Alpine Village Family July 6th, 2007
Even though my daughter is only 10 years old and considered a “tween”, I just love the Parenting My Teen internet talk show. Host Aurelia Williams, who is a parenting and life coach, doesn’t sugar coat any issues but she also doesn’t instill the common fear that raising a teenager should scare us. She knows that teens are inherently good kids and avoids any negative generalizations.
Aurelia started the show today by speaking a bit about teen dating and suggested that we teach our teens how to date and what to expect so they know how to develop a healthy relationship. Even though this may seem like a daunting subject to many parents, Aurelia’s calming demeanor will ease your fears.
Today’s special guest was Monique Howat, founder of Confident Girls Guys. She is a very positive Youth Motivator who focuses on what’s GOOD with our teens rather than what’s wrong with them. She strives to build our teens’ self-esteem through motivational speaking and workshops. As a parent, I appreciate Monique’s positive approach in the effort to prevent teens from suffering from low self-esteem and Aurelia’s positive attitude lets me believe that I will survive the teen years!
Alpine Village Family April 25th, 2007
Summer is supposed to be full of fun and games right? Most parents of teenagers have pretty serious concerns about the long summer days stretching out in front of their kids.
They worry that they’ll get in trouble, that they’ll meet the wrong kind of friends, that they’ll come into contact with drugs or alcohol - that they’ll be pressured to do things that they wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to do when school is taking up so much of their time.
Parents don’t have to be afraid of summer - they just need to work on developing a plan for their teens to help ensure that they have a great, fun, safe summer break.
Aurelia Williams of Parenting My Teen has put together a great teleseminar series for parents to do just that. You can learn more here: http://parentingmyteen.com/schools_out.html
Alpine Village Family February 28th, 2007
Your teen is probably having a conversation about sex with someone this month - maybe even this week - or right now! So why not let the conversation take place with you?
How will your teen know what your opinions and values are where relationships and sex are concerned unless they have the chance to really talk to you about it.
Let your teens ask you questions. Be honest and willing to share your own mistakes and how you feel about them today.
Need some help? There’s a great audio book on Talking to Your Teens About Sex that you can download for just a few bucks from the Family Ministries website.
