by barbara | Jun 5, 2013 | Children, Moms, Parents, Relationship Empowerment, Teenagers
Parenting teenagers is never an easy job, but parenting teenagers of divorce can present it’s own set of challenges. Here are a few guidelines I offer the parents I work with that have proven effective in parenting teenagers of divorce. * Regardless of what the... read more
by barbara | May 30, 2013 | Parents, Relationship Empowerment, Teenagers
Here are eight guidelines to develop quality communication with your teen. 1. Maintain eye contact when your teenager is talking. This communicates that the teen has your full attention. Refrain from rolling your eyes when you are frustrated, closing your eyes in... read more
by barbara | Apr 29, 2013 | Relationship Empowerment, Teenagers
Here are several Guidelines for Parents of Teens that I find myself sharing often with parents. * If you take away a teen’s valued possessions, as an appropriate consequence to undesirable behavior…example, computer, car, privileges to go to sleepovers,... read more
by barbara | Apr 4, 2013 | Relationship Empowerment, Teenagers
Here are 10 Tips for Moms of Children With Challenges to help them remember to care for themselves and stay balanced… to put on their oxygen masks and breathe so they can better support their struggling child. 1. When your buttons get pushed, write on paper... read more
by barbara | Mar 14, 2013 | Children, Relationship Empowerment
A supportive environment and attitude will help our children learn at home. Children are more emotional than cognitive – that is, they remember feelings more readily than they do facts. This means that your children remember how they felt in a particular... read more
by barbara | Mar 14, 2013 | Relationship Empowerment
The most important fact to know about a child’s learning ability is this: For a child to be able to learn well at any age, he must be at the emotional maturational level of that particular age. As the child grows, his ability to learn increases because of... read more
