“If I had talked like that to my mom, she would have knocked the crap out of me!” When parents say this to me I sometimes think, “Why don’t you?” All right, I don’t recommend corporal punishment. I didn’t spank or hit my own kids, which is not to say there weren’t times when I really wanted to. Like a …
Teach your teen some self-control
Come on! Come on! I’m tired of waiting! The game is coming out tomorrow I need it now. Forget it! Self-control is beginning to get increased attention these days. It is one of the strongest predictors of every kind of success during late adolescence and adulthood. Unfortunately, it is a pain (like most things that don’t fit the motto, “If …