May 19, 2013

The Third Connect: Family Dinner

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Another Key to Successful Families:  Eating Together Jeff Murdock Another Key to Successful Families:  Eating Together (The third in a series of articles on the vital parent-child connection.) By now you have probably heard about the strong correlation that exists between eating family dinner together and healthy children. (To read more, please click here).   [...]

Lessening the “Gimmies”

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Ways to help your child overcome the ‘Gimmies” Homeward Bound Try This At Home Here’s a random list of things to try, I hope some of them will get your juices flowing on how to curb their privilege appetite! Encourage your kids to help a neighbor this summer. The strength of a teenager can make [...]

But I’ll Be 18 Soon (Overcoming Attitudes of Entitlement)

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Teens turning 18. Oh my! Homeward Bound Many of you out there have become accustomed to hearing one persistent argument from your teen when he or she is not getting what they want – But I’ll be 18 soon!  (Soon is often a relative term in this argument – some teens use this phrase while [...]

Affluence and Entitlement

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Entitlement Knows No Boundaries Homeward Bound RESEARCH SAYS:  I must confess the following is not a compilation of ivory tower research findings, but rather a compilation of observations over many years of working with teens and their families. My intent is not to solve the problem of entitlement, but rather to highlight some sources of entitlement [...]

“My Kid’s a Bump on a Log”

Homeward Bound “Unmotivated” has got to be one of the top 5 descriptors we hear from parents when telling us about their struggling teen. It turns out that motivating our kids, and helping them learn self-motivation, is one of the great tasks of parenthood.  We all know that there is a lot riding on our [...]