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Boundaries Teach Boys Self-Discipline
December 12th, 201106:48 PM ETThis past season, several high-profile college head football and basketball coaches have been vilified and lost their jobs due to the perception that they harshly enforced disciplinary methods upon a player or players in their program. I'm not defending these coaches' methods as I do not know the situation, but here's what I do know. Many young men... -
Teen Boundaries and Learning Self Control
December 14th, 201004:25 PM ETI hear this all the time from young people…“I want to make decisions for myself. I want to be in control of my own life.” My first thought is, “Hallelujah! Your parents want the same thing – but like everything else in life, it must be within certain boundaries.” Boundaries aren’t handcuffs; they free teenagers to make de... -
Does Your Family Need Remodeling?
September 20th, 201002:28 PM ETParents with a rebellious teenager tell me that their family seems to be falling apart at the seams. The whole family is in a constant state of turmoil and walking on eggshells. But I tell them that their home can again become whole; in fact, with some hard work, it can become their dream home. Most people think of their dream home in terms of a h... -
CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY TO PARENTING TEENS
August 09th, 201001:16 PM ETWhen I recently asked 3,000 parents what they would change if they could start over again in their parenting, the number one response was, “I’d be more consistent.” I suppose these parents now realize that their inconsistency led their teen and their family to a place they really didn’t want to go. Whether rooted in misplaced love, or fro... -
Parenting Super Hero or Not?
April 05th, 201001:49 PM ETBeing a super hero works out pretty well in the movies or comic books, but when it comes to parenting, rescuing your teenager every time can lead to problems. It can spoil their ability to see the world as it truly is, and it can cause uncaring, self-centered and entitled thinking in your teenager now and throughout their lifetime. Parents are wir... -
Boundaries For Teenagers
January 08th, 201012:34 PM ETWhen a teenager doesn't have boundaries, he does what seems right in his own eyes. Contrary to what most moms and dads think, teens really do want rules. Rules help keep them headed in the right direction and prevent them from ending up in a place that they don't want to be. When coupled with consequences, they help the teen more easily r... -
Confronting Your Teen's Mistakes
December 17th, 200912:09 PM ETAvoiding toxic words and wrong motivations helps maintain a solid relationship while effectively confronting your teen's mistakes. "The difference between the exact right words and the almost right words is like the difference between lightning bugs and lightning bolts." - Mark Twain I haven't met a teen yet who doesn't want to know they will co...
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