Comments on: How to Gain Respect from Your Teen http://momference.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/how-to-gain-respect-from-your-teen/ A Meeting of the Moms Sun, 18 May 2008 04:58:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Barb Desmarais http://momference.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/how-to-gain-respect-from-your-teen/#comment-149 Barb Desmarais Fri, 02 May 2008 04:55:07 +0000 http://momference.wordpress.com/?p=53#comment-149 Hi Joanne ~ You're so right when you say it isn't always simple. All we can do is our best. None of us are perfect parents. I think sometimes we're too hard on ourselves. I think it's often a good idea to reflect back on the day and congratulate ourselves on the things we did well and know that every day presents a new opportunity to do things differently if we want to make some changes. Hi Joanne ~

You’re so right when you say it isn’t always simple. All we can do is our best. None of us are perfect parents. I think sometimes we’re too hard on ourselves.

I think it’s often a good idea to reflect back on the day and congratulate ourselves on the things we did well and know that every day presents a new opportunity to do things differently if we want to make some changes.

]]> By: momference http://momference.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/how-to-gain-respect-from-your-teen/#comment-146 momference Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:55:08 +0000 http://momference.wordpress.com/?p=53#comment-146 Joanne--Almost every parent struggles with respect with teenagers and you are correct...it is most of the time never as simple as it seems. ~~Dee Joanne–Almost every parent struggles with respect with teenagers and you are correct…it is most of the time never as simple as it seems. ~~Dee

]]> By: Joanne http://momference.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/how-to-gain-respect-from-your-teen/#comment-144 Joanne Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:54:31 +0000 http://momference.wordpress.com/?p=53#comment-144 I have been struggling with my teenage boys in the area of respect. They do really well for a time and then they can become terrible. It is true that disrespect cannot be tolerated. Sometimes I have tolerated it too much just because it gets tiring when it seems like I'm fighting with them all the time. Other times, it is good to let it go for the moment and think. I did this earlier this week and realized that there was an issue that we needed to talk about later. There was something I was doing that I didn't realize that was upsetting to my child. Its not always real simple. I have been struggling with my teenage boys in the area of respect. They do really well for a time and then they can become terrible. It is true that disrespect cannot be tolerated. Sometimes I have tolerated it too much just because it gets tiring when it seems like I’m fighting with them all the time. Other times, it is good to let it go for the moment and think. I did this earlier this week and realized that there was an issue that we needed to talk about later. There was something I was doing that I didn’t realize that was upsetting to my child. Its not always real simple.

]]> By: Barb Desmarais http://momference.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/how-to-gain-respect-from-your-teen/#comment-34 Barb Desmarais Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:17:34 +0000 http://momference.wordpress.com/?p=53#comment-34 Thank you Joe. I appreciate your comments. I popped over to your site and had a visit. You've got some wonderful resources. Barb Thank you Joe. I appreciate your comments. I popped over to your site and had a visit. You’ve got some wonderful resources.

Barb

]]> By: momference http://momference.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/how-to-gain-respect-from-your-teen/#comment-32 momference Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:39:53 +0000 http://momference.wordpress.com/?p=53#comment-32 Joe--Thank you for stopping by and for sharing this posting/blog. Stop by again soon! Joe–Thank you for stopping by and for sharing this posting/blog. Stop by again soon!

]]> By: joe bruzzese http://momference.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/how-to-gain-respect-from-your-teen/#comment-31 joe bruzzese Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:48:53 +0000 http://momference.wordpress.com/?p=53#comment-31 Wow you nailed it with this post. Parenting teens is no easy task. Although I write for the middle school parenting niche by the time they make the transition to high school the teen years are in full swing. I shared your post and blog in a recent post. When you have 2 minutes stop by: http://www.thinking-forward.com/2008/01/resources-to-sh.html Regards, Joe Bruzzese Wow you nailed it with this post. Parenting teens is no easy task. Although I write for the middle school parenting niche by the time they make the transition to high school the teen years are in full swing. I shared your post and blog in a recent post. When you have 2 minutes stop by: http://www.thinking-forward.com/2008/01/resources-to-sh.html
Regards,
Joe Bruzzese

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