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The Funny Business of Parenting – If your kid’s age starts with a 1, run

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By Pam Hecht
| Asheville Citizen Times Verified
Pam J. Hecht Upstate Parent Parenting teenagers can be a challenging experience, requiring specific survival strategies. The author humorously compares teenagers to wild animals, suggesting parents keep their distance and avoid provocation. Key tips include not taking a teen's sullen mood personally and accepting their need for space. I’ve recently been spending time with terrifying high school teenagers, but I’m OK.
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The Funny Business of Parenting – If your kid’s age starts with a 1, run

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By Pam Hecht
| The Greenville News Verified
Parenting teenagers can be a challenging experience, requiring specific survival strategies. The author humorously compares teenagers to wild animals, suggesting parents keep their distance and avoid provocation. Key tips include not taking a teen's sullen mood personally and accepting their need for space. I’ve recently been spending time with terrifying high school teenagers, but I’m OK. (Thanks for asking.) If you’ve ever been in a stampede, you’ll understand what I’ve been through.
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The Funny Business of Parenting – Parenting by lying (it’s OK)

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By Pam Hecht
| Asheville Citizen Times Verified
Pam J. Hecht WNC Parent The author suggests that lying to children is a common and sometimes necessary parenting tactic. Parents may lie to their children to avoid difficult conversations, prevent crying, or encourage good behavior. I recently learned that a whale literally can’t swallow a person – its throat is too small. (Except for sperm whales, so avoid those.) This means that the story of Jonah and the whale is possibly a lie, which is a shocking revelation.
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