weak, I was hoping for more information than this...
Larry Rosen, oceanside, CA 10/17/07
Excellent article! However, I think that you are missing the main point which is that what overrides all of your suggestions is a sense of setting limits that are clear and have straightforward consequences. Psychologists separate parents into four types -- authoritarian, authoritative, indulgent and neglectful -- with authoritative being those parents who DO set limits but do so in consultation and discussion with their kids (not arbitrary or dogmatic) and do so in a warm, respectful, loving way. All of this is in my new book "Me, MySpace and I: Parenting the Net Generation" which stresses being a good authoritative parent in both a proactive (before problems) and reactive (after problems) manner. For more information please visit my website at www.csudh.edu/psych/lrosen.htm where there are studies I have done with thousands of teens and their parents.
Chris Miller 10/11/07
Please continue this article and give us more vocabulary. Really helpful! I’ll study up!
Rita Murphy 10/10/07
Is that what it’s all about! I didn’t know I was so out of the loop!
Michelle LoGuidice, CA 02/27/08
Larry Rosen, oceanside, CA 10/17/07
Chris Miller 10/11/07
Rita Murphy 10/10/07