Parenting
Teens
How do you encourage a child who does not seem to have a focus on their future?
Assuming you're talking about a teenager who is maybe in, the late grades in high school. I have to say, and this may be a little controversial, but, my experience is that there are a lot of teenagers in the 11th or 12th grade who don't...
What criteria do you use to determine what you provide for your children vs. what they need to earn?
I think that bar begins to shift in adolescence. It's a moving target depending on what's going on in their lives. But in adolescents, chores become a more obvious part of their life. When a child is a teenager, then there is much more...
Can a parent give their child too much?
Yes, parents can give children too much, especially teenagers. And I see it happen all the time. I watch it and I'm baffled sometimes as to how parents are unable to look forward into their child's life and understand how do you not...