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For years parents grounded their teens as a consequence to their breaking family rules. Poor grades, "You’re grounded this weekend. Missed curfew, “Grounded, you ‘ll be missing that movie on Saturday"! Today the default grounding discipline is “Surrender your cell phone”. I see children losing their cell phones and other electronic privileges for almost every infraction of the rules imaginable. I wonder if you have noticed that it isn’t really working? Parents need to g

Having raised two teenagers and now watching five Grandsons work their way through their teen years, I truly understand how difficult this age can be for the parents responsible for these young lives. Dr. Sharon Maxwell, PhD, likens it to labor pains. Just as we went through the physically painful birthing process of our babies, we are now enduring the emotional birthing pains of this new young adult. One valuable lesson I have learned through the years is that learning how

If you think that you are going to receive some juicy information regarding your child's fine and gross motor development, you are going to be disappointed. I am sure our children's physical muscles benefit from free play, but what I am talking about here is our child's emotional and imaginative muscle,and why this is so important to children's development.So many children's lives are filled with adult organized activities that time for free play is being squeezed out of exis