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Our Teens And Peer Pressure
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srballantine
Peer pressure is something all of our children have the potential to be influenced by. This can be particularly true once they reach their teens. As parents, we hope our kids won’t succumb to pressures to be or do things that don’t serve them, but the reality is that teens want to fit in with…
Teaching Your Children There Are No “Bad” Emotions
By
srballantine
Have you ever slipped into the idea that your emotions are either good or bad? It is often easy to embrace “positive” emotions while pushing against the “negative” emotions in yourself and others. You can actually learn from your children when they are very young that there are no bad emotions. They come into the…
Raising Kids To Have A Fun Loving Attitude
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srballantine
One of the challenges parents have in raising kids is finding the balance in life. Often, with the pressures that are placed on us at work and on our children at school, it’s easy to forget that life is supposed to be fun. Rather than only focusing on responsibilities, you can also teach your…
Are We Asking Our Kids The Right Questions?
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srballantine
I think most parents’ value when their kids will share information with them, such as what they find important and what they desire. I know I do. But there was a period of time when my children weren’t interested in sharing themselves with me, or even talking about the time of day. For the most…
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