by janetedgette | Jan 25, 2014 | Family life, Parent-Child communication, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting, Parenting teens, Teenagers
monosyllabia – a reactive disorder of adolescence characterized by the tendency to speak only in one syllable words Just kidding. I made up that thing about monosyllabia. But the following story is true. Fifteen year old Katie walked in the front door of her...
by janetedgette | Jan 5, 2014 | Boys, Family life, Masculinity, Parenting, Parenting young children, Teenagers
For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of raising boys to become men are collaborating through the writing and sharing of blog posts in order to bring greater awareness to the unique challenges parents and the community face in the 21st...
by janetedgette | Dec 16, 2013 | Family life, Nonathletic boys, Parenting, Parenting young children, Self-esteem
In his blog, Lost and Tired: Confessions of a Depressed Autism Dad (http://bit.ly/18Yafgc), a father recently wrote about why he believes it’s important for him to hold his boys—all three of whom are on the autism spectrum—accountable for their actions. Justly...
by janetedgette | Oct 24, 2013 | Family life, Home Page, Mental health, Mood, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting, Parenting teens, Teenagers
“Julia is so sensitive I can’t say anything to her without it causing a big blow-up!” exclaimed Julia’s mom. “How am I supposed to raise this kid? I’ve got to be able to talk with her—she’s only fifteen!” Julia’s mother had a good point. She did need to be able...
by janetedgette | Sep 28, 2013 | Family life, Parenting, Self-esteem, Teenagers
It’s a sad day in America when we need a study to tell us that yelling at teenagers to discipline them makes them more depressed and their bad behavior worse. Teenagers themselves would have told us the same thing, for a lot less money. Most parents yell at their kids...
by janetedgette | Jul 1, 2013 | Boys and sports, Family life, Summer camp
Articles and essays by parents attesting to the merits of summer camp for their children abound. I want to write one about why I go to camp—me, a fifty plus year old psychologist and single mother of three grown boys, who probably has no business taking time off from...
