Joanigeltman

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• The College Process Or Why Won't My Kid Do His Damn Applications!

  It's fall and if you have a junior or a senior you are thinking, obsessing, and feuding with your teen to get on the stick!!! Tip 24 in my book... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teens and Pot

  Here is a guest blog I did for Teenlife on Teens and Pot. Enjoy https://www.teenlife.com/blogs/articles/educating-your-teen-about-power-pot PS If any of you hav... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Little TLC Goes A Long Way...Never Too Old

  

  Sometimes life is just tough!! Teens work so hard at not needing you that it can come as a complete shock when they do! And when they do, and can let go of thei... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Some Of Joani's Life Lessons

  Part of the fun of publishing a new book is that I get to do all kinds of fun interviews that make me think. Here is an interview I did for the website: Good... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teens Like Phones Not Clothes

  With the start of the new year, perhaps you were prepared to spend a small fortune on your teen's back-to-school wardrobe. But to your surprise, your teen was... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• I'm A Big Kid Now: The Transition To High School

  Over the last couple of weeks,I have presented my Adolescent Psychology-The Parent Seminar at three different high schools as part of the parent orientation... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• To Do List: Back To School

  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 28 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• "Leave Me Alone...I'll Do It!"

  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 27 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Getting Your Teen To Stay In Touch

  There's a new app in town, and it's definitely NOT an app that your teen wants on his/her phone. It's called Ignore No More. A mom of a teen was getting tired o... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• "Spicing" It Up: A Dangerous Alternative To Pot

  K2, Spice, and Mary Joy, and smokeable incense, are all varieties of herbal "marijuana" that can be purchased at head shops in the mall, tobacco shops and even... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The "liking" Epidemic: Popularity in the 21st Century

  Below is a link to a PBS Frontline show that I found both illuminating and disturbing. There is a new kind of "popularity" in town, and you don't have to have... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Preventing Sexual Assault: It's All About Your Friends

  The article below is a must read for parents and teens. Read it together, talk about it together, strategize together!! For those of you whose kids are about... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• I Know Something You Don't Know

  Here is an article I did on the website:  Empowering Parents. Do you know something about one of your teen's friends you think their parents would want to... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Resourcefulness and Resilience: Practice Makes Perfect

  Parents, take this short quiz: T F When my kid has a paper to write, I love when I, I mean when he/she gets a good grade. T F When my teen is having a problem... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Keeping Your Teen Drug and Alcohol Safe

  I just found this fantastic site and I want to share it with you. Start by watching the story of a couple who loss their son due do alcohol. Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Is My Teen Spoiled?

  Before I start writing my blog each night, I always check my stats to see how many people are reading my blog, and how they find it. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Obsession With Pretty

  Just read this article today and feeling disturbed. It talks about girls who post pictures of themselves and then ask for feedback about whether people think... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Setting Limits Is No Fun

  Recently I was at one of my Ask the Expert Parties (think Tupperware for parenting) where I start by asking the small group of parents assembled what their... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Conversation Starters VS Conversation Stoppers

  

  This may be your version of conversations with your teen: YOU YOUR TEEN "How was your day?" Fine "What did You do?" Nothing "Did you like camp?" Yes or No, or i... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Encouraging Independence

  Every year I ask my college freshman to describe things that their parents did well to prepare them for college life, and some ways that their parents left... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING