Teens
Inoculate Your Kids Against Workplace Accidents
Summer Jobs and Youth Safety Part-time work and summer jobs are a rite of passage for many of our teens. Odds are your teen has started applying for summer jobs and you have been supportive of his initiative. He will … Continue reading
Where is Madison Today?
Despite what the weather is doing, spring is coming. I have faith that it will show up eventually, hopefully sooner than later. And maybe restless kids are skipping school. After the article, there are some notes about what is going … Continue reading
Kids Need to Develop Self-Control
Kids who have little self-control are up to three times more likely to become adults with poor health, financial difficulties, marital problems or a criminal record. This is yet another study in which the results are self-evident. Let’s face it, … Continue reading
What Is It About Teens?
One night a kid kisses you good night and snuggles under the covers hugging a well-loved teddy bear. The next morning, this same kid saunters into the kitchen and responds to your cherry “Good Morning,” with a grunt. He is … Continue reading
Enjoying Time With Your Kids During the Holidays
Merry Christmas, For those of you who do not celebrate Christmas I wish you all the best of the holiday season. I love Christmas and I hope that the article we have included with this message will help you and … Continue reading
Merry Christmas
It’s December and we are now gearing up for the holidays. Will it surprise anyone to know that today’s article is all about Christmas? Christmas is the holiday we celebrate in our home, but whatever your family enjoys, the following … Continue reading
You Can Keep Your Kids Safe
I was speaking with a colleague about child safety. We tossed around some ideas and concerns and I decided then and there that this would be the topic for this newsletter. I’ll be in Ontario while you read this edition … Continue reading
Keeping Kids Safe on Hallowe’en
Boo. The weather is changing, the leaves are turning colour and falling off the trees and your kids are gearing up for Hallowe’en. I’m excited. We live in a complex with lots of kids and I am looking forward to … Continue reading
Discipline and Punishment: What’s the Difference?
The most popular workshop I offer is called Discipline…Steps to Success. And that makes sense. Discipline is a parenting challenge and at the basis of much of what we do when raising our children. A major challenge is figuring out … Continue reading
Creating a Positive Learning Environment
Over the weekend my husband, our adult children and I were playing a game of trivial pursuit. We came up against a term we couldn’t define. The kids turned to each other and laughed, saying; “I guess we’d better look … Continue reading
