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The Teenage Mantra: What’s the Point of Doing This?

The Teenage Mantra: What’s the Point of Doing This?
So, you've asked your teen for the 400th time to do whatever. (It's not like he/she's actually heard what you said -- your voice blends in with the background noise, mixing with the sound of text message alerts, video game soundtracks with the slurping sounds of friends drinking Big Gulps while armchair directing W.O.W.) You…
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Help! My Child is Glued to the Video Game Console!

Help! My Child is Glued to the Video Game Console!
Well, if they really are glued to the console, their sibling probably got crazy glue for the holidays. But, more than likely, they just disappeared into their rooms, coming out only occasionally, bleary-eyed, to grab some food and then return back to their cave. How bad is incessant video gaming? I think it's all about…
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Are We Killing Our Kids With Kindness?

Are We Killing Our Kids With Kindness?
If the best way to kill off someone talented is give them everything they want, then why are we doing this every day, in every way with our kids? Think about the over-givers, over-praisers and over-reachers. Over-givers: A child given every game, electronic gadget, article of "cool" clothing and every form of chauffeuring has no…
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