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Most Important aspect of talking to your kids!
One final thought about talking to your kids…..
Don’t Be Dismissive.
If your kids open up to you, whether it is about bullying, romances going on a school, school work, the sports team, whatever it may be, don’t say stuff like. “Yeh, I know, that happened [...]
3 more conversation killers with your kids
Here are three more things to keep in mind when you are talking to your kids.
1. Don’t be in a hurry. It took them some time to get the guts to talk to you about this stuff….don’t rush them! If your kid’s conversation starts to wander [...]
Conversation killers with your kids!
Here are three surefire ways to kill your credibility and your conversation with your kids.
1. Being distracted, getting interrupted. The TV doesn’t need to provide background noise. Make sure cell phones and blackberries are off (yours and theirs). Jesse Jackson said, “Your kids need your presents, not presents.” [...]
Don’t let your kids take a back seat in your relationship!
One of the best places to have meaningful conversations with your kids is in the car.
One reason is, you have an excuse to let them talk and not look at them. Sounds silly I know, but sometimes it is hard for kids [...]
Sometimes the hardest part is just finding out if your kid is being bullied.
Talking about being bullied is so hard for a kid. It is humiliating, you never know how your parents will react and it can be very hard for a bullied kid to talk to their parents.
If you are worried [...]
Texas Teen Bullied by ‘wolf pack’ Kills himself
Yet again our news has another story of a young man taking his life because of bullies. This makes me so sad and it makes me so angry! What is wrong with these kids that they think it is cool to be so mean to one another? [...]
Happy 13th Birthday Jack
Today is my son’s 13th Birthday. What a milestone!
I am so very proud of my son. Like most mothers I adore my kid, but more than that, I like him. He is just a nice person. He is kind, friendly and everything a parent could want. He is funny, [...]
Bully Movie – Shocking Statistic, but is it really a surprise?
I heard today a statistic that saddened me more that shocked me and I want to talk about it.
The statistic that the Bully Movie folks are saying (and I believe them) is that 60% of kids with physical and learning disabilities are [...]
Bully Movie – We most arm our kids with Bully Proof Self-Esteem
There is one thing we can do to help our kids who are being bullied. We can work daily to give our kids bully proof self-esteem.
Here are three things you can do with your kids daily to improve their self-esteem.
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Bully Movie — Teaching kids to keep it to themselves if it is not Kind, True or Necessary.
A few years ago, I was working with an amazing woman named Karen, who was very wise and calm. I was in awe of her. My friend Amy and I were working on a presentation for an [...]
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