Joanigeltman

LATEST ARTICLES ( 769 )

• Let The College Acceptances and Rejections Begin

  Tis the season.....For all of you who have high school seniors, the college acceptance and rejection season is upon you. You are in high anxiety, and your teen... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Get A Job, Do Your Homework, Read A Book

  Not all teens have busy lives. Some teens go to school, come home, get on the computer, play on their phones or go to their video games, and settle in for the... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Teenager Always Forgets

  

  I absolutely love this! I KNOW you have ALL experienced this phenomenon. It's 6:45 AM and you are fighting with your teen to GET UP! Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Post Vacation Blues

  

  Make sure your coffee cup is full, cause come Monday morning you can expect your teen to mirror Jeremy's enthusiasm for school. The return from February vacatio... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 FAMILY, LIFE COACH, PARENTING

• Time To Teach Your Teen To Clean Up...Their Social Networks

  Great article in The Boston Globe last week. (see link below) The "fly on the wall" metaphor has taken on new meaning with the accessibility of complete and... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Be In Control Of Your Teen's Smartphone

  I am a realist. And no matter how much I sermonize and demonize smartphones for teens, I know and accept begrudgingly that parents are giving their kids... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• What Are We Teaching Our Sons And Daughters To Make Them Strong And Respectful.

  

  I copied the following article that appeared in "the onion". It is a satiric look at the life of a teenage girl. It is meant to be controversial and thought... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Paying Your Teen to Stay Off Facebook?

  If it were only that easy. This was a news story last week. A teen proposed to her dad that he pay her 50 dollars a month for the next 5 months and in return sh... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Texting And Sleep..Or Lack Of Sleep

  Zits ComicDad and Jeremy at the breakfast tableDad: So, you actually wake yourself up at night to check your text messages?Jeremy: Sure, I couldn't sleep of I... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Teen Boyfriend/Girlfriend Dilemma

  

  The mother of a 14 year old 8th grade girl contacted me recently regarding the issue of whether she should "allow" her daughter to have a boyfriend. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Little More On Sexting

  Just after I wrote my entry on A Parents Guide To Sexting And Texting, I got am email from a parent who wanted to share her teen's texting story. I thought... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Navigating The Minefield Of Middle School Friendships

  Recently I met with a group of moms of 6th graders. The pain in the room was palpable. Why are these kids so mean to each other? And why aren't parents on top o... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• What Kind Of Parent Am I? Ask Your Teen

  Have you ever noticed that your teen seems to be lacking an edit button when it comes to what comes out of their mouth? They are completely unfiltered. What the... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Parent's Guide To Sexting And Texting

  I have had a rash of calls over the last couple of weeks from parents who either accidentally (an opportunity presented itself) or deliberately (regular... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• What's The Matter With Sex?????

  Nothing is the matter with sex, but I think most parents would rather think of their teen's first experiences with sex to be with someone they at least had... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Finding The Time To Just Hang

  A middle schooler writes to Ask Amy:" In my family, almost every night my mother and father watch adult oriented TV and movies. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• It's Not What You Say......

  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 22 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Paying For Your Kid To Go College...HMmmmm

  On 1/3/13 I wrote a blog entitled: College Students Underwhelming Semester Grades. There is a very interesting article in the New York Times(link below) that... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Parenting Quiz- What Is Snap Chat?

  A month ago I had no idea what snap chat or snap video was. But thanks to my college students who keep me up on the latest and greatest new IPHONE APPs, I can... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Again With The Teen Parties?

  I know this may be getting tiresome, but a recent story in the Boston Globe was a reminder to me that this story never goes away. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING