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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens: September 2010
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens. Monday, September 20, 2010. Exercise DOES make Your Child Smarter! We KNEW it and now there is research to back it up - Aerobic Exercise Makes Your Child Smarter. Researchers at the University of Illinois compared the brains of fit and non-fit children and found that the children who were fit had parts of their brains that were enlarged - the parts of their brain that controls attention and the ability to make good decisions. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens: It Must Be Mid-August
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens. Wednesday, August 19, 2009. It Must Be Mid-August. How can you tell that it's mid August? The weather is beautiful, but your previously active and sporty son is now sitting on the couch watching re-runs on TV - and won't leave. You offered to take your daughter and her friends to play mini-golf, a game she loves, but she snips at you, "Who wants to play that stupid game? What is going on? Why is everyone so "out-of-sorts"? It’s mid-August Angst! Dr Dale So...
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens: Drinking in Middle School? OMG!
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens. Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Drinking in Middle School? How much influence do parents of teenagers have over the choices their kids make in risky situations? More than most parents think. In fact, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As soon as she saw the text message, Debbie breathed a sigh of relief, thankful she had talked to her 14 year old daughter about what to do if she found herself in an uncomfortable situation with friends.
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens: November 2009
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens. Monday, November 16, 2009. At Night, Unsupervised, and Everyone's Going. So many times when we are parenting teens, we are faced with a situation that gives us a “pit in our stomach”, and we really don't know what to do. Our kids are growing so fast, eager for more socializing with peers and independence from us, and we often have to decide very quickly whether they are ready to take that next step. Jake says to Matt,. Can you pick me up? Margaret instantl...
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens: December 2009
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens. Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Cyber-bullying - A Whole New Level of Teen Aggression. Parents have always been worried about their kids being bullied in middle school, but new technologies have sparked a cyberbullying culture among teens that is more harmful than ever. Brittney's dad knew something was bothering his daughter, but was shocked to find out how serious it was. 8220;Brittney, are you okay? Without looking up, she said “I’m fine”. First of all, par...
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens: April 2009
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens. Thursday, April 2, 2009. I Never Spoke to My Mother That Way! Does any of this sound familiar? I'M not folding the laundry, I did it last week. It’s all YOUR stuff anyway.". YOU need to get me new jeans". That is SO stupid - You have no idea what real fashion is. I can't believe you won't let me wear that.". 8220;That is total bull! All my friends IM, text, facebook and do homework at the same time.”. Get out of my room! That there are respectful ways to s...
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens: February 2009
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens. Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Mean Girls - They're Everywhere. Emily is in the 7th grade. She came home from school really upset one day because her best friend Sarah sat with the popular girls at lunch. Even worse, Sarah ignored Emily and pretended that she didn't know her. Emily's mom was glad she was sharing, and jumped right in to give her daughter lots of "good advice". You mean to tell me Sarah ignored you? Mom, I don’t want to talk about it. I just kn...
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens: Cyber-bullying - A Whole New Level of Teen Aggression
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens. Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Cyber-bullying - A Whole New Level of Teen Aggression. Parents have always been worried about their kids being bullied in middle school, but new technologies have sparked a cyberbullying culture among teens that is more harmful than ever. Brittney's dad knew something was bothering his daughter, but was shocked to find out how serious it was. 8220;Brittney, are you okay? Without looking up, she said “I’m fine”. First of all, par...
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens: September 2009
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Bold*Brave*Best Self: Parenting Resilient Teens. Wednesday, September 9, 2009. One Simple Thing Parents Can Do To Empower Their Daughters. They had career goals and cool bellbottoms! Who are the TV role models for our daughters? Miley with her pole dancing on the Teen Choice awards? How does this affect our daughters? The standard advice – and we agree with it - is to limit your daughters exposure to this media as best you can. Its challenging but worth it. But that is not all you can do. There is a ...
