Episode 7: Final Exams and After School Parties

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In this episode we explore the leaving exams and how parents can get involved in the process. Gabby looks at ways parents can find out and be involved in a students planning. We look at the many options available for study (looking at NSW Australia in particular) and more broadly at how best to parent during this time. We also look at the Schoolies Week which is the equivalent of Spring Break in the US and how to handle this time.

In this episode Gabby mentioned the following books by Marshall B Rosenberg:

• Non Violent Communication, by Marshall B Rosenberg
• Raising Children Compassionately: Parenting the Nonviolent Communication Way, by Marshall B Rosenberg

You may also be interested in these other books by Marshall B Rosenberg:

• Being Me, Loving You: A practical guide to extraordinary relationships, by Marshall B Rosenberg
• Speak Peace in a World of Conflict: What you say next will change your world, by Marshall B Rosenberg
• Getting Past the Pain Between Us: Healing and reconcilliation without compromise, by Marshall B Rosenberg
• We Can Work It Out: Resolving conflicts peacefully and powerfully, by Marshall B Rosenberg
• Teaching Children Compassionately: How Students and Teachers can succeed with Mutual Understanding, by Marshall B Rosenberg
• Life Enriching Education: Nonviolent Communication helps Schools improve performance, reduce conflict and Enhance relationships, by Marshall B Rosenberg
• The Heart of Social Change: How to make a difference in your world, by Marshall B Rosenberg
• Speaking Peace, by Marshall B Rosenberg

Episode 6 – Friends and the Internet

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There is no substitute for parental involvement and supervision when it comes to internet use.  While some internet monitoring software may block some sites, this software will tell you where your children have go

Some behavioural changes in your kids that may raise suspicion are:

1)      children spending large amounts of time on the internet
2)      children closing, minimising or hiding windows when you are nearby
3)      children becoming upset or secretive after being on the internet
4)      children start asking about unusual or mature subjects

 

SOFTWARE PRODUCTS TO MONITOR INTERNET USE

Here are some sites that offer internet management software, to reduce and manage your child’s internet use.

PARENTAL CONTROL BAR
http://www.parentalcontrolbar.org
A free downloadable service to prevent children accessing adult oriented websites.  Provided by WRAAC.

WEB ALLOW
http://www.weballow.com/
WebAllow is a parental access control utility that restricts viewing all but selected websites. This software allows you to preset a list of ‘approved’ websites.  Internet explorer will then display only those sites on the approved list.

NET NANNY HOME SUITE
http://www.netnanny.com/

Net Nanny blocks pornography and protects families and children. It provides web protection from the web and other areas of the web like download networks, chat rooms, instant messaging, FTP and email.  This software allows you to restrict your child’s time on the internet and comes with automatic updates to maintain a list of current restricted sites.

This list is not exhaustive, and should not be considered a recommendation or endorsement of the vendors or products listed here. You should make your own decisions about the suitability of these products and services.

Episode 5: Dealing with Puberty

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In this episode we answer a listener question on how to deal with teenagers as they are going through puberty.  If you have a question for Gabby or a particular problem you would like her to address, you can email your question to ohbehave@gabbymead.com.

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Episode 4: Ages and Stages of Youth Part 2

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Here are some of the specialists and books we mentioned in today’s show:

• Penelope Leach (wikipedia)

Some recommended reading from Penelope Leach

• Your Baby and Child (Penelope Leach)
• Babyhood (Penelope Leach)
• How Your Baby Learns (various authors including Penelope Leach)

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Episode 3: Ages and Stages of Youth

In this episode we are looking at the Ages and Stages of Youth, starting from your new born through to changes that happen in later stages.  This is the first part of a two part series which we will pick up again in the next episode.

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Mentioned in this episode were:

Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five (Revised Edition)
Penelope Leach

Episode 2: Setting effective boundaries with children

Thanks for joining us for Episode 2 of Oh Behave! with Gabby Mead. We’ve had some great feedback from our first episode, and we’re going to answer some of your questions in our podcast today.

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In particular we’re looking at boundaries in detail. We take a look at the role of parents, are they there to please children or is their role to help children integrate and become productive members of society.

With practical examples, we examine how to work with your children to reinforce positive behavior and help the child understand they are part of the family unit.

We also look at the role of boundary setting in broken families as well and the unique challenges this particular situation can face.

It’s another big show on Oh Behave! today, and we hope you enjoy it. Don’t forget you can send us your feedback via the website at http://gabbymead.com/ or by email to ohbehave@gabbymead.com

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Episode 1: Getting your kids off to school

In the first episode of Oh Behave! with Gabby Mead we introduce you to Gabby and talk about some parenting basics, setting boundaries and how to get your kids ready for school.  We also give you some tips for how to deal with teachers as well.

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