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December 1, 2016

Random Shots of November 2016

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Wordful Wednesday Food, weekend activities, wordful wednesday

Yummy Creme Brulee

November has been a whirlwind month for me. So many things have been happening one after the other leaving me and the kids rather breathless.

Year end holidays are here and the kids and I are enjoying ourselves doing activities which we normally reserve for the holidays.

Chicken Salad

egg Benedict

I’ve been trying my best to eat clean. It hasn’t been easy and I have been having several cheat days 😛 There are so many scary products in the market made of plastic. Even products like rice and noodles can be made of plastic and untraceable using our naked eyes.

Before I had kids I never thought much about what I am eating nor was I overly concern with it’s nutritional value. However now I am more particular about what I put into my body. I only want the best for myself and the kids and fill our bodies with the necessary nutrition.

Tiger girl and me at the park

After having kids I started looking more seriously at my own health and fitness. I admit that I am not very discipline in doing regular exercise and had been always looking for an exercise accountability partner.

I’m more concern about keeping healthy so that I will be able to be fully present during their growing up years. As mentioned last month started a new series .

Finding a New Me

I will make monthly post documenting my journey to a better me. This month’s learning will be shared in the next post.

How had the month of November been for you?

November 21, 2016

1-2-3 Magic Teen- Book Review

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids Teens

1-2-3 Magic Teen

Dealing with a teenager is much different from toddlers or pre-schoolers. It is a whole new ballgame.

In 1-2-3 Magic Teens-Communicate , Connect and Guide your Teenager to Adulthood the author touches on how the average parent can give the best guidance to their maturing child.

Parenting a Teenager is a whole new ball game as compared to a younger kid. They are at a stage where they are discovering themselves and are very vulnerable to the different emotions which they may face.

In the book Phelan explains about Straight Thinking in Part 1. In the first five chapters he brings one through the teenager’s mind. There are many dangers that the teenager face today which were non-existent in the past.

As a child grows up there are many different things which they face. They are learning more about themselves and may face many different frustrations as they develop their own identity.

At this stage in time it is time to change your job description as a parent from a director to a consultant.

The goal now is to give them the skills to develop their independence and so they be able to cope with all the tribulations in life.

In the other five parts he shows how one can deal with their teenager by changing their mindset together with yours.

There is need to set a scale for the punishment for different types of offences. It is a thin line between what is acceptable and unacceptable in a teenagers line. They can be very set with their thinking

My thoughts

It is a really new experience for me dealing with a tween. The dynamics between parent and child has changed quite a fair bit. It has been a rather trying experience for me figuring Monkey boy out.

Phelan’s book gave me a clearer perceptive on what to expect throughout the teenage years with the main objections/ problems that most parents may face.

It was a really refreshing book and certainly worth looking at if you too have kids who are approaching their teens.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review purposes. All opinions are 100% my own.

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Random Shots of November 2016

How had the month of November been for you?

1-2-3 Magic Teen- Book Review