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R ur kds txtng 24/7?

by Guest Post

If this format/spelling looks familiar to you, guess what? You have a texting teen in your home! Don’t be alarmed. It is currently the most popular form of communication for young people today. For the record, I do solemnly swear to tell the truth – I do know how to [...]

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Why are POWER STRUGGLES so hard to correct?

by Amy McCready

Actually, they aren’t hard to correct. It’s just that parents often pick the wrong strategy to correct them!
Don’t feel bad about this. Discipline approaches for power struggles are NOT INTUITIVE. In fact, the opposite is true: most of the intuitive approaches that parents use to “correct” power struggles, actually make them worse.
Power struggles may present [...]

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Allowance – When and How Much?

by Amy McCready

Parents always ask about allowance – when to start it and how much to give.
First – when to start…
You can begin allowance when the child begins to have a very basic understanding of money, usually around 4 or 5 years old. Or earlier, if every trip to Target includes a “can I buy a [...]

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