WANT TO AVOID REBELLION?
The world is made up of a varied and eclectic mix of personalities, skill sets, opinions, ideologies, thoughts and expectations. I remember when I was in my early 20s and Head of Art at a school in Ascot, England, I took my students to the British Museum, to an exhibition called TASTE. Everything in the collection was divided into two groups; GOOD TASTE and BAD TASTE. The 'good taste' objects were placed on a pink pedestal and the 'bad taste' on a silver dustbin! The highligh
SHAME is a Killer.
The root of low self-esteem and low self-confidence in teens is often shame. Here are 6 key tools to get rid of shame and set your teen free: 1. Teach them the difference between guilt and shame. Guilt is a feeling of remorse about doing something wrong ie stealing money. It can be positive in that it can lead to making amends for a bad decision. Shame is a crippling feeling about how we appear to ourselves and to others. The cause can be critical comments, pornography, feeli
Overcoming Hard Times
As our tween matures into a teen they begin to push the boundaries. Our once sweet, loving and responsive child seemingly disappears and we are met with a sometimes aggressive, unruly and/or obnoxious teen. Filled with raging hormones, affected by fluctuating emotions and influenced by pressure from peers, our once delightful child has gone. SO WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? HOW DO WE PARENT THIS NEW CHILD? I repeatedly remind my clients the following: 1. You as parents have never par
