These days, if you turn the radio on, you are bound to find a song laced with profanity. Swearing is just a fact of life in modern times. It always has been, but like many other things, we are loosening our grasp on what is "bad." Children are learning swears younger and younger. This means that more and more effort has to be put in by parents to keep their child from cussing all the time.
Personally, I didn't swear much as a young child. I didn't hear swears much, and I pretty much only watched children's television and PG
Behavior
Swearing: From the Teen’s View
October 5th, 2011 Posted by Jacob P. | Adolescence, Behavior, Teen Perspective
Medicine: From the Teen’s View
September 22nd, 2011 Posted by Jacob P. | Behavior, Eating, Teen Perspective
A recent study based on data reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers between 2001 and 2008 supplied some interesting news. The study stated that accidental medication poisonings increased 22% among children 5 and under. This is definitely not good news, but it is also in no way shocking to me.
Personally, I feel that America is over medicated. It seems that everything mandates a medication or vaccine these days. I have lived a relatively low-medication lifestyle. I only have taken one medication regularly in my life, an allergy medication. And that is because I cannot read when
Personally, I feel that America is over medicated. It seems that everything mandates a medication or vaccine these days. I have lived a relatively low-medication lifestyle. I only have taken one medication regularly in my life, an allergy medication. And that is because I cannot read when
Children of Conviction
September 2nd, 2011 Posted by Ronald A. Rowe | Behavior, Elementary, General Parenting
The other day my 10-year-old son came home from school and reported that his friends laughed at him because he didn’t know who Eminem is. That unpleasant interaction brings to mind the age-old quandary – where is the line between keeping our children above the influence and keeping them out of touch?
I’m thrilled that our son prefers to listen to the Christian pop station in our area. That’s his choice, and I fully support it. But should he have a finger on the pulse of popular culture? Does it matter if he knows who Lady Gaga is or what
I’m thrilled that our son prefers to listen to the Christian pop station in our area. That’s his choice, and I fully support it. But should he have a finger on the pulse of popular culture? Does it matter if he knows who Lady Gaga is or what
Discipline is a tricky thing to balance. Dr. Spock tried to remove it from parenting to the ruination of a generation of children of well-meaning but misinformed parents. Finding the right level of parental discipline is one of the greatest challenges that we face on the parenting journey.
All parents, good or bad, fall into one of four categories in terms of discipline – Neglectful, Permissive, Authoritarian, or Balanced. I’ll assume that no one who is taking the time to read an article on a parenting website falls into the Neglectful category so we can gloss right over that. Suffice
All parents, good or bad, fall into one of four categories in terms of discipline – Neglectful, Permissive, Authoritarian, or Balanced. I’ll assume that no one who is taking the time to read an article on a parenting website falls into the Neglectful category so we can gloss right over that. Suffice
Trying New Things : From A Teen’s Perspective
June 23rd, 2011 Posted by Sam P. | Adolescence, Behavior, Emotions, Hobbies, Learning, Safety, Sports, Teen Perspective, Teens
I know that trying new things can be very hard, especially when you are in front of a whole group of people. I just went rollerblading on Wednesday and had never gone before. I was very nervous, especially because it was a school field trip.
I talked with my friends and quite a few of them had never done it before. We all went on the rollerblading rink together holding hands so that if one of us fell, we would all fall. After a couple of laps we hadn't fallen yet so we started to break apart; once I was
I talked with my friends and quite a few of them had never done it before. We all went on the rollerblading rink together holding hands so that if one of us fell, we would all fall. After a couple of laps we hadn't fallen yet so we started to break apart; once I was
