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What My Son Learned The Day My Car Was Repossessed

by janetedgette | Nov 6, 2020 | Family life, Mental health, Parent-Child communication, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting

“Mom, there’s a guy in our driveway with a tow truck,” my son tells me, urgently.  With miscalculated insouciance I reply, “No worries, dude, I’m sure it’s Bill.” Bill is our neighbor, and he owns a service station.  “But he’s hooking up...

Parents, Please Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid, Part 2

by janetedgette | Jun 6, 2020 | Parent-Teen communication, Parenting, Parenting teens, Teenagers

My last post expressed my concern about the way we talk about teenagers in our culture—you know, that kids are just “hard-wired” to be difficult once they reach adolescence, that puberty and all those hormones make them crazy, etc… I wondered whether we could afford...
Why Children Loved Mr. Rogers

Why Children Loved Mr. Rogers

by janetedgette | Dec 6, 2019 | Bullying, Family life, Mental health, Parent-Child communication, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting, Parenting young children, Self-esteem

People love Mr. Fred Rogers and the recent movie, It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, elegantly illustrated his abundance of empathy, generosity, emotional intelligence, and grace. Yes, he was kind, but there was something more that drew children toward him and...
TEACHING MOMENTS

TEACHING MOMENTS

by janetedgette | Jul 4, 2019 | Family life, Parent-Child communication, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting, Parenting teens, Parenting young children, Teenagers

A teenage girl stares at her mother who waits patiently and smiles kindly at the elderly man whose unfamiliarity with paying electronically is holding up the line at the register. “Why were you smiling at that guy?” the daughter asks on their way out, her impatience...
3 Reasons Why Your Teenager Rejects Your Excellent Advice

3 Reasons Why Your Teenager Rejects Your Excellent Advice

by janetedgette | May 17, 2018 | Coaching kids and teens, Home Page, Parent-Teen communication, Teenagers, Teens and school

Ever wonder why your teenager takes a pass on your advice? Especially when you know for a fact that it’s really good? Here are three reasons why teenagers might look elsewhere for solutions or support, or nowhere at all. It can explain those times when they...
“Making A Point” with your teen versus having a conversation

“Making A Point” with your teen versus having a conversation

by janetedgette | Oct 4, 2017 | Family life, Home Page, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting, Parenting teens, Teenagers

Olivia calls her dad a s**t-head every chance she gets, but what she really wants to say to him is this: “Every time you talk to me you’re trying to make some point and it gets old. Plus, you think you’re being funny but it hurts my feelings and that’s why I don’t...
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