by janetedgette | Nov 15, 2022 | Parent-Child communication, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting, Parenting teens, Parenting young children, Teenagers, Teens and school
When it comes to selecting indicators of a child’s favorable prospective adjustment to adult life, many Americans educators and parents have opted for the measurable and binary kinds—grades, class rankings, RBIs, how many extracurriculars, uses drugs or doesn’t, in...
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...
by janetedgette | Dec 29, 2014 | Parent-Teen communication, Parenting, Parenting teens, Teenagers, Teens and school
A colleague wrote me asking for my ideas about how to work in therapy with adolescents who have turned off to school: “… Homework is one issue that continues to be a dilemma. As you know, there is the parental expectation that their...
