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Beat the Back to School Power Struggle in 30 Days

Friday, August 14th, 2009

I’ve worked with many parents and children caught up in power struggles in the home—they argued over bedtime, homework, curfew, video game time—you name it, they fought over it. And the more these parents fought with their children, the better at arguing and manipulating situations their children seemed to get. Mothers and fathers came to [...]

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Motivating Underachievers II: Get Your Unmotivated Child on Track before School Starts

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

In Part II of Motivating Underachievers, James explains what you can do to get your child on track before school starts—and how you can motivate them to do their school work during the year.
For a teen-ager, there are many ways to say “screw you” to your parents. And for underachieving kids, being motivated to do [...]

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