Teens Today with Vanessa Van Petten

Welcome to a secret view into the world of the net-generation. I love writing to you (maybe a little too much) so enjoy, stick around and be sure to tell me what you think…and, duh, get on my email list quick! (on the right, “subscribe via email”). Or subscribe to my RSS feed. [...]

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1. Do It Yourself
This is the most obvious tip, if you want your kids to eat dinner without putting their elbows on the table, then don’t do it yourself!
2. Many Small Talks
I think that sitting down to have ‘the manner talk’ doesn’t really work.  You are better off teaching one or two things at a [...]

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Recently, I have been speaking at corporations and parent groups about the four types of net-gen kids they might encounter in the workplace.  Since, the presentation has been so well received and powerful, I realized that modern parenting is affecting how kids perform and act in the workplace as well as in High School and [...]

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Recently a few men have been caught popping screens off windows in my community.  Thank goodness a few of the other neighbors saw someone suspicious walking around and called the local security.  This made my mom and I very nervous and I have been wanting to write a post about neighborhood safety again.
Here are some [...]

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I wrote this for the fabulous Parent Hacks a few weeks ago and am re-posting it here for all of my readers who didn’t get to check it out!
Every morning my mom officially declares war on: the alarm clock, then my sister, then my dad and then the toaster. You never know what to expect [...]

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