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The Dance

1/21/2021

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why taking the phone away from your teen doesn't work
The Dance
 
Homework not done, take away the phone, homework gets done.
Next week… homework not done, take away the phone and video games, homework gets done.
Next week… homework not done.
 
Sound familiar?
 
Parents, are you running out of viable discipline options? Do you feel like the only thing you can do is take away technology to create changed behavior? Does that work? Or is a pattern emerging of the back-and-forth dance described above?
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Learning Disabilities: Telling a New Story

7/2/2016

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Learning Disabilities: Telling a New Story
I was diagnosed with a learning disability in first grade, and every day for ten years after I struggled in every way imaginable.
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Four Steps to Becoming a Rock Star Parent in 2018

7/2/2016

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Four Steps to Becoming a Rock Star Parent in 2018
It’s that time of year, the time to set goals and resolutions for the year to come. From starting diets and making more money to living of life of your dreams, goals of virtually every shape and size bounce throughout the days and weeks of January. But a goal rarely heard, a goal I believe to be among the most important ever set in mind and down on paper, is the goal to become a better parent.
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Guiding Your Teens to Envision — and Build — The Lives They Want

7/2/2016

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Guiding Your Teens to Envision -- And Build -- The Lives They Want
How does a teen who can’t remember his lunch money or his homework and rarely makes his bed become an adult who creates the kind of life that brings him meaning, purpose… and joy? Does he just magically stumble into the keys to life in high school, or college?
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Dads, Step it Up for Your Teens

7/2/2016

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Dads, Step it Up for Your Teens
Co-authored by Dennis Charles, professional mentor and amazing father of five

You’re busy with work and life, we know. But put it down for a minute. Stop what you’re doing, close your computer, and put attention on your teen. We all know that teens want to be more independent and to move away from their parents, but at the same time they know dad will be there for them. Always!

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