Joanigeltman

LATEST ARTICLES ( 769 )

• Wake Up You Sleepy Head!

  There are those teenagers who never need a wake up call, god love em! But for most parents mornings are traumatic. The pit in your stomach feeling of here we... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Thanksgiving: Join The Clean The State Club

  I think the fires in California, the mass shootings, and what feels like the fragile state of our world has given many of us an opportunity to pause and... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Puberty's A Bitch

  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEcZmT0fiNM Watch this video first!!! Now laugh your ass off!! And then watch it again, and watch it with your daughter again.... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Homemade Teenage Porn...A Dangerous Pastime!

  Recently I heard this disturbing story. An 8th grade girl, who I'm guessing is dealing with some self-esteem issues, offered to give a blow job in the woods to ... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A High School Senior Tells It Like It Is!! Listen Up

  I saved an article from the Boston Globe that I wanted to write about. It is by a young woman who was a senior in High School at the time, who wrote this piece... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• It's Not What You Say, But ........

  I am sure that many of you could complete that sentence, hearing you parents or elderly aunt's voice in your head..."It's not what you say dear, but how you... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Arguing 101

  Thank god for television, comic strips, news, and AOL or where oh where would I come up with all these blog ideas. I was watching a rerun of 30 Rock, it's hard... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Your Teen's Personality and Temperament: A Key To Understanding Drug and...

  Understanding your teen's personality and temperament can be a key to understanding their vulnerabilities when it comes to drug and alcohol use  At the end of... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Bad Day Or Depression, With Teens It's Hard To Tell

  I have had a number of calls recently from parents worried about their teen, trying to figure out whether their teen is just having growing pains, or is in a... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Social Media Made Me Crazy...Literally!

  Read and watch and them we'll talk: http://time.com/4096988/teen-instagram-star-essena-oneill-quitting-social-media/ It was heartening to read and watch this... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Vaping and Juuling: "My Kid Would Never" Is Not An Option

  The news about vaping and Juuling is now downright terrifying. Kids are dying!!! There is no time to waste. Whether you have found Juuling evidence or not... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Gift Of Independence

  

  I found this wonderful comparison on facebook. I am older than almost everyone being a baby boomer so the "moms then" was my absolute childhood! Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• UBER Parenting... Is It Worth The Risk?

  Read and then we'll talk! https://www.today.com/news/uber-driver-kidnapped-15-year-old-girl-after-sweet-16-t161301 This 16 year old girl took an UBER from Long... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A New School Year...already!!!

  I know just how the kids feel. After having the summer off from teaching, I get back in gear in a few days with my first day of classes full of new college... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Parent Teen Communication: Is There A Translator In The House?

  Zits comic: Mom and Jeremy in a typical parent teen standoff. Each with arms crossed and sneering at each other. Dad looking on. Mom: Yelling: ALL I SAID WAS... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Consequences Of Parenting Too Hard!!

  This provocative article "ripped from the headlines" caught my eye: Overparented and underhappy. To summarize, the article cites a study done with college... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• You've Got A Lot To Look Forward To!!

  I just returned from spending a weekend with my all grown up daughter at her new home! It was such a special and wonderful weekend, that I wanted to let you kno... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Whose Life Is It Anyway!

  Decided to go video this week. Below is link to my vlog and below the article I reference. Enjoy!!... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Solutions For Two Teen Issues That Make You Crazy!!!

  Laundry: This might be one of the major hurdles that parents and teens just can't get past. Forget drugs. alcohol, sex, cellphones, computers; why can't they... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teens and Porn 101

  

  Read and then we'll talk https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/magazine/teenagers-learning-online-porn-literacy-sex-education.html? Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING