Tag: phone

"Blah, blah, blah, Jordan, blah, blah…" It is easy to translate what teens hear when they tune their parents out. And it’s not just parents they ignore. Teens have been trained to tune out anyone who has more to say than the 140-character limit set by social media.

So how do we reach these kids to communicate the important details that really matter? In this three-part series, we will explore different methods of communication, and you will find that your teen prefers one over the other; it’s important to understand which is preferred for maximum effectiveness. In this first article, we will discover the best way to communicate with your teen through text messaging.

By now, we know that online bullying can leave a trail of destruction in its wake. It occurs fast and can have long-lasting repercussions. But what about a bully who doesn’t just try to tear your child down by posting on their Facebook wall, but who also attacks them directly via their cell phone?

When friends have a falling out, former besties can turn into bullies. Many times those who feel the most comfortable with their victim, such as ex-friends or boyfriends and girlfriends, turn to text bullying to hurt, embarrass, and intimidate their target.

I worked with a client whose son suddenly began displaying aggressive tendencies towards her and his younger siblings. She told me that they were going to hold her son back a year from kindergarten because when it comes time to play football in middle school, there’s a big difference in size between the kids who entered kindergarten at 5 and those who entered at 6. He had just started playing, so I asked him to join the session and asked if he was enjoying football. "I hate it," he said. "I want to build robots like my neighbor Sam." When I asked her if she’d be willing to take him out of football, she said "But everyone here plays football; he HAS to play!"