Joanigeltman

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• Do You Want To Know A Secret?

  Here is a question a parent gave me at the end of one of my seminars: What do you do when your child tells you about some risky behaviors that a friend of... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Peer Pressure Is No Joke

  I read an interesting article in the New York Times. Teenagers, Friends and Bad Decisions... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When A Teacher Crosses The Line

  A disturbing story in the news today about a middle school guidance counselor/chorus teacher and voice coach who was arrested after allegedly having a year... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Summer Traveling With Teens

  When your teens were younger, the "family" vacation was mythical. Something to look forward to, something to get your kids though the winter doldrums and that... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Unnatural Ways Teen Girls Drink

  WARNING.....VERY HIGH ICK FACTOR HERE I've read about this, and now I've heard about this first hand from a number of parents who have had to deal with the... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Big Questions- Part 2

  Normal 0 0 1 1427 8136 67 16 9991 11.1287 0 0 0 1. What do parents need to understand about what their teen child is going through psychologically and... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Big Questions-Part 1

  Normal 0 0 1 1232 7027 58 14 8629 11.1287 0 0 0 1 What is the most challenging part to parenting a teenager? For most parents, trying to understand why their... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Joani' Book Signings

  Hey blog friends Here is a schedule of my upcoming book readings and signings. would love to meet you if you are in any of these areas. We'll have a little wine... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Book A Day Keeps The Smarts OK

  Frank Bruni, an op.ed columnist from the New York Times, wrote a column today about the change in how much teens read: Full article below. "a new report by... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Puberty Is Not Easy

  

  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 13 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Turning A Deaf Ear

  

  Hello.....Anyone Home???? How often has this happened in your house.Talking about being tuned out. With the distraction of the teenage brain and all that is... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Understanding Your Parenting Style Part 3

  Today's installment  is the "just right" parent. Just like in Goldilocks And The Three Bears, we have the parent who is too "hot", the authoritarian parent,... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Understanding Your Parenting Style-Part 2

  In today's episode of Understanding Your Parenting Style, we look at the permissive parent. In this style of parenting we might hear things like: "no problem,... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Understanding My Parenting Style

  I thought for the next three blogs, I would do a primer on the three major parenting styles, kind of like those quizzes you can take in magazines. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teaching Your Teens Respect For Women

  Did you know that 1 in 5 college women have been sexualy assaulted, but very few report, being afraid of blowback from their peers, their administration, and... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teenagers+Summer = You Gotta Have A Plan

  "Idle minds are the devils playground." No truer quote applies when thinking about teens and summer. If you haven't yet gotten into the summer mindset, here is... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Things To Consider Making THE College Decision

  I may be a little late on this one. I think the deadline for making college choice decisions is next week. But I wanted to offer a little advice based on a... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Social Networking Posts That Can Put Your Kid In Jail

  Promotion Wednesday. Have I mentioned I have a book coming out, and that it is available right now on Amazon. Here is a chance to read an excerpt of one of the... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Night Of The "Bad Teacher"

  OK this is shameless promotion Tuesday. Many of your kids are on vacation this week, so I thought I would offer up a fun activity for Thursday evening, @9:30 PM... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Teaching Moment For Your Teen About Pot

  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 17 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING