Joanigeltman

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• Sleepover Scams

  Summertime sleepovers are in high demand. Unless your teen needs to be up early for work or some summer program, you're not left with too many excuses about... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Curse Of Summer Reading

  OK, the summer is exactly one half over, and crumbled up summer reading lists are being found and resurrected by parents everywhere. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Two Most Annoying Teen Behaviors: Solutions!!!!

  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 24 July 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Cell Phone Addiction-Lets Work On It As A Family!

  Reading an article today in the New York times, I came across a new app called Moment. Here is the article. really interesting reading.... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How Important Is "The Summer Experience" In College Admissions

  I am all for keeping teens busy in the summer. Too much time, and no structure is definitely a dangerous combination. But how much, and what and where this... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Go-To Parenting Strategy

  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 10 July 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My 4 Year Old...10 Years Later

  Teens are: unpredictable, aliens, explosive, risk-taking, and temperamental. So say hundreds of parents when I ask them to throw out adjectives that describe... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Fabulous New Summer Movies To Share With Your Teen

  "We're Having a Heat Wave, a tropical heat wave." What better excuse to go to the movies....every day.... and not feel like a loser!!!! That would be me! Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Must Stay Awake!!!!!!!!!!!

  Now that it's summer, your teen's normal sleep/wake cycle is heading for a shake-up! Your teens will stay up and  out late. You have to stay up later. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Tips For Surviving Summer With Your Teen

  Yay...summer is here. Some of your teens may be shipped out to various camps, programs, far-away islands, and you will all be enjoying a little break from the... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Fortnite, Snap Streak, Instagram and Other Summertime Addictions

  Yay!!!!! School's out for summer!!! I was shopping at my little neighborhood grocery today and bumped into one of my neighbors. I asked when her kids were done... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Summer Traveling With Your Teen

  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 19 June 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Giving Your Kids The Chance To Get To Know The Real You..It's A Gift!

  Two months ago, my husband and I celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary. We were going out for a nice dinner and to a concert. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When Your Teen's A Night Owl

  Your teens stay up late. You have to stay up later. If you are an early to bed, early to rise kind of person, having a teenager will be pure torture. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Answers To The 20 Most Important Questions Part 2

  What do parents need to understand about what their teen child is going through psychologically and physically? Puberty absolutely sucks! This wreaks havoc in... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Answers To The 20 Most Important Questions About Parenting Teens

  Four years ago when my book first came out, I was asked to do a lot of radio and TV interviews. In the course of those interviews I was asked these 20 question. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• What Were Your Teenage Years Like?

  I've been thinking about the the standards parents set for their children as they grow up. I was a very average student in high school, but I surely did not wan... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Helping Our Kids and Ourselves Face Our Fears

  I was in LA for a few days and had the opportunity to hang out with a real live horse whisperer. A friend of mine owns an albino horse, which means that the pur... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• You Are So Annoying

  Often after my seminars, parents come up to give me a personal greeting. Sometimes I meet parents who have been repeat attenders of my seminar. ( I love that). Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Prom Proofing Your Teen

  I wrote this article for the Boston Globe a few years ago, but it remains timely!! Proms are wonderful, but there are some secrets that might help you make it... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING