Category Archives: Tweens

Why Do Teenagers Steal? How Do I Handle My Teen if They Are Caught Stealing?

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Continued From: “Help! My Teenager was Caught Stealing.  How Should I Handle the Situation?” Parents have you ever received a call from mall security or the police department letting you know that they just caught your teenager stealing?  If so, you aren’t alone and you aren’t the first parent who has had to deal with [...]

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Help! My Teenager was Caught Stealing. How Should I Handle the Situation?

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Most teenagers enjoy hanging out at the mall for several hours on the weekends so that they can spend time with their friends and window shop, unless they have money to spend.  In fact, I remember doing this when I was a teenager, I enjoyed roaming around the mall and catching up with my friends. [...]

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What Can I Do To Keep My Child or Teenager from Lying to Me Constantly?

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Teenagers begin exerting their own voices and want to begin making their own choices.  Their choices may not be the choice that you agree with and they may cover up their actions to avoid getting caught.  If they are caught, they may attempt to cover up what they did and begin telling their parents a [...]

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Why Do Older Children and Teens Lie to Their Parents?

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Parents it is very important that you have a continuous relationship with their child as they are growing up so that when your child becomes a teenager, you will know them well enough to determine when they aren’t telling you the truth.  Kids will tell you a story if they think that they can get away [...]

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Learn the Importance of Monitoring Your Child’s Internet and Social Media Activities

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If you children are using the Internet it is important as a parent to keep them as safe as possible.  There are many dangers on the Internet that most kids don’t understand or care to understand because they are naive.  They think that everyone on the Internet is who they say that they are and don’t [...]

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How Does Media Affect the Way Our Children Think?

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I did an experiment once when I was in college. Well, it was both an experiment and an attempt to better myself by limiting the type of media that I watched and listened to.  For two entire months I did not watch a single TV show or movie.  I avoided media such as video games [...]

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A Dad’s View on Work and Play with the Family {Guest Post}

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Hello, I’m a work at home father of a beautiful 5 year old daughter named Alexandra. Working from home has given me the opportunity to stay in touch with my beautiful family. My daughter is a special needs child but with the help from my fiancée Anna, her welfare and life has improved over the [...]

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Teach Your Child the Dangers That Lurk on the Internet – Part 3

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What are Some of the Dangers that Teenagers Face When Using Social Media Platforms? Teenagers are very smart and can quickly figure out how to operate technology.  Their thirst for learning can possibly lead them down the wrong path.  What dangers should you warn your child about that are lurking on the Internet before you [...]

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Teach Your Child the Dangers That Lurk on the Internet – Part 2

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If your child has social media accounts, like Facebook, it is your responsibility as a parent to ensure that your child learns how to safely use the Internet.  I realize that most parents are busy; however, it is important to know exactly what your child is engaging in on the Internet.  The Internet is full [...]

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Teach Your Child the Dangers That Lurk on the Internet – Part 1

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Children are heavily involved with technology at a much younger age now and parents need to be involved with their child’s involvement on the Internet.  I remember growing up as a child, we didn’t have the technology that is around today, I had a gaming system and a walkman.  Kids today have cell phones(some with Internet [...]

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