Joanigeltman

LATEST ARTICLES ( 769 )

• The Driver's License: Is It an Entitlement?

  I had a request from a parent today to write about teens and driving. This is an issue for parents that is fraught with ambivalence. I want my teen to drive,... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• UGH, Summer Reading

  It's almost the middle of the summer and, and crumbled up summer reading lists are being found and resurrected by parents everywhere. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• What Do You Think, Your Teen Thinks, Is The Most Important Thing To You?

  Pop quiz!!!! If you asked your teen right now whether he/she thought you valued academic accomplishment over caring deeds as a parent, what do you think he/she... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When Your Teen Screws Up...Because Of Course They Will

  Here are the 60 14-18 year olds I surveyed, with some ideas to help you out when they screw up! WHEN I SCREWED UP. I WISH MY PARENT (S) HAD: · Talked to... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Sexual Assault Is A Family Problem

  This past Sunday, the New York Times published a story that has kept me awake at night.(see link below) A Freshman girl attending Hobart and William Smith... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 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 15 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My Kid Got Drunk And Called Me.....Now What?

  A parent called me recently for some help with this very good question. Like a good dooby, this parent followed all the advice given by parenting experts like... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• You Are Not Allowed To Talk To My Friends!

  

  When my daughter was a freshman in college she had her first real boyfriend. My husband and I were apoplectic to meet him. So on a sunny Saturday we drove up... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Sleepy Time Texting and Other Things That Go Click in the Night

  It's summer, and your teens will fight you every step of the way when you politely ask them to hand over their phones at bedtime. And hand them over they must. ... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Hey Poster Girls...Read This

  Read first and then we'll "talk" http://givenbreath.com/2013/09/03/fyi-if-youre-a-teenage-girl/ Thank you Mrs Hall for providing parents with a great... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• You Want Me To Do WHAT!!!!

  

  And This... (It's a two ZITS kind of day) Teens are really, really lucky these days. We have snow plow people to shovel us out in the winter, we have landscaper... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Confession Of A Teenage Liar

  Teen X is a 17 year old female who will remain anonymous to protect her identity. She is a liar. She lies to her parents on a regular basis about many things. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teens And The Big "P": Puberty Is A Bitch

  http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/girl-fakes-getting-her-period-and-pays-price-hilarious-new-ad-hello-flo-158405 If you haven't already seen this viral video, stop... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Why Is My Teen Such A Couch Potato?

  Recently I have had a number of coaching sessions with parents concerned with what I call the "missing child syndrome." The teen isn't actually missing... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• File Under: Teens Do The Craziest Things

  The story below is about a bunch of teens, celebrating their high school graduation, who go out to the desert (they live in Nevada) and have a bonfire. They rol... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• File Under: Things Teens Do That Make Their Parents Crazy

  

  What is it with these teens anyway? How can they be so self-absorbed, and selfish? How many times have you found yourself saying to your teen: "I ask so little... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Must Stay Awake!!!!!!!

  It's almost summer and your teen's normal sleep/wake cycle is heading for a shake-up! Your teens will stay up and  out late. You have to stay up later. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Why It's OK If Your Teen Doesn't Make The Honor Roll

  First off, let me say that  not all kids are "A" students, nor should they be. Academic achievement is getting a bad rep.  Making honor roll every term, does no... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teens Online Behavior-Strategies

  Ipads, Iphones, Itouches, Ipods, I-yi-yi ...what is a parent to do? Actually parents can and should do a lot. Giving teens these devices is like giving crack... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Joani's Book Event

  

  If any of you live in the NYC area, please join me tonight at the Barnes and Nobles at Lexington and 86th at 7 Pm for my book event. I would love to meet you. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING