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| Other Articles By V. Michael Santoro, M. Ed. ( Total Articles = 5 ) |
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Coaching Your Teenagers on the Quest for Good Grades
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It is important that as a parent, you create a flexible environment that supports your teen, and provides her with the opportunity to grow into a self-reliant young adult. As a teenager, she will think at times that she has all the answers, and not need you. However, she will be happy to have you as a "safety net" when she realizes she does not have all the answers. This can in .....
Author: V. Michael Santoro, M. Ed.
Category: Parenting
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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What's Troubling Your Teenager? - Peeling Back the Onion Layers
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Onion layers are a good analogy for problem solving. Like onions, problems can have multiple layers, and if you do not dig deeply enough, you may end up not solving the real problem.
A good way to indicate whether or not you have "peeled back" enough layers is to see how you "feel" during the problem solving process. At times it will seem like you have discovered the proper s .....
Author: V. Michael Santoro, M. Ed.
Category: Parenting
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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Unilateral Disarmament - The First Step to Improving Communications with Your Teenagers
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Many times, we are so conditioned in how we speak that we do not realize whether or not we are effectively communicating with our teens. This is especially true when they upset us.
To ensure that you are fostering an environment that will encourage your teenager to talk to you, as opposed to fearing you, the first step is to evaluate your communication style. How you express .....
Author: V. Michael Santoro, M. Ed.
Category: Parenting
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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Monitoring Your Teens for Drug Use without Appearing to be Spying
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Even if your teenagers do not use drugs, you still need to keep an eye on them. It is much better to realize that things could change, and anticipate that your teen COULD become a user. Essentially, it is not wise to make assumptions about topics such as drug use. Also, having been a high school teacher afforded me the opportunity to witness peer pressure, and how even good kid .....
Author: V. Michael Santoro, M. Ed.
Category: Parenting
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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Ten ways to Become Best Friends with Your Teenagers
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Best friends! It may seem impossible to believe, but today’s teens do want to consider their parents as friends, even though they think we could never understand the realities of their world. They are also interested in what it was like being a teenager during the Stone Age. Life without cell phones or the Internet must have been unimaginable!
So even with this interest, can .....
Author: V. Michael Santoro, M. Ed.
Category: Parenting
Date Posted: Aug 12, 2005
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