“Kids today have no work ethic!” Everywhere I go, I hear this. Parents, coaches, college professors, HR departments, CEO’s… everyone is worried about the next generation. No accountability, no drive, no perseverance all are…
Category: Responsibility
Sex. Drinking. Driving. Getting a Job. What do these things have in common? Your child will probably do all of them at some age. The question is, what age is the right one? As…
Kids listen. They especially listen to what we say near them. So check out the things a lot of parents say near our kids and why we might be teaching lessons we don’t mean to…
What IS #CharlieCharlie? There is a new social media craze, and kids of all ages are trying this one! Check out my attempt to make this work on national TV! Is it dangerous?! George…
Do you read Your Teen Magazine? @YourTeenMag is a fantastic resource for parents and educators of tweens and teens. They asked me to answer this step-mom’s question about her step-son’s addiction to computer games. …
Prom Night Pressure Whatever a teen feels ready for – from how much money to spend and who to hang with to sexual intimacy and drinking – prom night makes everything feel more important….
Your sick day can teach your kids #resilience and #responsibility. Even parents get sick. So how can a Mom or Dad – or grandparent or caregiver – handle it when there are still kids…
Kids and alcohol. Bad combination, right? So how do we teach our kids to abstain when we don’t? What do we do when we take the kids to a ballgame and end up sitting…
We make kids clean their rooms. But do they have to? This is an age-by-age guide for what’s possible, what’s reasonable, and what’s important for kids to learn. If you are raising or caring…
“I want to walk by myself!” Many parents aren’t ready to let a child walk to a neighbor’s, a friend’s, or to school by themselves. The problem is that we know they need to…