Retraining Those Pups, Level 4
As much as we’d like to think that our teen pups are each darling and unique, the truth is that …
Category Archives: Parenting teens
Retraining Those Pups, Level 3
As we’ve talked and thought about putting an end to smart-mouthed pups at your home, we’ve moved from Level 1 …
Retraining Those Pups, Level 2
We’ve been considering how to deal with middle school kids (and older) with a sassy attitude or way of speaking. …
Retraining Those Naughty Pups, Level 1
In the last blog, I called attention to a trend I’m hearing about frequently right now: middle school kids (or …
Naughty pups? Confused “alpha” dog?
The parents’ questions read like this: strong-willed kid who, outside home is great, but worst at home snarly attitude of 10 …
Something I Know About Communicating With Teens: Changing Our Way of Speaking
Stop and think about it. . . . Think about how you spoke to your kids when they were little, …
Low Necklines, Not Expectations . . .
On a recent trip to Australia, I was charmed by the sight each morning of an onslaught of girls in …
The Jigsaw Puzzle of Identity
You may not have read Erik Erikson in a while (or ever) but he is an outstanding developmental theorist who …
Adventures of Nimby Part 7, Steering Down the Slow Road
Although Kayte’s and her dad’s original plan had been to purchase two VW bugs and combine parts for a road-worthy …
Building the Team
I was invited for Sunday lunch to the home of a family with eight kids…the perfect “yours,” “mine” and “ours” …
Kathleen Fischer 