Joanigeltman

LATEST ARTICLES ( 769 )

• Puberty Is Serious Business

  Read this and then we'll talk: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-ball/to-the-stranger-who-ruined-my-sons-saturday-night_b_5230283.html? Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Understanding Your Teen's Vulnerability Around Drugs and Alcohol

  The New York Times and I agree!!! Understanding your teen's personality and temperament can be a key to understanding their vulnerabilities when it comes to dru... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Perfection Is Not A Goal

  I came across this blog/letter the other day and was very touched by it. In it a dad, who is also a hollywood screenwriter, writes a letter to his kids hoping t... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Audrie and Daisy: A Powerful Must Watch Documentary For You And Your Teen

  Last week I heard an interview on NPR with two documentary filmmakers talking about their recent film available on Netflix called Audrie and Daisy. I watched... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The "Everybody Else's Parents Let Them" Blues

  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HbYScltf1c I'm a huge Louis CK fan. Here he on David Letterman addressing this issue: when your kids wants to have or wants to... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How Teens and College Students Handle Pressure

  Some time ago I was meeting with a group of parents. There had been a recent party incident that was the talk of the school. The family of a junior boy had all... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teaching Your Teens About Alcohol..AGAIN

  I am reposting this today, because I think it is that important. I encourage you to share this post with friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, anyone you... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teaching Your Teen About Alcohol!

  A few weeks ago a mom posted on Facebook a terrifying story about a her 15 year old daughter's brush with death due to alcohol poisoning. I won't get into the... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• You Can't Change Nature!

  Teens are: unpredictable, aliens, explosive, risk-taking, and temperamental. So say hundreds of parents when I ask them to throw out adjectives that describe... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Navigating The Minefields Of Middle School Friendships

  As this fall back-to-school season commences, and many of your kids are transitioning to middle school, I am reminded by a group of 6th grade parents I met... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Two Apps To Keep Your Teens And College Students Safe

  I know I'm usually writing about apps that I think are unsafe but today I want to alert you to two apps that I think are important in keeping your kids safe. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• It's Joani's Back To School Tips

  Yes, the summer is over, and it is back to backpacks and schedules, carpools and homework. For some parents this day could not come fast enough, and for others... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Why Do You Think They Call It Dope!!! The Marijuana Debate

  Most teens think pot is no biggie. And it probably isn't if they are using infrequently as a treat. But for many teens, pot is becoming the high of choice. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How Girls Learn To Define Themselves As Women

  For all you parents out there with daughters, the article below is a great read. I remember having conversations with my daughter when she was a teen. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Opposite Of A Lecture

  Are you a lecturer quiz? 1. Y N Do you feel like you absolutely know what is best for your teen? 2. Y N Do you regularly expound on this to your teen? 3. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Revenge Porn...Oh Yes It Is!

  Oh how I wish I didn't have to write these kinds of posts. But this has been one long hot summer, and I don't just mean the oppressive heat. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Difference Between Moms and Dads

  I was doing some research recently for an article I am writing, and came across this article from a New York Times;"Calling Mr. mom". Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How About A Little Hang Time?

  A middle schooler writes to Ask Amy:" In my family, almost every night my mother and father watch adult oriented TV and movies. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Summer Reading Sucks....For You!!!!!!!!

  OK, the summer is exactly one half over, and crumbled up summer reading lists are being found and resurrected by parents everywhere. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Way We Learn: Repetition Repetition Repetition

  Parents of teen lecture series: Don't drink and drive Don't text and drive Don't drink Don't do drugs Have safe sex Don't have sex at all If you don't do your... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING