Joanigeltman

LATEST ARTICLES ( 769 )

• So You're Kid Wants To Go To College!!

  The leaves are starting to change, the air is turning crisp and fall like, and that means that we are upon the annual weekend ritual of visiting colleges with... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teaching Your Teens To Live In The World When They're All Grown Up

  First I want to say, that all your kids will be fine in the end. There I said it! Unless there is severe mental illness or severe family trauma, by the time you... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teens and Pot: The News Is Not Good

  The news on Teen pot use is not good. A new study published in the American Journal Of Psychiatry says so!!! Read and then we'll talk! https://www.bbc. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teaching Your Boys To Be Compassionate Men

  Read and then we'll talk: https://theestablishment.co/i-went-to-kavanaughs-alma-mater-georgetown-prep-and-it-was-a-case-study-in-misogyny/ Just minutes before... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Dear Senate Judiciary Committee, Here's Why Teens Don't Tell

  Dear Senate Judiciary Committee You want to know why teens don't tell their parents or law enforcement when they experience sexual assault and harassment as... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• He Says, She Says: The Language Of Sexual Consent

  With all that is going on with Judge kavanaugh and his ascent to the Supreme Court, colored by multiple accusations of sexual assault, I think it's an... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Setting Limits Is Definitely Not Fun!

  Recently I was at one of my Ask the Expert Parties (think Tupperware for parenting) where I start by asking the small group of parents assembled what their... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teens and Danger!

  On Sept 8th a young man aged 21 was out with his friends enjoying a late summer evening boat ride on one of Boston's weekend booze cruises!! Oh to be young... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Like I've 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 11 September 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Don't Forget...Will My Teen Ever Remember???

  Now that school has started, your teen has a lot to remember; books, homework, lunch, sports equipment, phone, laptop, iPad, etc etc. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Messages From Your Not So Perfect Teen

  With a new school year ahead of you, here is some advice directly from the mouths of teens. It might help you to shape how you start a new year of school and... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Being A Good Person Or Being a Good Student: What Is More Important 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 30 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Beginning.....Again!

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

  Posted on 28 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Juuling Epidemic!

  I very rarely re-share a blog post that I posted a mere 4 months earlier. But the research about vaping juuling is starting to build up, two articles just his... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Telling Your Kids They Are Smart: It's The Kiss Of Death!

  What the hell is this woman talking about? What do you mean, don't tell my kid that he/she isn't smart? If I don't say that, they will think I think that... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Open the Door and Send Your Kids Out To Play!!!

  I know the world can be a scary place. God knows we are bombarded with it these days by bombings, and opiod addiction and vaping and politics and climate... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• I Love My Mom

  I loved loved loved this video. In it, parents describe all the ways they think they have failed their children. "the I'm not a good enough parent" syndrome. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When Your Teen Asks You The: 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 09 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Problem With Mean Girls: Is Your Daughter A Meanie Or "Meaned" To?

  When you're a parent of a teen, one of the hardest and most heartbreaking things is seeing your teen be left out or excluded from events with kids he/she is... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When Is It My Turn To Be The Good Cop?

  When kids are young arguments between parents tend toward eating and TV habits, and bedtimes and manners. Ah, the good ole days say parents of teenagers. If onl... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING