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Michael Grose

It can be hurtful, even humiliating, at times raising adolescents. We put up with comments and attitudes that we wouldn't tolerate from adults.

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Michael Grose

Grrrrrr! I'm angry! Children who learn to manage their anger have a head start on handling fears and other emotions.

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Michael Grose

Sleep deprivation has a compounding affect so an hour less per night is like a full night without sleep by the end of the week. Lack of sleep can lead to inattentiveness at school, poor memory, inconsistent performance, bad temper and even stimulant use as a sleep substitute.

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Michael Grose

The joy of parenting is often overtaken by tension as parenting tasks aren’t shared and different ideas about raising kids lead to conflict. Nothing wrong with tension and conflict, but if it’s not dealt with it can simmer away hindering your relationship and also harming your parenting

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Michael Grose

Facebook and other forms of social networking media are here to stay, so parents need to learn about social media, even if they don’t want to embrace it. It can be confronting when their child knows more about technology than them, but smart parents these days let their kids teach them what they know about technology.