Parent Forum
Welcome to Annie Fox’s Parent Forum — online education and support for parents raising tweens and teens. At times, your job is the toughest in the world. That’s true, in part, because your daughters and sons may be pushing back hard, trying to convince you that they’ve got it all figured out. They don’t. Not yet. Your 21st century teens still need you. To lead them effectively, you need 21st century parenting skills.
So read my blog, and Q & A from other parents, check out my Parenting Tips and my essays. Have a listen to my new podcast series “Family Confidential: Secrets of Successful Parenting” where I interview authors of exciting new parenting books. Or send me a question. You’ll get straightforward advice that you can use immediately to create healthier relationships in your family. That’s going to translate into more trust, respect, honesty, and open communication at home. Sounds like something we’d all like more of, right?
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Podcast: The Gift of Confidence
March 8, 2010
In honor of the upcoming 1st anniversary of the launch of our podcast series Family Confidential we remastered the first two podcasts to improve the sound quality. We've learned a lot in the past year about how to produce great podcasts. We must be doing something right because we've had close to 18,000 downloads of these puppies.
So... for your listening enjoyment, here's Podcast #01: The Gift of Confidence (redux)
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We all want our kids to succeed and grow up up to be confident, resilient, thoughtful young adults who can competently manage their own lives. But sometimes what we say we want is at odds with our parenting choices. Boy is it ever! Especially when it comes to doing what's really necessary to help our children develop independence. Like when we say: "Your homework is your responsibility" and then spend the entire afternoon and evening nagging: "Do you have a lot of homework?" "How much do you have?" "I thought you were working on your homework!" "Did you finish your homework?" "Let me check your homework." Auugggh! Not only will all this micro-managing create loads of tension, it's also doing nothing to encourage self-confidence in your child.
In this episode of Family Confidential, The Gift of Confidence, I talk with Joe Bruzzese M.A., author of "A Parents' Guide to the Middle School Years". More »
