Comments for Teen Trauma http://teentrauma.today.com There is Light at the End of the Tunnel Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:29:05 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 Comment on Race and Adoption by hauteness http://teentrauma.today.com/2008/05/27/race-and-adoption/#comment-6 hauteness Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:28:16 +0000 http://teentrauma.today.com/2008/05/27/race-and-adoption/#comment-6 "but if there were enough black parents to adopt black children the law wouldn’t have been enacted in the first place." Actually, there are enough black parents, based on my own research, trying to adopt black children. They simply are not being APPROVED at the same rates as white parents. This country considers the "white way" to be the "All American" way when in actuality we are a very diverse culture and perhaps the definition of what are acceptable qualifiers for adoptive parents should be re-examined. Interesting post. www.singleinla.today.com “but if there were enough black parents to adopt black children the law wouldn’t have been enacted in the first place.”

Actually, there are enough black parents, based on my own research, trying to adopt black children. They simply are not being APPROVED at the same rates as white parents. This country considers the “white way” to be the “All American” way when in actuality we are a very diverse culture and perhaps the definition of what are acceptable qualifiers for adoptive parents should be re-examined.

Interesting post.

www.singleinla.today.com

]]> Comment on What’s Another Word For Grandma? by Danielle http://teentrauma.today.com/2008/05/09/whats-another-word-for-grandma/#comment-3 Danielle Fri, 09 May 2008 11:55:20 +0000 http://teentrauma.today.com/2008/05/09/whats-another-word-for-grandma/#comment-3 When I have children my mother wants to be called Me-Me. But there are tons of other names such as: Nannie Nanna Me-Me May-may Just to name a few.. Try looking up some terms for Grandmother in other cultures I'm sure their are some interesting ones there :) When I have children my mother wants to be called Me-Me.

But there are tons of other names such as:

Nannie
Nanna
Me-Me
May-may

Just to name a few.. Try looking up some terms for Grandmother in other cultures I’m sure their are some interesting ones there :)

]]> Comment on Sense of Entitlement Growing by danaprince http://teentrauma.today.com/2008/05/04/sense-of-entitlement-growing/#comment-2 danaprince Mon, 05 May 2008 12:57:56 +0000 http://teentrauma.today.com/2008/05/04/sense-of-entitlement-growing/#comment-2 I absolutely agree with you. I'm trying to instill value for money in my twelve year old while also helping him at the same time. He seems to have an understanding (most times, anyway) that we work very hard for our money. I show him the bill when we go out to dinner and talk to him about how much effort I have to put forth for every $20 I make. He used to be very careless with spending but these days seems to be taking more time and effort to spend his money wisely. It's easier to just give our kids whatever they want and need instead of teaching them the value of money and the sense of self worth when you work hard for something. I'm convinced that parents who aren't responsible in this way are setting up their kids for future financial troubles. Cheers, Dana http://healthynews.today.com I absolutely agree with you. I’m trying to instill value for money in my twelve year old while also helping him at the same time. He seems to have an understanding (most times, anyway) that we work very hard for our money. I show him the bill when we go out to dinner and talk to him about how much effort I have to put forth for every $20 I make. He used to be very careless with spending but these days seems to be taking more time and effort to spend his money wisely.

It’s easier to just give our kids whatever they want and need instead of teaching them the value of money and the sense of self worth when you work hard for something. I’m convinced that parents who aren’t responsible in this way are setting up their kids for future financial troubles.

Cheers,
Dana
http://healthynews.today.com

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