As an adult you know you did plenty of stupid things when you were a teen. Maybe that’s why teen drinking is a growing problem. Maybe our guilt as parents prevents us from being too strict about teenage drinking. To add fuel to the fire, hundreds of times a day our children see and hear TV, radio and Internet messages that support and/or glamorize getting drunk. On TV when someone gets a raise they have a drink. When they finalize their divorce they have a drink. When they feel depressed they have a drink. When they need a few laughs they have a drink. It’s an uphill battle for parents that want their kids to avoid the downsides of alcohol abuse. But what the heck you say, it’s just a “Right of passage.” If you rationalize letting teens drink at your house because “At least they’re not driving” then you’re asking for more trouble than you can imagine. Teenage drinking is at epidemic levels and getting worse. Not just for teens that drink but for the parents that don’t consider it a big deal.Social host liability laws are popping up everywhere and the adults that allow or support illegal drinking […]
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“Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.” Harold HulbertChildren respond to the world according to their own perception and experience of it and very often it’s not the same as your perception or experience of the world! So this is where arguments, rows and conflicts begin because their map of the world doesn’t fit in with yours.Yet a child’s map of the world can sometimes make you really think again and catch you by surprise.There’s a true story that my uncle used to tell when he was a policeman. One afternoon he was sitting in his police van with his dog Molly when he noticed a little girl staring at them from across the road. The little girl came up and asked him “Is that a dog in your van?” To which my uncle replied it certainly was. The little girl looked really puzzled and confused and scratched her head and said, “So what’s he done to get arrested?”It’s all about perceptions!When teaching and guiding children it’s really helpful to step into their shoes and socks for a minute or two and really see the world from their eyes, hear the world from their ears and feel […]
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Role Models are people who others imitate, emulate or look to for guidance. There are good role models who inspire greatness in others and bad role models who are what we call “bad influences.” There are even anti-role models, pegged by the media as “bad girls” or “bad boys” who serve as good examples of what NOT to do if you want to become a successful, respected person.We all hope that children have good, strong role models who possess the kind of qualities that make our sons and daughters want to be (and become) better people. While there is some variation in every parent’s definition of what it means to be a good person, the following 7 characteristics remain constant.Positive role models;(1) Model positive choice-making: Little eyes are watching and little ears are listening. When it comes to being a role model, you must be aware that the choices you make don’t only impact you but also the children who regard you as their superhero. Someday, they will be in the same predicament and think to themselves, “What did s/he do when s/he was in the same situation?” As a role model, you can’t just “talk […]
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