on here.
So, the question is, what should I do about this? I’ve tried actually hiding the magazines, but then she just went out and bought them in the grocery store line. It’s really ruining any relationship [as the magazines say] that I would potentially have built with her. I’ve also tried talking to her about it, calmly and rationally, but her reply was, "So, you’re saying you know more than Jane Doe, MDD? I don’t think so, young lady!"
