Parenting Mistakes: Why is my kid shutting me out?
Yelling at Your Teen Doesn’t Help
What Yelling Yields: The Truth About how it Impacts Your Teens
There is much buzz about a recent study that concluded that yelling at teens yields little benefit. Specifically the study, which was conducted by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and University of Michigan, found that the teens of parents who reported using verbal aggression to discipline were more prone to symptoms of depression and problem behaviors including lying and fighting. The study highlighted that the verbal aggression parents displayed during altercations with their teens had a strong negative impact on teens. These effects were not moderated by displays of warmth and support by parents at times when parents and teens were not in conflict.
Ohio Kidnappings: What Should We Teach Our Children?
How to Talk to Your Children About the Ohio Kidnappings
“Amanda Berry turned 17 on the day that she was abducted, Gina DeJesus just barely a teen at age 13, Michelle Knight, the oldest of the Ohio trio kidnapped and held captive for over a decade, was a mere 21,” Powell-Lunder wrote on GalTime.com.
“As a parent it is hard to know what to think, let alone what to say to your children. This story has many angles, many themes.
