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Do We Let Them Go, or Not? Part 2

Do We Let Them Go, or Not? Part 2

dreamstime_l_8144534So, we are considering letting our preteens or teens go out with friends. They could be asking for permission to go with a group to the movies or asking to go out on a date. How do we negotiate giving them an appropriate amount of independence, while still monitoring their safety?

In my previous blog I listed some questions that should be considered. The more we are intimately engaged with our child, the more guidance the answers will give us in determining yes or no. [Read more…]

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Do We Let Them Go, or Not? Part 1

Do We Let Them Go, or Not? Part 1

dreamstime_l_13921937Our teens want to go out with friends. Do we let them go, or not? How will we know that they will be safe? What are the factors we need to consider?

I work a lot with immigrant parents, grandparents and guardians. Often parents decide that the way to keep their children safe is to withhold permission and to keep them at home.
Many immigrant and first generation parents were raised around an extended family that provided safety, nurturing and entertainment to the children as they grew up. [Read more…]

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Parents as Their Child’s First Teacher

sisters-781100__340Parents as Their Child’s First Teacher

Author’s Note: Guest bloggers, Janis Baron, Founder and Board President, and Ali Barekat, Executive Director of Sunday Friends (www.SundayFriends.org) in San Jose, California, contributed to the second of this two-part series.

As parents gain the skills and confidence to become effective role models and academic support partners in their children’s learning, the very low-income parents and children of the Sunday Friends program earn redeemable tickets for their participation in community service and learning activities.  [Read more…]

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Parents as Their Child’s First Teacher

Parents as Their Child’s First Teacher

women-1134987Note: Guest bloggers, Janis Baron, Founder and Board President, and Ali Barekat, Executive Director of Sunday Friends (www.SundayFriends.org) in San Jose, California, contributed to the first of this two-part series.

Many parents feel overwhelmed and unqualified in how they can adequately support their children in their personal and academic growth as their first teachers. The Sunday Friends agency supports families who have not been actively involved in their children’s schools in a Sunday morning curricular program. [Read more…]

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“I Messages” Work in Good Times and in Bad

“I Messages” Work in Good Times and in Bad

dreamstime_l_26558255Back in the 1980’s I learned about “I Messages”. I was taught that when communicating with someone about something that bothers us, instead of laying blame, it was more effective to speak about how it made us feel. So instead of saying, “You are always so rude to me!” [Read more…]

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