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Positive Parenting - "Tips & Reminders" - Intro

 

Introduction to “Positive Parenting Tips & Reminders”

by Dave Arslanian, on behalf of the Arslanian Brothers – founders of a Top Youth Development School and ANSWERS FOR PARENTS – consulting for Parents with a struggling teen or young adult.

 

- Several years ago we were asked by Linda Lanci, famous and respected Detroit radio talk show host to share valuable “Positive Parenting Tips & Reminders” for her listener’s and her LindaAndFriends website.  We were honored to do so, and we are now pleased to be able to re-publish some of those articles for Parents and Youth Development Professionals that visit our ANSWERS FOR PARENTS website.

 

- Our Goal through our “Positive Parenting” articles is to offer “Tips & Reminders” to help Parents keep their Children on track; when necessary provide the assistance to help them get a struggling Teen or Young Adult back on track; and even the unique challenges of special needs.

 

- Dave Arslanian says - "As a long-time college and professional football coach, I know the value of having a good team, and our outstanding team of Youth Development Professionals and Consultants have helped hundreds of Parents help their children. As a Coach, I have worked with talented, gifted, but sometimes troubled teens; and through the years became acutely aware of the need for not only prevention strategies, but also intervention programs that can redirect and in some cases save a life. While Parents feel powerless, good young people head down the wrong path with little to stop them; while peer pressure or poor choices push them further away from a healthy, productive, and fulfilling life. Our Goal with ANSWERS FOR PARENTS Consulting is simply stated - help Parents help their families in the most appropriate way possible; by using sound prevention strategies to keep their children on track; or when necessary using intervention programs to help a child get their life back on track."

 

- To learn more about WHO – HOW – and WHY we provide these valuable services visit our website at www.answersforparents.com (ANSWERS FOR PARENTS).  In the meantime, let’s focus on WHAT we will provide through our “Positive Parenting” Articles.

- Our Goal – As always, is to Help Parents help their families in the most appropriate way possible.  The information we provide is called “Tips & Reminders” because in some cases it might be new information that will provide valuable insight, and in other cases it will be reinforcement of things you already know and are using and it is good to hear it being reinforced by “other experts,” or maybe a reminder of something you knew but are not using in the manner most beneficial to your family.

- These articles will help provide valuable insight on the importance of “Laying the Foundation” from the start, and how to recover from an early parenting mistake that might have been made; using good Prevention Strategies and staying the course when it becomes a challenge; knowing WHEN and HOW to use an Intervention Program; and the importance of following through and following up during all of it.

 

- Key members of our Team have written a variety of “Positive Parenting Tips & Reminders,” and you will have the opportunity to learn from some of the best Youth Development Professionals anywhere.  They have worked successfully with a wide variety of families, struggling teens and young adults; and they take great pride and satisfaction in being able to share their knowledge and expertise.   We will address issues and concerns for normal everyday functioning children, struggling teens and young adults, special needs children, etc; and all Articles will be archived for ready access at any time.  We hope you enjoy and benefit from our efforts.  Good reading.

 

Remember – YOU are the expert on your Child.  Are you perfect?  No.  Do you make mistakes?  Yes.  Can you learn something today that will help you be a more effective Parent?  Absolutely!  Hold them close, but don’t smother them.  Love them, but don’t enable them.  And, keep it simple with basic, sound rules that you enforce consistently.   Take care, and until next time….use “Positive Parenting!”

 

 

Excerpts from the ERA~AFP “Positive Parenting Tips & Reminders”Articles

brought to you by Dave Arslanian, co–founder of 2 Top Youth Development Programs (ERA & EQ) and ANSWERS FOR PARENTS (AFP) – consulting for Parents with a struggling teen or young adult.

 

Key members of the ERA & AFP Team have written a variety of “Positive Parenting Tips & Reminders” articles, and you will have the opportunity to learn from some of the best Youth Development Professionals anywhere.  The following are excerpts from some of the articles…the complete article is available on the ANSWERS FOR PARENTS website.

 

**Article by DSA - The process of Self-Discovery is a powerful thing.  Our Tip this week is a book that every Teen and Parent should read and discuss; and is a great way to start their journey of Self-Discovery and Personal (Character) Development…

**Article by DSA - In today’s tough and uncertain economic times, everyone is sounding the alarm for the “credit crisis,” the “mortgage crisis,” the “banking crisis,” the “unemployment crisis,” etc.  All are very real, and bring distress to all of us in various ways; but the one “crisis” that may have very well started it all is the “Character Crisis”... As Parents, we can help turn the “Character Crisis” of today, into a “Strength of Character” for tomorrow….we provide the “role modeling” for our children ...

**Article by KM - Communication with your teen can be what feels like a never ending battle. It seems as though it is a one-sided conversation…Teenagers will badger, sulk, plead, become aggressive, or even run to get their way. Parents tend to get backed into a corner when confronted with these communication styles until they finally give in ...

**Article by GT - What is the Purpose of Your Family? When I ask this question to parents or their children in a therapy session, I usually get blank stares or an off-the-cuff response like, Ayou know...what they teach in school or church.@ Most people haven=t thought or talked about what their families are for…beyond containing a group of same-last-named individuals that Ado what families do”…..

**Article by DB – Parent or Best Friend…Through my experience of working with struggling teenagers, I have found many similarities.  One of the most common has been Parents wanting to be their Child’s “Best Friend”….your Child wants and needs you to be their Parent…..

**Article by GT - We have all experienced Triangulated Communication! The word itself “triangulation” sounds so similar to the word strangulation.  Both impede communication…

**Article by PC - A Smile a Day....How many of us remember that old saying, “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away”.  So I wonder what “A smile a day.....” does for us as parents.

**Article by KM - Nearly 1 in 5 teenagers report abusing prescription drugs that were not prescribed to them. One-third of teens believe there is nothing wrong with using prescription drugs once in a while and nearly three out of ten teens believe prescription pain relievers are not addictive. Nearly one-third of teenagers feel pressure from their peers to abuse prescription drugs and nine percent admit it is an important part of fitting in….How does a Parent prevent or handle this problem ...

**Article by DB - Learning to say “no” helps parents to define their limits. Boundaries are set by saying “no,” just like saying “yes” defines what actions a parent will take or agree to do. Setting and maintaining family rules and boundaries keep children safe. They feel secure in having limits to help them define who they are, and who they aren’t. In spite of arguing against parental boundaries, children like the idea of having caring parents, who care enough to set the limits ...

 

 

- Remember – YOU are the expert on your Child.  Are you perfect?  No.  Do you make mistakes?  Yes.  Can you learn something today that will help you be a more effective Parent?  Absolutely!  Hold them close, but don’t smother them.  Love them, but don’t enable them.  And, keep it simple with basic, sound rules that you enforce consistently.   Take care, and until next time….use “Positive Parenting!”

 

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