Teens & Discipline

How to give a child support

By Ryantxq03t

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How many times have you seen or heard children beg for their parents support? In this how to, it will explain what children really want from their parents and how parents can give it to them... more »

How to Keep Your Child Safe When Using the Internet

By favefive

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The use of the Internet is something that is hardly avoidable. Nowadays, the Internet is a great source for school projects and researches. The Internet has been substituting the use of libraries, especially to those who live in places where ... more »

How to look for sign your child may be using drugs or alcohol

By klnygaard

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Pre teen and teen years can be challenging. It is frightening to think of all the things your child is doing without your knowledge. Drugs and alcohol are a great concern for many parents... more »

How to Negotiate with a Teen

By Judy Ford

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With a teenager in your house, you’ll have lots of chances to sharpen your negotiation skills. Negotiation gives you an opportunity to settle disputes by turning a potential conflict into a win-win solution for everyone. Even if you don’t see ... more »

How to Play Hooky With a Teen

By Judy Ford

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Remember when you were a teenager and you pretended to have a stomachache so that you could stay home from school? You weren’t really sick, but you needed a break from the daily grind. You complained the night before about feeling puny, you went ... more »

How to Playfully Parent a Teenager

By Judy Ford

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With a teenager at home, you’ll seldom have a dull moment--there’s always something going on and there's always something to worry about. It’s natural for you to stress out about your teen, after all you want to protect them the best you can, but ... more »

How to Prepare for Loaning Your Car to a Teen

By Judy Ford

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Remember the good ol’ days when you worried that your precious toddler would run into the street and get hit by a car? She was small enough so that you could hold her hand as you warned her to look both ways. She learned to cross the street, but ... more »

How to Raise a Boy into a Man

By AngelBean

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Raising a boy into a man with the sensitivity that is required for an African-American son is not difficult at all. The timing of when to discuss certain subjects such as how that child will be perceived once he is a man is important as you don’t ... more »

How to Recognize Signs that Your Child is Suffering from Stress or Depression

By favefive

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Being a parent is not always easy. Everyone knows the challenges that come with parenthood. But with all the stress that the parents have each day, like taking care of the family and livelihood, they forget that their children themselves maybe ... more »

How to Toss Discipline Out the Window

By Judy Ford

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When my friend Alice was expecting her first baby, she often told me: “My kids will never do that,” and then she would elaborate on the things she would never allow her children to do, think, say, eat or wear. As parents-to-be we have notions ... more »

How to Understand Your Child's Misbehavior

By Lori Lucero

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Parenting has to be the most important--as well as one of the most difficult--jobs in existence. Children's misbehavior can drive parents crazy, especially when they can't seem to correct the misbehavior. It can help to remember that all ... more »

How to Use a Positive Spin to Get the Message Across

By Judy Ford

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When 14-year-old Max came home from school after the counselor informed his parents that he had forged a note excusing his absence, his mother casually mentioned it to him by saying, ”If you are thinking about becoming a criminal, you’d better ... more »

How to Discipline Teens with Restriction and Love

By Jami ONeill

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Having difficulty with your teen? Set boundaries, gain their trust earn their love. Here are a few steps to help you help your teen, and keep your family happy... more »

How to Discuss Teen Pregnancy With Kids

By Judy Ford

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It’s everywhere...on the news, in the movies, on magazine covers—and everyone is talking about it—teen pregnancy. The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the western world—over one million teens will become pregnant in the next ... more »

How to Enjoy Parenting a Teen

By Judy Ford

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The idea that teenagers are impossible to talk to, live with, and relate to has become so commonplace that we adults start to believe and act as if it's so. The myth of the difficult teenage years is perpetuated over and over until everyone ... more »

How to Get Kids to Help With Chores

By Judy Ford

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Do you often feel that your kids don’t do enough household chores? That’s the situation in the Smith household. Mary, the Mom wants the kids, a 13-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy to do their share of chores on the weekend. Bill, the Dad ... more »

How to Respond to “I Hate You!”

By Judy Ford

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If your child has ever screamed at you, “I hate you!” you know how those three words can pierce your heart. If you’re like most parents, hearing that come out of your darling’s mouth can cause you to wonder where you went wrong. Some parents hear ... more »

How to Get a Preteen to Clean Their Room

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Getting your preteen to clean his room can be a frustrating and challenging experience. He can test your patience and put you in undue stress. You may even wonder if you are going to be cleaning after him for the rest of your life. Do not ... more »

How to Get Mom to Stop Telling Me to Pull up My Pants

By shallwe

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So you want to sag. Cool. One problem--your mom keeps bugging you to pull up your pants. How do you stop her from constantly nagging you? Read on to find out how... more »

How to Give Creative Consequences

By Judy Ford

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Your teenage daughter stayed out past curfew, your 15-year-old son cut classes and the counselor called to let you know that he is flunking in math. Your neighbor called to say that they saw your 16-year-old smoking outside the movie theater, ... more »

How to Manage Power Struggles

By Judy Ford

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The teenage years are full of power struggles and contradictions. Your son is not doing his homework and mad at you for nagging him about it. You stop bugging him about his homework as he asked you to, and the very next week, he blames you ... more »

How to Raise Responsible Teenagers

By Susan Heim

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There are many ways to raise a child, and every child is different. Therefore, there is no magic formula for raising good teens. Excellent parents can still have problem children, and good children come out of bad homes. But by staying closely ... more »

How to Recognize if Your Teen May Be Struggling

By Sendblock

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If you think your child is struggling or troubled, it is best to take immediate action. While it is tempting to deny a problem rather than to face it, the first step towards a solution is to acknowledge that the problem exists. Read on to learn more... more »

How to Spend Quality Time with Your Child

By favefive

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Spending quality time with your child is very important to your child's development. The nurturing and caring needed during the child's growing years through puberty and all the way through early adulthood is very crucial in laying down the ... more »

How to use your pot smoking experiences to keep your kids off pot

By martygit

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Who's kidding whom? A high percentage of Baby Boomers smoked pot in their younger days and are now faced with the task of convincing their teenagers to lay off. Your experiences can be a valuable tool... more »

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