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Undoing Parenting Mistakes
Dont you wish there was a great big Undo" button in life; where you could completely erase your parenting mistakes? I bet some parents would give anything for such a button. Unfortunately, there is no such undo" button. But perhaps the best way to avoid the need for one is to avoid the kind of mistakes parents sometimes make. To learn what those could be, you might sit down with a few veteran... (posted by Mark Gregston 1 year 358 days ago.)
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Dont you wish there was a great big Undo" button in life; where you could completely erase your parenting mistakes? I bet some parents would give anything for such a button. Unfortunately, there is no such undo" button. But perhaps the best way to avoid the need for one is to avoid the kind of mistakes parents sometimes make. To learn what those could be, you might sit down with a few veteran... (posted by Mark Gregston 1 year 358 days ago.)
How to Confront Teenage Misbehavior
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 havent met a teen yet who doesnt want to know they will continue to be loved when theyve made mistakes. Loving someone seems easy when everything is going well. Its a quite different matter when your teen breaks your rules, and their... (posted by Mark Gregston 2 years 160 days ago.)
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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 havent met a teen yet who doesnt want to know they will continue to be loved when theyve made mistakes. Loving someone seems easy when everything is going well. Its a quite different matter when your teen breaks your rules, and their... (posted by Mark Gregston 2 years 160 days ago.)
Rising Tide of Teen Dishonesty
Some claim that the silly gesture of crossing your fingers behind your back to cover up a lie originated with Roman persecution of Christians, who made the sign of the cross behind their back to ask God's forgiveness for lying about their faith. That sounds more like a fable to me, but it's a fact that teenagers today seem to be crossing their fingers behind their back more and more. They are cheating and stealing more... (posted by Mark Gregston 2 years 163 days ago.)
Some claim that the silly gesture of crossing your fingers behind your back to cover up a lie originated with Roman persecution of Christians, who made the sign of the cross behind their back to ask God's forgiveness for lying about their faith. That sounds more like a fable to me, but it's a fact that teenagers today seem to be crossing their fingers behind their back more and more. They are cheating and stealing more... (posted by Mark Gregston 2 years 163 days ago.)
Adoption Struggles in the Teen Years
When an adopted child enters the adolescent years and their thinking transfers from concrete to abstract, they might begin asking that unanswerable question, “Why did my mother give me up?" At a time that most kids are trying to “find themselves" and form a concept and understanding of who they are and who they are not, the adoption card in their deck of options is one that is a mystery and a source of confusion for... (posted by Mark Gregston 2 years 163 days ago.)
When an adopted child enters the adolescent years and their thinking transfers from concrete to abstract, they might begin asking that unanswerable question, “Why did my mother give me up?" At a time that most kids are trying to “find themselves" and form a concept and understanding of who they are and who they are not, the adoption card in their deck of options is one that is a mystery and a source of confusion for... (posted by Mark Gregston 2 years 163 days ago.)
Never Give Up Parenting a Difficult Teen
If you're dealing with a wayward teen you know how relationally fatigued, emotionally beaten up, and personally worn down you can get. In fact, you may right now be thinking, "I've been pushing against this wall foreverI just can't do it anymore." But let me encourage you to never give upkeep parenting, even when the going with your troubled teen gets toughest. I understand just how confusing and tiring it is.... (posted by Mark Gregston 2 years 215 days ago.)
If you're dealing with a wayward teen you know how relationally fatigued, emotionally beaten up, and personally worn down you can get. In fact, you may right now be thinking, "I've been pushing against this wall foreverI just can't do it anymore." But let me encourage you to never give upkeep parenting, even when the going with your troubled teen gets toughest. I understand just how confusing and tiring it is.... (posted by Mark Gregston 2 years 215 days ago.)
Step-Parenting Teenagers
Step-parents can take it very personally when a step-child seemingly rejects them. It's hard for them to understand how a child they helped raise could so suddenly become hateful, mean, and angry. But I've found that to be quite common phenomenon for step-children when they reach adolescence. It doesn't matter that you have been a loving parent to her for many years. She still longs for her missing birth-parent, or her... (posted by Mark Gregston 3 years 115 days ago.)
Step-parents can take it very personally when a step-child seemingly rejects them. It's hard for them to understand how a child they helped raise could so suddenly become hateful, mean, and angry. But I've found that to be quite common phenomenon for step-children when they reach adolescence. It doesn't matter that you have been a loving parent to her for many years. She still longs for her missing birth-parent, or her... (posted by Mark Gregston 3 years 115 days ago.)
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