Three excellent resources for negotiating parenting in the 21st Century. (It was tough enough 2000 years ago!)
First, Dr David Walsh has some excellent posts on parenting - this one is on negotiating with teens.
Second, Search Institute (they received a grant from Wheat Ridge back in their start up days) has great resources, one of which is called Parent Further. The recent post on 'grit' is worth the time to read. It helps us get a handle on what we as parents want our kids to excel at for success in the future... academics is not at the top of the list.
Third, Dr Tim Elmore on Three Mistakes We Make With Kids - and how to correct them...
Check them all out...
