“It was always like walking on eggshells around here. Very tense,” says Josephine, mother of 17-year-old Jamie. “She was totally disrespectful and condescending and I was ready to throw her out.” Josephine recalls how her “blood was always boiling” at home because her daughter’s unending anger stoked her own anger, and she dreaded the next [...]
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Gut Check: Do You Tiptoe around Your Child?
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009Is it a Phase?
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009Q: Why do parents tend to dismiss inappropriate behavior as “a phase?”
James: When a child is between 18 months and two years old, they’ll start to walk away and say “no” to their parent. The child is practicing a new skill. Parents call it a phase because eventually, the “no” goes away and the child [...]
When Your Teen Says, “I Don’t Fit In.”
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Every child feels like they don’t fit in at some point. Even adults feel that way occasionally: we all experience being “alone in a room full of people.” With kids, the need to be part of a group is instinctual; it’s survival. They want to fit in and be like everyone else because it gives [...]
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