November 12th, 2011
Question:
I REALLY need help !
Please give me any tips you have or any ways you think might work !
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October 15th, 2011
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Let’s face it, everyone goes through the painful transition of learning that parents are really just people…people with faults, who probably made grievous errors when they raised you. And “Really You’ve Done Enough” has plenty of case studies, illustrations, charts, graphs, bullet points, and lists to prove it.Twenty-somethings, or as “Time” magazine calls them, “Twixters,” often find themselves, post-college, reevaluating their relationship with their parents.Packaged as an instructional guide to parents, this book for twenty-somethings is a humorous take on adult children’s relationships with their invasive parents. In the tradition of popular television shows like “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”, the boo… More >>
Really, You’ve Done Enough: A Parents Guide to Stop Parenting Their Adult Child Who Still Needs Their Money But Not Their Advice
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October 2nd, 2011
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Young adults are encouraged to be the main characters in these five short stories about teen parents trying to live independently. Each story features a different living situation—single parenting without working; a couple with one partner working full-time; two mothers living together and both working part-time; two young parents living with one of their parents, but struggling for financial independence; and a young entrepreneur. Recording the deposits and withdrawals in each character’s checkbook makes it clear without preaching or lecturing just how difficult it really is to support even a very small family. This new edition is updated to reflect current welfare guidelines and living costs…. More >>
Will the Dollars Stretch?: Teen Parents Living on Their Own
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September 16th, 2011
Question:
Can a teen start their own business? If so, how? What are the steps and what do you truly have to do? Im thinking about this because as a teen, if i failed with a business, i still have my parents and all…please let me know what you think. Any ideas for a business? Advice? Thanks!
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August 9th, 2011
Question:
are there any advice i can get for my lil baby that has an ear infection?
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July 8th, 2011
Question:
Some stumble into what or who they love bar none and shoot off like a rocket. But for most of us reaching mid life we stumble through day to day doing a job, paying the bills, and working through basic interpersonal relationships. At mid life we realize we are not likely to be the next teen heart throb, or young business tycoon, and in fact employee of the month may be a stretch. Perhaps we have a family or perhaps we are still playing the dating game.
For those further up the mountain what perspective can be offered. What did you do right? Would you have done anything different? Sure you can credit the luck of finding the right lover or career, but outside of blind luck what made the difference.
For someone who lacks living grandparents or parents to ask… Whats advice would you give those in their 30′s/40′s to have a good life?
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July 7th, 2011
Question:
Ok, so I see advice come out here for talking to teens/preteens:
“If they were really your friend, they wouldn’t care if you did X”
“You are beautiful/perfect/great just the way you are!”
“You don’t have to change anything about yourself!”
“Oh, it is just a crush, you’ll get over it!”
To a teen that is actively trying to change something about themselves because something is not working to maintain their friendships:
“Anyone who would be your friend already is, and there is nothing you can do to get someone else to be your friend.”
“Any change you make will be irrelevant, people still won’t like you.”
“Your feelings are irrelevant and not worthy of note.”
Just curious, do any of you who have ever given this kind of advice ever consider that this is how it is being taken by the teen/preteen in question?
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June 14th, 2011
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June 9th, 2011
Question:
For example my son’s school in the UK had a ‘buddy’ program where an older child from a higher grade was teamed off with an younger child from the lower grade year to prevent older kids bullying younger ones- they used to spend a couple of periods every week doing fun activities together.
The teachers also encouraged the class to actively participate in recycle programs where leftover food, plastic bottles or used papers were dumped in respective bins to encourage kids to be aware of the importance of recycling.
I was wondering if there is a way where as a parent I could suggest these methods in my son’s school here in US without intruding into the school’s policies?
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June 8th, 2011
Question:
This isn’t a personal question; I’m not looking for advice, since I don’t have kids. But I notice with friends who have teenagers that they’re often in a predicament about how to negotiate personal space. How do parents and teens strike a balance so that young men and women have a sense of personal independence and trust, but parents can exercise control over illegal substances and potentially dangerous activity?
Would you condone setting out open “personal” spaces rather than a single “private” one (i.e., areas where a teen knows he or she can be alone to think, work, study, listen to music – but where everyone in the household has casual access (say, for cleaning) vs. one where no one else goes)?
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