About Growing Up
“The more a parent points out things to their children, the more the children will take it upon themselves to select, identify, listen to, see, embrace." - The Power of the Powerless
Our children, regardless of their age, need us to be with them, explaining what makes and why one thing is lovely and the other is horrible, why one thing is important and the other is insignificant, and why this is quite correct and that's all wrong. A relationship similar to this is what makes the world a much better place, one person at a time.
So, remember that growing up girls, growing up boys or growing up gifted, no matter what, growing up really matters for our children through us parents. A Life imitates life. Children imitates us parents and there is a good chance that children will grow a habit like the parents. If mom and dad embrace the enchantments of the heart, there's a pretty good possibility their kids, too, will have a good laugh.
It was my kids homework that did it. Every night became a challenge to me how to get my son, a non-academic, to do his homework. I tried encouragement, patience, and teaching, but all of them to no avail. I even tried other tactics like bribery, threats and punishment, and still no success. Until I’ve tried anger, frustration and tears, but my teenagers still didn’t budge. But in the end of my tether to my teen, I knew it was time for a change.
Looking back on my behaviour towards my teenager, I’ve seen how I had changed from a calm, encouraging parent into a demanding,... Read More →
Nobody enjoys paying for automobile insurance specially to teenagers. We all know that insurance for teenagers or car insurance for teens are much higher due to that they are new and inexperience drivers. As a matter of fact, car insurance rates are rising due to inflation — new car prices, repairs, personal injury lawsuits, and health care cost have all jumped dramatically. The auto insurers have passed these costs on the buyers.
I’ve learned that we can keep our rates down for experience and teenager drivers by following these tips:
1. Choose the Right Car.
Make insurance costs a part of your criteria in selecting a car. You may be able to afford the car, but... Read More →
Parent say they’ve been there, they say they understand,
If only they knew what passes through our hands,
Drugs to inhale and they slowly die,
It takes them away…it makes them high,
Kids drink to wash away their tears,
To run and hide from all their fears,
Parents think they get us…but they don’t have a clue,
They don’t know all the things peer pressure can do,
They don’t know about all the rumors and lies,
They don’t know about how our hope slowly dies,
Parents don’t understand our thoughts and dreams,
All they see are our bad thoughts and endless schemes,
Take the time to get to know and love me,
Cause I look up to you… I do what I see,
I will turn out to be a bad girl lost and needed,
If you’re one of those parents that is conceited,
You say you understand us, you say you get... Read More →
Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years. ~Author Unknown
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Abraham Lincoln
When the boy is growing he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
Mother Nature is providential. She gives us twelve years to develop a love for our children before turning them into teenagers. ~William Galvin
Helping your eldest to pick a college is one of the greatest educational experiences of life – for the parents. Next to trying to pick his bride, it’s the best way to learn that your authority, if not... Read More →
“This book is worthy of reading and re-reading, if only to remind yourself of its simple message to stop what you’re doing and listen to the important people in your life. It has spoken to me at different times, helping me to improve relationships with my spouse, child, and friends.”–Doug O., Walnut Creek, California
“A beautifully written, articulate guide to listening, this book is an antidote to the sense of diminishment experienced by so many as our culture short-circuits our need for interchange with others. Using personal stories from his life and the lives of patients, Dr. Nichols offers clarification of the listening process between friends, with family, in work situations, and in intimate relationships. The Lost... Read More →
