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The Unedited Offspring

Believing in Your Outlier Kid

Friends
My Days as a Crappy TV Mom

Dena Kouremetis on June 27, 2017

Ever wonder how "Hollywood" moms deal with their fictional versions of themselves and their children? Here is a peek...

Ever wonder how "Hollywood" moms deal with their fictional versions of themselves and their children? Here is a peek...

Parenting
Do Your Children Yank Your Chain?

Dena Kouremetis on April 27, 2017

Just because you've permitted your child to manipulate you in the past doesn't mean you can't start taking charge now. In the long run, you'll be doing him or her a favor.

Just because you've permitted your child to manipulate you in the past doesn't mean you can't start taking charge now. In the long run, you'll be doing him or her a favor.

Intelligence
Giftedness: A Curse or a Blessing?

Dena Kouremetis on March 29, 2017

Children who show early signs of intellectual giftedness can face life challenges that are often overlooked, misunderstood or dismissed.

Children who show early signs of intellectual giftedness can face life challenges that are often overlooked, misunderstood or dismissed.

Resilience
Failure to Launch: Whose Problem is it Anyway?

Dena Kouremetis on January 17, 2017

Do you have a hanger-on adult child? Do you still cover car insurance or cell phone bills for your 25 year old? It's time to realize this is YOUR problem, and not theirs.

Do you have a hanger-on adult child? Do you still cover car insurance or cell phone bills for your 25 year old? It's time to realize this is YOUR problem, and not theirs.

ADHD
Celebrating Your Child's ADHD Gifts

Dena Kouremetis on December 1, 2016

Distractibility, disorganization, impulsivity. These are things the ADHD child learns to navigate, making them uniquely positioned to succeed as adults in many instances....

Distractibility, disorganization, impulsivity. These are things the ADHD child learns to navigate, making them uniquely positioned to succeed as adults in many instances....

Parenting
To Be or Not to Be: School of Hard Knocks or the Quad?

Dena Kouremetis on August 23, 2016

You dream all your life of having a child who values what college has to offer, and then you find out otherwise. Have you failed at parenting? We don't think so...

You dream all your life of having a child who values what college has to offer, and then you find out otherwise. Have you failed at parenting? We don't think so...

Parenting
Laying Down the Rules

Dena Kouremetis on March 8, 2016

How consistent is your parenting? Do you threaten your child with consequences and then cave instead of following through?

How consistent is your parenting? Do you threaten your child with consequences and then cave instead of following through?

ADHD
The Bored Room

Dena Kouremetis on March 4, 2016

Is your child bored stiff in school and acting out? Don't let your kid get cubby-holed...

Is your child bored stiff in school and acting out? Don't let your kid get cubby-holed...

Attention
Going Off Road: The Parent-Teacher Conference

Dena Kouremetis on March 2, 2016

Do you have to psych yourself up for a parent-teacher conference? Take heart. You're not alone. And here are some ways to prepare.

Do you have to psych yourself up for a parent-teacher conference? Take heart. You're not alone. And here are some ways to prepare.

Adolescence
The Awkward Years

Dena Kouremetis on February 12, 2016

Posturing, apathy, newly-found ways to express their angst; why does it have to be so difficult to get through our kids' teenage years?

Posturing, apathy, newly-found ways to express their angst; why does it have to be so difficult to get through our kids' teenage years?