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Rachel Simmons Offers Parents Advice on Cell Phone and Social Media Limits

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Rachel Simmons, bestselling author of Odd Girl Out and co-founder of the Girls Leadership Institute (GLI), offers great insights and advice for parents on how to walk the fine line between stalking their children’s technology usage and taking a totally hands-off approach.  Her advice on effective limit-setting–and why limits are so important socially and academically–is great:

 

 

Parenting the Passive Aggressive Child

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So, my sweet eldest child just muttered something about “I hate you. You’re the meanest Mommy in the whole world” as I was leaving her room. (Apparently she didn’t agree when I told her that homework was her responsibility.) Guess passive aggression and indirect anger are no longer something I need to be concerned about with her… So much for this approach I had just mastered:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/signe-whitson/hidden-anger-how-to-confr_b_1119328.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#undefined

 

How do you approach passive aggressive behavior with your kids?

The Nail in the Fence: A Story about the Scars Left by Words Said in Anger

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This story, most recently posted on Sue Atkins’ (The Parenting Expert) website, reminds me of an activity I recently posted that teaches kids about the impact of bullying words.  The basic message of “The Nail in the Fence” is the same: words can wound, so use them with care. 

If you are living or working with kids and teaching important lessons about anger management, this is a great read:

 

The Nail in the Fence

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence.

Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.”

Very Funny! Why Sarcasm is No Laughing Matter for Kids

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Sometimes, it’s just too hard to keep the sarcastic comments to myself.  Especially at the dinner table where my let-it-all-hang-out daughters really just ask for my husband and I to engage in witty banter about their manners, their singing talents, and their friendship dramas. Nonetheless, I know I should hold my tongue…

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/signe-whitson/very-funny-why-sarcasm-is_b_1067668.html

A Role Model of Imperfection

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A clean house is a waste of my daughters’ childhood…and other important lessons role modeled by my Mom. Please check out:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/signe-whitson/mom-role-models_b_1017660.html

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