Surviving your Teenager and Being Happy Anyway

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Surviving Your Teenager: And Being Happy Anyway by Judith Joy is a book which gives you practical advise on how to deal with a teenager.

I do not have teenagers at the moment as my eldest is only 10 years old. However I’m sure they be hitting their teenage years really soon and it would be great to have some information on how to deal with them in time to come.

Judith’s book is broken down into 20 chapters. In her book she covers the topics like Principles, Decision Making, Intentions, Expectation, Rules,Choice, Balance and Neutrality among others.

Being a teenager is the time where they want to assert their own decisions and “test the limits”. It is the time where they would experiment with all that you have taught them so far.

Would you be willing to let go and let them make mistakes? Will you be silently supporting them from the sidelines instead of running the show like when they were kids?

In each chapter there are question to ask yourself where you stand on certain issues and if the way you have been address it worked for you so far. Is there anything you wish to change or would have done differently?

There are hints and suggestions on how to work around the problems that one may be facing as a teenager and how the parent is able to assist them in this matter.

My thoughts

I found this book really interesting as the concepts address not necessarily be just for teenagers but can be for adults too who are looking to have some clarity in their lives and be able to understand their kids better.

The clear structure of each chapter with summary and notes at the end make it easier for one to understand and digest what the author wishes to convey.

Grab your copy of Surviving Your Teenager: And Being Happy Anyway today.
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June 25, 2014

Family Movie Outing

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Movie show

The kids and I love to go to the movies. It is a family activity which everyone enjoys. Salted popcorn and Ice Lemon tea is the perfect combination to go along with a movie in a theater.

An indulgence which we restrict ourselves to every quarter, watching a movie is something that the kids really look forward to each holiday season.

This month we watched the show -How to Train a Dragon 2. The kids have been watching the cartoon series How to Train a Dragon on television and are familiar with the characters Hiccup and Toothless.

Vikings and dragons have been living harmoniously together on the island of Berk. Dragon racing has become their all time favourite contact sport which the islanders indulge in.

Hiccup isn’t one that fancy taking part in dragon racing. In fact, he is more interested in travelling through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds.

During one of his expeditions he came across a secret ice cave which was home to hundreds of new while dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider who he later found out was his long lost mother.

Both mother and son united in their bid to save the future of both men and dragons as they fought against the villain Drago.

With sheer determination and help from all the dragons the vikings managed to defeat the Drago and his wilderbeast and Toothless claimed the alpha position of the dragons.

In the midst of the battle Hiccup’s dad Stoick perished while trying to protect him. He was given a ship’s burial and Hiccup took over his father’s position as chief and protector of Berk.

I love the story line of this show. Hiccup was able to get around all his reservations and emerge a stronger person. He rose up to the challenge and proved that he had it within him to be a good chief like his father.