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Oct
28
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Do you ever feel like your situation with your oppositional, defiant child is hopeless? You might have more in common with the parents of Steve Jobs than you realize. On the surface, you wouldn’t think Steve Jobs had a fortuitous start in life. His biological parents were grad students from Wisconsin (his mother was an American from a strict Catholic family, and his father was from Syria). He was first adopted by a lawyer couple in San Francisco who returned him to his bio mother for unknown reasons. Next he was adopted by a California couple who’d never been to college, but who promised to send their new son to university. His adoptive father, Paul Jobs, was a repo man who’d been in the Coast Guard.
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Archive for the ‘Anger & Defiance’ Category
Blog Posts by Elisabeth Wilkins, EP Editor
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Jun
02
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 With all the many stressors that our teens face on a daily basis, it’s not surprising that many find themselves with a large dose of adolescent anger. We’ve all experienced this emotion, and know that rarely are the results of an outburst beneficial. However, it’s important to be in control of anger rather than allowing it to control us. Choosing how we express our anger, or anger management, is the key.
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Apr
11
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Watching your teen having a temper tantrum is scary. Adolescent anger management is not something most parents want to deal with, but unfortunately, the situation often can’t be avoided. Here are four strategies that we used in our household with great results:
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Feb
11
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“That’s not fair!” These are the words that are hurled over my 6-year-old son’s shoulder after learning he hasn’t won the cooking game. We’re hosting a houseful of kids over the winter break and they’re taking over my kitchen, creating their own recipes and competing against each other, like on the popular cooking show Chopped.  | |||
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Jan
16
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Happy New Year. Now, before you roll your eyes (which most likely roll just fine because of the lubrication of way too many tears) and sigh (or scream) hang with me. There can be happiness in the New Year. It’s OK if you don’t believe me, I didn’t believe it when others told me my relationship with my out-of-control teen could heal either.
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