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Having a teenage child may be exciting as you can see yourself in her or him when you’re at the same age. But being a parent, it is very important that you observe and analyze their attitude especially towards themselves. This will be their asset when they grow older.

One of them is self-esteem which means confidence and satisfaction in oneself, and having self-respect as well. Since I also have a 14-year old daughter, I have been searching about this topic lately.

With this, here are some of the things I learned on how to know if a teenage child has low self-esteem. Read the rest of this entry »

As a parent, we always want the best for our children, and we will do everything just to give them the best. But apparently, some children grow up as a spoiled brat. Most of them do not even know that they are, simply because their parents do not know that they are spoiling them.

Some parents hardly know the difference between loving their child and spoiling them. Others might think that spoiling a child is only about giving extra material things, but actually it is more than that. It is a daily activity that some parents do not realize.

After reading this post, you will have an idea on how not to spoil your child and love him the way they should be loved. Read the rest of this entry »

All of us get angry, and it is part of being human. It is fine to be angry once in a while, but it is very important that we know how to deal with it. For teenagers, anger management is something that they should learn as early as possible.

One day, my 13-year old daughter went home from school wearing an angry face. At first, she does not want to talk about it so I just let her cry for a while. Afterward, we told me that her classmate played a joke at her by hiding her notebook the whole day.

So if you want to know how to teach your teenage child deal with anger, here is how I do it and I hope this can help you somehow. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, I must admit. My eldest child is not really a child anymore, as she just turned 13 last March. And this is the stage that a lot of changes happened to her, not only in physical appearance. This includes her interests in different things, in which as her father I should be very understanding.

Now that it’s gift giving time again, I know I should change too. Gone are the days that she would beg to me for a doll house, and I now welcome myself to the world of teenagers.

So if you are the same situation, here is the list of top 10 Christmas gifts for teenagers that I suggest and I hope you read this before you go shopping. Read the rest of this entry »