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Are Boot Camps Safe for Your Child?

Elisabeth Wilkins, EP Editor — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:38 +0000

Has anyone out there ever sent their teen to a boot camp, and if so, was it a good experience for your child? I’ve heard good and bad things over the years, myself. My friend’s son had a great experience at wilderness camp, and really turned his life around. Another friend’s teen-age son also had an incredible experience at a similar type of camp, but in his case the life-changing part only lasted about 2 weeks, according to my friend, when he reverted to his old ways once home. So far I haven’t personally known anyone who has been injured or hurt at camp, but I’m curious to hear if any of you have. (more…)

Third Graders Plot to Kill Teacher Uncovered: What Next?

James Lehman, MSW — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:03:18 +0000

A group of third-graders—kids ages 8-10—were caught plotting to attack and kill their elementary school teacher. They even had assigned roles—one child was going to blacken the windows of the classroom, and another was going to clean up afterward. The nine boys and girls in the learning disabilities class (kids in the class have ADHD, ADD and developmental delays) were organized enough to bring knives, a paperweight, handcuffs and duct tape. The plan was to knock her unconscious with the paperweight and then stab her. The reason why they were going to attack her? She’d scolded a girl for standing on a chair in the classroom. The teacher of the class, Miss Belle Carter, said that they were “good kids” and couldn’t believe they were planning to attack her.

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The Bullying Parent: Why Aggressive Parenting Doesn’t Work (Part II)

James Lehman, MSW — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:00:39 +0000

Parents who don’t have good parenting skills use aggression. Men who don’t have good relationship skills (like the father mentioned in the last post) use aggression to compensate for a whole range of things—and usually it’s their own inadequacies and fears.

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The Bullying Parent: Why Aggressive Parenting Doesn’t Work (Part I)

James Lehman, MSW — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:00:26 +0000

Steve Anderson–Legacy Parenting Company president, diehard Patriots fan and father– tells us the real reason why the Super Bowl was sad, and James Lehman weighs in.

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