Archives for April 2012

Episode 85 Chores: Load Em’ Up or Let Kids Sit…

Photo compliments of shareski at Flickr.

Join me as we discuss:

*Kids and chores. Do they need more…

*How it seems like expectations and responsibility levels have changed over the generations.

*Where the problem these kiddos have actually lies.

*How build proactive kids that are helpful and have good work-ethic.

SHOW NOTES

I Did These Things As a Kid But Mine Won’t – a hilarilous but strikingly true cartoon about the differences between our generation of kids and the current.

Why Children Need More Chores – article from the New York Times about research point to more chores = better for kiddos.

Episode 84 ADHD PT3: What’s A Parent to Do?

Photo compliments of Peter Vidrine at Flickr. DISCLAIMER: no offense is intended by the photo.

Join me as we discuss:

*How the approach you’ve been taugh might just be wrong.

*How ADHD requires meeting issues on a BUNCH of levels…not just one or two.

*Four areas you must be addressing to experience success with ADHD kiddos.

SHOW NOTES

Ellen Thomas Website – great site for getting info on working with schools when our kids have diagnosis.

Episode 83 Techno-Kids with Paul McGuire from AffluentStudent.com

Photo compliments of El Tuercas from Flickr.

Join me as we discuss:

*An interview my good friend and owner of AffluentStudent.com.

*Kids and technology…should they have them.

*We cover everything from cellphones to Facebook.

SHOW NOTES

The Affluent Student – Paul website. Check him out and sign up for his email subscription. He pumps out excellent content!

Action Alert Download – the computer monitoring software I highly recommend. Both a free version to try it out and a premium version that is pimped out.

Net Nanny – the software Paul mentions. NN has been around for a very long time an thought I have not used it personally, I know it has produced great results for many.

Episode 82 Breaking Whining Behavior: Does it Begin with the Kids…Or Us?

Photo compliments of frotzed2 at Flickr.

Join me as we discuss:

*A case study with my middle child and his whining.

*My mounting frustrations with his actions and emotions lately.

*A newsletter by Vanessa Van Petten (one of my most trusted sources of parenting info) and how it slapped me in the face.

*The clincher on how I affected my son’s whining…but never in the way I would have imagined!

SHOW NOTES

Radical Parenting – one of my personal favorite parenting websites. Vanessa writes good, well written stuff that is research based…which you all know makes Trey happy! Check her site out…

Episode 81 Kids and Condoms – To Give or Not to Give

Photo compliments of robertelyov at Flickr.

Join me as we discuss:

*The 2 polarized thought processes of giving condoms to kids and why I’m okay with both approaches…regardless of my beliefs.

*The middle-grounders on this issue that bother the crap out of me.

*My call to parents to cowboy up on the issue.

SHOW NOTES:

Should Middle Schools Give Out Condoms: This Doctor Says Yes

Episode 80 It’s All About Tha Benjamins with Kids – Interview with Bill Dwight from FamZoo.com

Bill Dwight from FamZoo.com

Join me as we discuss:

*What is a Virtual Family Bank and what is FamZoo (including the name…)?

*How making mistakes with VFB’s can save kids financial pains later in life.

*What should parents be teaching kids about money and Bills favorite tips.

SHOW NOTES

FamZoo.com – Bill’s site. You gotta check this out!

Family Circus Cartoons – Click on “Files” and you can choose between the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s to see Family Circus Cartoons.

The First National Bank of Dad: A Foolproof Method for Teaching Your Kids the Value of Money – this is the book that Bill mentioned that we both highly recommend for teaching not just good habits, but teaching kids the values of money as well.