Enforceable Statements
June 30, 2010 by Carol McNaughton
Filed under Parents
Getting your kids to do what you ask
I was recently reading something on the Love and Logic site about what they call enforceable statements. I thought it was such a great technique that I wanted to share it.
As those of you who have been around me for a while know, I am trained in Choice Theory and I believe that the fact we think we can control another is the biggest myth going and in fact, what makes us so miserable.
We all know that when someone tells us what to do, we are less likely to do it. In fact, there was a joke made of this in the Simpsons, where Homer had a parenting card that said, “Whatever you want the boy to do, ask the opposite.”
Radical Parenting release curfew app
October 24, 2009 by Carol McNaughton
Filed under Parents
The Best iPhone App for Teens and Parents: iCurfew
The wonderful peeps at Radical Parenting have released an i-phone app for Parents who want to keep in touch with their teens.
I Curfew
iCurfew is an easy way for kids and parents to check-in with each other remotely. Kids simply use iCurfews to send their location to their parents in an email.
Whether kids are at the movies, at a friends house, or across the world, they can check-in using iCurfew on cell data networks or Wifi.
Parents don’t have to be nervous any longer; wondering if their kids are really out where they say they are. This app builds trust, and verifies real time location with an un-editable link.
What makes us different: Unlike other teen tracking apps, we want the checkin process to be mutual and encourage open communication. We have made the location link un-editable to ensure parents get the real location of their child. We think this mutually cooperative process encourages stronger relationships between kids and parents.
Our Mission: To help parents and kids communicate in a technological world and eliminate the need for fighting, nagging and misunderstandings.
App Features:
* Email up to 3 contacts with currently location.
* Link sends parent to Google Map showing current location.
* Easy for kids to use, just hit a few buttons.
* Customize message template. Kids can add their own message on pick up time, change of plans, etc.
* Kids can easily send their location to parents picking them up from sporting events and concerts.
Here’s how to do it:
1. Touch iCurfew icon to launch.
2. “Hit Check-in Now”
3. After location is determined, hit “Send my location.”
4. Send email to preselected parent contact, and your done!
Why This Application is For Parents of All Ages
* This can be used as a simple “pick me up here” tool for parents who need to pick up their kids at a new location.
* Great for sending directions from kids to parents or parents to kids when they need to meet up.
* We even have couples who use it to let each other know where they are to meet at a restaurant or to check in while traveling.
* It’s only $0.99!
You can buy this now from your iPhone or directly from the iTunes store.
Parenting Teens Resources
September 30, 2009 by Sarah Newton
Filed under Resources
In my aim to bring you up to date info I have designed a twub for Parenting Teens. Twubs are Twitter groups built around content aggregated from #hashtags.
You have just check out the resources, join this twub or just tweet your content right from below. This should be a quick way to get great content.
Married yet feel like a single parent?
June 29, 2009 by Jane Richards
Filed under Parents
Is your spouse’s career so demanding that you feel like you’re carrying the load of a single parent?
Parents worried about connecting with your tweens and teens?
Career stress and life’s pressures overwhelming the entire family?
Do you ever secretly ask yourself, “Are we having any fun yet?”
What kind of childhood memories will your children have when they look back in time? Will their memories be filled with humor and fun? Will they be painted with belly laughs and laughing tears? If you have parented with a sense of playfulness, your kids are well on their way to developing a strong sense of self with fun, fond memories. If fun at home hasn’t been high on your priority list, it is never too late to shake things up.
Learn about your teen
June 28, 2009 by Sarah Newton
Filed under Parents
What can you learn from your child’s musical tastes?
As Parents we so often dismiss our children’s musical tastes. We listen to the din and just want them to turn it down! But how much do we really listen to their music?
If we were for a moment just to ignore the noise and listen to what the music is saying, how much could we learn about our teens?
Parenting Teen Advice
June 28, 2009 by Sarah Newton
Filed under Parents
Listening without trying to solve the problem
“Sarah, how do I listen to my daughter without trying to solve her problems? I am 40 she is 14, and I do not know what it is like for her. How do I respond from her point of view, not mine?”
