Joanigeltman

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• The Three P's: Learning To Deal with Loss and Disappointment

  

  This past weekend I cried.... a lot. Not for anything bad...all good things. I was faclempt, yiddish for full up with emotion. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• On Privilege

  Remember when you were little kids and you wanted to stay up later, or you wanted to get your ears pierced, or get a bigger, fancier bike, or wear certain... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Fighting With Your Teen Is Not A Bad Thing

  More often than not, your teen knows exactly how to push your buttons, and can take you from 0-100 in a nano second. Or maybe you are a bit of a control freak... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teens and Anxiety

  Watch this video and then we'll talk. http://www.today.com/video/today/56063660#56063660 The teens featured in this video articulate beautifully what I think ar... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Find Your Bliss With Your Teen

  Just got back from Yoga class, feeling blissed out and thought I would pass on my "blissiness" to you. I know that this blog is often scary as I alert you to al... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Doing The Right Thing

  A parent wrote to me the other day, to tell me a story about her teen son, and asked if I would write about it. Here is what she wrote: "My son is a sports kid... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Get Your Teens Out Of Their Rooms!!!!

  I have a research study for you to conduct about your teen's hours spent in their bedroom. For the next two days just strictly observe bedroom time. This... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Argument...What Argument?

  I KNOW you have ALL experienced this phenomenon. It's 6:45 AM and you are fighting with your teen to GET UP! The argument takes a turn for the worse, and... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Homework Conundrum!

  You know that math problem set that has your teen throwing a crazy fut! That ridiculous math problem that even someone with a PHD from MIT couldn't figure out.... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Training Your Teen To Drive UNDISTRACTED!

  Last week the Massachusetts Police departments announced that there would be a major crackdown on texting while driving. Come on, fess up, do you text and... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• So What! Who Cares?

  These four words could be the most irritating words spoken by your teen. They refuse to do what you ask of them, or they flout some rule that you thought had... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Stay At Home Teen

  Amazing though it seems, some teens actually prefer spending time with their parents. So who's complaining? The parents!!!! I have had a number of requests to... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When Your Teen Gives You The Silent Treatment

  I met a mom the other day who asked me with such pain in her eyes what to do about her 16 year old daughter who in anger had said to her " I will not speak to... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Making The College Decision

  The deadline for making college choice decisions is coming. So I wanted to offer a little advice based on a conversation I had recently with a parent whose... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Things Teens Do

  Love their friends more than they love you, at least temporarily Love their friends more than they like school, at least temporarily Talk back Not talk at all... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• I Got The Chore Blues

  No kid wants to do their chores. Honestly I really don't know anyone who gets kick-ass exited to mow the lawn, take out the trash, bring down their laundry.... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Parent Director VS The Parent Consultant

  You might not think it, but your teen is very much like a toddler! Tantrums...need I say more!  Also like toddlers, teens are exploring a whole new world with... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Free To Be Me

  One of the major tasks of Adolescence is to develop a personal identity; what are my values, my interests, my passions, what are the qualities I look for in... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Present Is Not The Future!!

  I've been reading the actress/comedian/writer/producer Mindy Kaling's book called Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? It's not only hilarious, but full of... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• There Are Only Two Real Parenting Mistakes!

  First I want to say, that all your kids will be fine in the end. There I said it! Unless there is severe mental illness or severe family trauma, by the time you... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING