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Driver’s Ed – Now Is The Time To Start
By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published December 11, 2012
Tags: learning to drive, rules of the road, teaching teens to drive, teen drivers
As you drive through town, with your child in the backseat, talk about the rules of the road as they come up….Talking about driving starts long before your child is tall enough to see over the steering wheel.
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How to Discuss the Election with Your Child
By Cara Beth McLeod
Published October 29, 2012
Tags: how to teach child to vote, political family, teenagers and voting
If you take this election season as an opportunity to talk about America, democracy and voting, then you will start on the path to raising a loyal, critical-thinking American citizen.
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Ace The Test: How To Help A Child Do Better On Exams
By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published October 23, 2012
Tags: ACT, low test scores, SAT, study skills, test prep, test-taking
Taking exams successfully is a skill, just like everything else. A person isn’t born knowing how to do it.
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Whatcha Gonna Be? Should Kids’ Costumes Be Rated ‘G’?
By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published October 16, 2012
Tags: children's dress up, Halloween costumes, superhero behavior, violent and sexual imagery in children's costumes
Given the fact that Halloween is often portrayed as a time when being scary and being scared are hallmarks of a successful holiday, how far do you permit your child to go? Does it matter if children’s costumes are not rated ‘G’?
ARTICLE
Driver’s Ed – Now Is The Time To Start
By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published December 11, 2012
Tags: learning to drive, rules of the road, teaching teens to drive, teen drivers
As you drive through town, with your child in the backseat, talk about the rules of the road as they come up….Talking about driving starts long before your child is tall enough to see over the steering wheel.
ARTICLE
How to Discuss the Election with Your Child
By Cara Beth McLeod
Published October 29, 2012
Tags: how to teach child to vote, political family, teenagers and voting
If you take this election season as an opportunity to talk about America, democracy and voting, then you will start on the path to raising a loyal, critical-thinking American citizen.
ARTICLE
Ace The Test: How To Help A Child Do Better On Exams
By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published October 23, 2012
Tags: ACT, low test scores, SAT, study skills, test prep, test-taking
Taking exams successfully is a skill, just like everything else. A person isn’t born knowing how to do it.
ARTICLE
Whatcha Gonna Be? Should Kids’ Costumes Be Rated ‘G’?
By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published October 16, 2012
Tags: children's dress up, Halloween costumes, superhero behavior, violent and sexual imagery in children's costumes
Given the fact that Halloween is often portrayed as a time when being scary and being scared are hallmarks of a successful holiday, how far do you permit your child to go? Does it matter if children’s costumes are not rated ‘G’?
VIDEO
How to keep a strong relationship with your child during the teenage years
Published October 10, 2012
Tags: distant relationship with teenager, dr. patricia nan anderson, katie malinski, parent child relationship, parenting teens, southwestern advantage, tips for parenting a teenager
Many parents have a strong relationship with their child when they are young, but the child starts becoming distant during the teenage years. Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson and Katie Malinski LCSW share how parents can help keep a close relationship with their kids during the teenage years.
VIDEO
A healthy sack lunch vs. an unhealthy sack lunch
Published September 9, 2012
Tags: children and nutrition, healthy sack lunch, nutritional value of school cafeteria food, unhealthy sack lunch
Many parents pack sack lunches for their children to avoid unhealthy cafeteria food. But many traditional sack lunches are just as unhealthy as cafeteria food. Nutritionist for the hit TV show “The Biggest Loser”, Cheryl Forberg, shares how to pack a healthy sack lunch for your child.
VIDEO
3 keys to parenting teenagers
Published August 16, 2012
Tags: katie malinski, parent child relationship with teenager, parenting teenagers, tips for raising teenagers, tips for talking to teens
Parenting teenagers can be a tough job! Parenting Coach Katie Malinski LCSW coaches a mother of five teenagers on the 3 keys to parenting teenagers successfully.
VIDEO
Challenges with chores: tips for getting kids to help out around the house
Published July 11, 2012
Tags: how to get help with chores, katie malinski, kids and chores, teenagers and chores
Parenting Coach Katie Malinski LCSW coaches a single-mother with five teenagers how to get her kids to help out around the house with chores.
