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Category Archives: News
Announcing LIVE Radio Show Saturday April 21, 2012 and new e-book: Breaking the Cycle of Child Abuse
All this month we’ve been focused on Child Abuse Prevention Month by highlighting child abuse experts who have written inspiring articles. These guest posts been encouraging, depressing, uplifting, and inspiring. As a parenting coach, I spend alot of time helping … Continue reading
Posted in Addictions and Recovery, Child Abuse, News, Parenting Teens
Tagged child abuse, Dr. Carol Show, news, parenting, radio
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We’re Going Mobile!
With more than one billion mobile users worldwide – and many of those users accessing the internet exclusively from a mobile device – we figured it was time we went mobile! A little deeper digging turned up the fact that … Continue reading
Posted in News, Parenting Teens
Tagged HOPE Coaching, HOPE Notes, mobile Apps, parenting resources
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Live Radio Show on Teens & Dating: Monday February 27 1pm PST
Parenting teens who are exploring romance can be frustrating, confusing, and can challenge your ability to be flexible. With teenagers hitting puberty at younger ages, their hormones are getting turned “on” earlier, and they’re likely interested in dating before they … Continue reading
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Tagged dating violence, parenting, parenting teens, radio show, teen dating advice, teen pregnancy, teen romance, teen substance abuse
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LIVE Radio Monday 1-9-12: Co-Parenting Success in the New Year
Its a New Year, and a great time to re-evaluate your parenting strategies. If you’re co-parenting teens, you have a marvelous opportunity to practice mindful, involved, and emotionally available parenting. The challenge is in how to move from theory to … Continue reading
December’s Give-Back Project
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Decorations are going up, special deals are being advertised, and teenagers are making their wish lists. How are you balancing out that focus on getting with ways of giving? Even in families … Continue reading
Posted in News, Parenting Teens
Tagged give back, giving during the holidays, hope, parenting teens, ways to help teens give back
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Live Radio Tuesday, November 29, 2011: When Teens Hate School
Teenagers struggle in high school. Gone are the fun days of sharing a favorite toy for show-and-tell, or recess being the favorite subject. High school is all about gut-wrenching peer pressure and bullying, loads of homework, disinterested and misunderstanding teachers, … Continue reading
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Tagged educational alternatives, helping teens who hate school, school options
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November’s Give-Back Project
Every month we join with thousands of others to help the Love Drop team make a positive impact in the lives of one family. Please take a moment to read through November’s LoveDrop recipient information, and make a decision today … Continue reading
Live Radio Monday October 31, 2011: Tough Love or Bully Parenting
Parents of teens struggle with how best to respond when their teens are rebellious or defiant. Alot of what I write and speak and coach about has to do with that teen attitude that can be exhausting to deal with. … Continue reading
Live Radio Show Monday July 11, 2011: Its Your Money! Adult kids and financial boundaries
Last week when I wrote about Adult Kids and Money, I heard from moms (and dads) covering the full spectrum of good-to-not-so-good relationships with their adult children over money. Some parents decided never to help their children financially once the … Continue reading
Posted in News, Parenting Adult Children
Tagged adult kids and money, live radio show, news, parenting adult kids
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