Dr Joyce Willard Teal

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Always Doing Your Best

During this season is a good time to make it clear to your son that you have the expectation that he will always do his

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Are You Raising One of the Next Generation of Hoodlums: Meaning What you Say

Are You Raising One of the Next Generation of Hoodlums: Meaning What you Say “Just Say No” sounds good in theory. But it implies that saying no is as easy as saying yes, and for most of us, it just isn’t. In practice, saying no usually requires an explanation and saying yes doesn’t.

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FAMILY IS IMPORTANT

Are You Raising One of the Next Generation of Hoodlums: The Importance of Family It is very important to assure that your son internalizes the

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Addressing Recent Tragedy (7/11/16)

Thursday night of this past week was one of the worst nights in the history of the city of Dallas.  This comes on the heels

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MORE THINGS TO AVOID

Avoid teaching your son that boys don’t cry. Seeing your son cry isn’t always easy, but when we say things like, “Don’t cry,” we’re invalidating

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THINGS TO AVOID

No parent wants to describe him or herself as a bad parent. ‘Bad parenting’ is used to describe people who are not parenting in a

Integrity

The Importance of Integrity

Are You Raising One of the Next Generation of Hoodlums:The Importance of Integrity We are not born with integrity. Integrity is a value based on

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RATE YOUR RAISING TACTICS

Are You Raising One of the Next Generation of Hoodlums: RATE YOUR RAISING TACTICS by Dr. Joyce Willard TealSo often we hear of another black

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More on Self-Discipline

Previous columns have discussed how important it is for your son to develop self-discipline. In fact, I have previously noted that the development of self-discipline