Tag: Tween Parenting
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Journaling the Journey: Writing Makes Everything Better
Something I do as an Organization Development professional and a Life Coach is journaling. Not so much that I become a navel-gazing moron, but I write down enough so I can sort things out in my head. All OD pros do it. We’re taught to journal as part of the training. It becomes second nature […]
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How to Deal with the I WANT Monster, Positively
How to Deal With the “I WANT” Monster Positively by Malinda Carlson. Published at http://www.afineparent.com I hate shopping with my children. There. I said it. And I’ll say it again. I hate shopping with my children. There is nothing I dread more than taking my kids into a store. Any store. Grocery. Clothing. Toys. Especially […]
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Tween Emotional Tsunami
My 10 year old no longer wants a hug when I drop him off at school. When we go on the tram there is no acknowledgment of any relationship at all between us. It’s a complete pull back of affection. But then there are times when he floods over us, drowning us in his desperate […]
Mindy Carlson 