Parenting in the Home Stretch : 12 Ways to Prepare Your Kids for Life on Their Own

by NEUMANN, CONNIE

• ISBN13: 9780800730796
• ISBN10: 0800730798
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Revell

Summary

With questions at the end of each chapter,

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	9	(2)
Introduction	11	(135)
1. Dealing with Authority	15	(20)
Who's in Charge Here?
Friend or Parent?
Do You Mean It?
Discipline as Teaching Tool
The Respect Connection
The Power of No
Choose Your Battles
Teaching Self-Control
Modeling Self-Control
Do as I Say...
2. Show Me the Money	35	(17)
The Allowance Question
Giving Comes First
The Savings Solution
A Spending Plan
The Clothes Caper
Filling the Hollow Leg
Checking Accounts and ATM Cards
Our Instant-Gratification Society
Honesty Matters
But You've Always Done It
3. Personal Responsibility and Self-Discipline	52	(14)
Start Small
Whose Turn Is It?
The Replacement Rule
Eeny Meeny Miney Moe
The Ticking Clock
The Family Calendar
Can't Do It All
4. Chores and Life Skills	66	(17)
Do I Have To?
Inspection Time
I Forgot
Laundry 101
Girl vs. Boy Chores
Gardens
Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
Rotating Schedules
Car Maintenance and Safety
The Basics
The Pit (a.k.a. Your Child's Room)
Miscellaneous Stuff
Inventory Reduction
The One-In-One-Out Method
5. Values	83	(16)
Critical Thinking
The New Tolerance
Kindness and Compassion
Teaser and Teased
Work Is Good
Honesty and Integrity
6. Talents, Gifts, Acceptance, and Communication	99	(11)
Encourage Creativity and Self-Entertainment
Failure as a Tool
Who Are You?
Celebrate Your Child's Uniqueness
Communication Is Key
Be Your Child's Cheerleader
7. Spirituality	110	(12)
Mismatched Faith?
Let the Church Teach 'Em
Evaluate Your Beliefs
Pray Together
Personal Devotions
Family Devotions
Church Involvement Matters
Church as Worship, Not Drudgery
8. Guys, Girls, and Hormones	122	(15)
Growing Up Too Soon
Fashion vs. Modesty
Happening Hormones
Defining Guy-Girl Relationships
Rites of Passage
Permanent, or Passing Fad?
Swinging Moods
The Dating Age
Teen Depression
How to Treat a Lady
The Talk: When and How
Selective Telling
Privacy, Pornography, and the Internet
Your Child's Future Spouse
9. Exercise and Health	137	(9)
Stress Reduction
But I'm Fat
Food as Fuel
The USRDA What?
Doctor, Doctor
Dream Time
Drugs and Alcohol
10. Melding Home Life with Friend Life	146	(15)
Family Mealtimes
Family Meetings
Birthdays
Holidays
Making Memories
The Great Photo Caper
Snow Drifts and School Papers
What's in a Name?
Say That Again?
Friends and Peer Pressure
Conflict
A Kid-Friendly Home
Trust and Friends
11. Manners and Speech	161	(9)
Addressing Adults
Here's Your Change
But, Teacher...
The Unruly Evil
Psst, Guess What I Heard
Who's Calling, Please?
12. Single-Parent and Blended Families	170	(11)
New Game Plan
Holiday Shuffle
Start New Traditions
Summertime Blues
Dual Households
Long-Distance Parenting
Bad-Mouthing Exes
Find Outside Mentors
Blended House Rules
Moving On
Let Kids Be Kids
Epilogue: Roots AND Wings	181	(6)
Marriage Alert
Remember Whose They Are
Learn to Let Go
Suggested Resources	187	(2)
Notes	189