Joanigeltman

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• "Don't Forget" Is Not A Remembering Strategy

  

  How many times have your said to your teen: Don't forget your math book, sports equipment, lunch, house keys, etc., etc., etc. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• You're So Special

  There's special, and then there's "special." To you, your kids are special. They're special, because they are yours and you love them. The likelihood though,... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Do As I Say AND As I DO

  I came across this blog/letter the other day and was very touched by it. In it a dad, who is also a hollywood screenwriter, writes a letter to his kids hoping t... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Social Media And Bullying: Scary Stuff

  Last week a 12 year old girl committed suicide after being tortured by a group of 15 girls on social media using KIK, ASK.FM and Instagram. It started over a... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teens and Their Cars

  I have a few stories I wanted to share for those of you who have teens of driving age. Here's the first story. A mom told me this story about her 16 1/2 year ol... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Conversation Not Interrogation

  

  Do you have "the list." You know the one: How was your day? How was school? How much homework do you have? Did you talk to your guidance counselor? What did... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Like I Said: Yelling Doesn't Work

  If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, yelling doesn't work. Here's an excerpt from a recent research project that explains why:"The study... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Thoughts On A New Year

  As this is the first day of the Jewish New Year, rather than write my usual blog I thought I would share this with you. Rosh Hashanah is "my" holiday. This is... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Helping Your Teens To Learn Not Just Achieve

  As you ready yourself for your teen's academic year, I thought that this article would be an interesting read for you. It talks about cheating behavior in... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Get Up!!!!!!!!!!!!

  

  I'm sure it was not a pretty sight this AM. The first alarm clock (you) rising of the new school year. If you have had a teen who has spent the last two months... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• And Now It Begins....Again

  I know just how the kids feel. After having the summer off from teaching, I get back in gear next Tuesday. I feel groggy, anxious, excited, and impatient, with... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• An OMG Sexting Story

  Now that your teens are heading back to school, having "matured" over the summer and excited for a new year of flirting with potential new crushes, I thought I... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Fall Back To School Tips

  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 27 August 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• It Wasn't My Fault...Everybody Was Doing It!!!

  This is a wonderful article about teens an peer pressure. It gives scientific evidence for the cause of peer pressure. I like science because it takes it from... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Rush To Be Older

  As the back-to-school shopping commences I thought I would share this article I read recently. For those of you with kids in middle school, this is for you. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Texting And Driving

  Below is a link to a new documentary about texting and driving. This is NOT just for your teens, this is for all driving members of your family. Please watch... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teens and Denial

  

  "What, it wasn't me!" "It isn't mine!" "I don't know how it could have gotten there!"Famous last words of teens. A great way for teens to avoid taking... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When Your Teen Asks The Tough Did You Ever Questions

  I came across a really interesting article by Dr. Perri Klass, a well know Pediatrician and author on kids and families. The article: Q. Did you ever smoke... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 PARENTING

• Where Our Daughters Learn About Self-Hate VS Self Love

  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-koppelkam/body-image_b_3678534.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003For all you parents out there with daughters, the article... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• You Can't Always Get What You Want!

  Usually when I write a line like that, I am referring to your teen's sense of entitlement. but this time, I'm addressing you. When your teens were younger... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING