What We Watched
The poem “If I Should Have a Daughter” by Sara Kay, demonstrates when one is taught to think with an open mind, it will result in learning to not be afraid of others’ opinions. In a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011, she tells the story of her metamorphosis — from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York’s Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression
Poem excerpt:
“If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she’s going to call me point B because that way she knows that no matter what happens, at least she can always find her way to me.”
Quote We Like
— Gary Smalley, Family Therapist
Book We Read
If your relationship with your teen isn’t what you want—YOU can change it. The five “slow” attitudes in the “Slow Parenting Teens: How to Create a Positive, Respectful, and Fun Relationship with Your Teenager” book will help you face your own fears and create a positive, respectful, and fun parenting relationship. Authors Molly Wingate and Marti Woodward discuss how to set limits and punishments, how to deal with blended families, and how to slow parent teens who face big problems.
Book excerpt:
“Slow parenting teens is not about raising kids without problems, struggles, or even physiological challenges. It’s about building and maintaining a relationship with your teen so you can move through “trouble” together and not as enemies. You become your teenager’s role model for owning tough feelings and choices. You demonstrate self-care and compassion.”
This Week’s Article
Book Review: Dr. Anbar’s Use of Hypnosis to Change Children’s LivesHelper of the Week
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Much love to you and your family,
The Monkey Mashup Staff
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