by Smarter Parenting | Feb 7, 2017 | Blogs, Featured Posts>Decision Making, Posts, Featured Posts>Preventive Teaching, Posts, Others, Parenting Skills>Decision Making
Talking about abuse using Preventive Teaching Smarter Parenting has inspired skills that are used by therapists to help us teach our children. One of the skills is called “Preventive Teaching”. It can help us improve communication and improve our relationship with our...
by Smarter Parenting | Jan 21, 2016 | Blogs, Featured Posts>Decision Making, Posts, Others, Parenting Skills>Decision Making
Kids do dumb things We wish we could say the premises of this video is something that we just came up with and not based on actual events. It’s not. We *may* know someone who once used a toilet brush at a party. Teenagers, it seems, are constantly doing rather dumb...
by Smarter Parenting | Jan 20, 2016 | Blogs, Featured Posts>Decision Making, Posts, Featured Posts>Role-playing, Posts, Others, Parenting Skills>Decision Making, Parenting Skills>Preventive Teaching, Parenting Skills>Role-playing
A child’s brain needs experience, not just information As a parent of three children, I understand the convenience of technology and what a lifesaver smart phones and tablets can be, especially on long car rides, and last minute science projects. Technology is...
by Smarter Parenting | Oct 29, 2015 | Blogs, Featured Posts>Decision Making, Posts, Others, Parenting Skills>Decision Making
4 questions your teen will ask about marijuana Several years ago, during one of my first group therapy sessions I learned something the hard way. I was the new kid on the block at a facility for incarcerated teenage boys. The kids in session spoke like they were from...
by Smarter Parenting | Aug 28, 2015 | Blogs, Featured Posts>Decision Making, Posts, Others, Parenting Skills>Decision Making
Why you need to give your child an allowance Just 1% of parents surveyed by the American Institute of CPAs say their kids save any money. The skill of managing money is equally important to cooking, cleaning and showing respect, but most of us treat teaching our...
