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It’s time for another round up on the wild, wild web. Grab your lasso and let’s catch some good stuff!
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A cautionary tale about the true cost of a college education, from Zachary Freeman, a Business Finance Major at the University of TN at Chatanooga, who has written Free Money, Please, The Ten-Step Guide to College Financial Aid.
Punching Your Future in the Face
I love that teens and young adults are becoming entrepreneurs by sharing their wisdom!
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Vanessa Van Petten, another youthful entrepreneur and founder of Radicalparenting.com, and author of the new release, Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I’m Grounded?: Stop Fighting, Start Talking, and Get to Know Your Teen
Vanessa, who is now 25 years old, writes at the site along with about 120 teens, with the goal of improved parent-teen relationships.
10 Qualities of Teacup Parenting: Is your Kid too Fragile?
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Amy, who blogs at Earnest Parenting, wrote this spring about being dismayed by her children’s behavior:
3 Reasons Parents Get Frustrated with Children
Three? Just three?
Well, she did hit the trifecta: Entitlement, ineffective discipline, and challenging behavior problems
We all know parenting is demanding, frustrating, difficult, and sometimes, thankless. But it can also be wildly wonderful, so we keep at it, and generally, after a millennium time, your children grow up to be your friends.
Head over for some ideas and a fresh perspective.
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On a more serious note, Amy also recently reviewed Got An Angry Kid? Parenting Spike: A Seriously Difficult Child
Many of us struggle with an angry child, and let’s face it: all the self-help, happy talk to Johnny or Jane can go out the window when your child becomes a determined, easel-wielding, ready to strike the nearest sibling kind of kid.
The kind of kid that leaves us feeling just, well, angry. And helpless. And wondering what we’re doing wrong. And what we need to do different.
Amy writes in her review:
Got An Angry Kid gives you an actual plan, step by step, for getting from the angry frustrated parent to the calm peaceful and loving one. Literally! Each week is a new step, and if you make more than 4 errors on that step, you stay there the next week and try again. You never move on to a new skill until you’ve mastered the one you’re on. I love how structured that is!
I’m using the book as a self-help system, but there’s also a much more comprehensive support system and structured program for parents. While I don’t have an angry kid on the level described in the book, I was on my way to creating one. I’m thankful to have this book as a starting point for improving myself and eventually my family.
If you have an angry child, or if you’re feeling angry about your child, read this book. It’s not easy, but I’m confident you’ll be glad you did.
Head on over to read the whole thing and maybe, just maybe, find a way out of the cycle: Got an angry kid? Read this book.
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Jen, who writes at Finding Heaven . . . opening doors to grace, has a lovely post about attitude and effort. Her daughter, like so many other girls, is involved in sports, and this mom reminds us that we need to help our children not just physically, but mentally and spiritually as well.
She writes:
You see, my daughter can swing a great swing in the comfort of the cage, when it’s just her and her coach. But when she steps out onto that field, when she’s the one upon whom all eyes rest, when the ball seems to transform itself into something other than a ball, her swing gets listless and weak. She lets the fear of being hit and disappointing her team sap her of her attitude and her effort. . .
Visit her blog to find comfort and strength through the words she was given to share both with her daughter and with you, dear readers.
Finding Heaven: Attitude and Effort
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