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Read More PermalinkI want my teenage daughter to have friends. I want her to spend time with people other than me, this I can’t stress enough, but why do all her friends have to be so lame and annoying with bad manners? ... -
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Read More PermalinkThere are only a few things more embarrassing than a child with a swearing problem - having your child drop an F-bomb in public, and few things more demoralizing than having him use that word against you in an... -
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Read More PermalinkThere have been quite a few stories in the media recently about dads gone wild. There’s gun-toting North Carolina native Tommy Jordan who posted footage of himself shooting his daughter’s laptop after she had gone on a... -
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Read More PermalinkOn top of the fact that I'm now a single parent, I also work outside the home so childcare is still my biggest challenge, as well as time management. I... -
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Read More Permalink1. Leave them a note. No, not in their lunchbox – that would be embarrassing! At night, leave a note on the bathroom mirror (with a dry erase marker), a sticky note in their shoe, or a card under the... -
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Read More PermalinkShe’s been awful these past few months: lying about everything from blowing off homework to cutting class; failing the easiest subjects in school – Music & Art; she’s been beyond rude to every member of the... -
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Read More PermalinkI’ve said it (rather written it) many times before, but I’ll say it again: teenagers are just children trapped in adult bodies. That’s why they can be so responsible one minute--seeming to understand the notion of... -
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Read More PermalinkIn one of my not-so-proud parenting moments last week, I actually asked my son "who are you?" He was fighting with his little brother and when I told him to quit being mean, he shrugged his... -
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Read More PermalinkRecently, I had a producer from a well known, daily, nationally syndicated talk show contact me about doing an episode on teenagers with bad manners based on my blog... -
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Read More PermalinkMy nine-year-old Jake has entered a stage that I can only describe as pre-teen moodiness. He can go from sunny and smiling to dropping F-bombs in a matter of seconds. My secret weapon with him always used to be identifying when...
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