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brought to you by Marlene M. Maheu, Ph.D.
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Dear Parent!

Are you overwhelmed by the amount of information it takes to be a good parent?

Are you concerned that your child's friends seem to know him or her better than you do?

Are you worried that your child is out late, perhaps experimenting with drugs, or might be a threat to others?

Are you concerned that your child is spending more time ONLINE than dealing with an anywhere else?

Are you distraught about whether or not your teen is going to commit suicide?

Not only do teens have the normal stressors of growing up, but today's world puts and excessive amount of pressure on parents and kids alike.

Psychologists have been studying these issues for years, and now, education is accessible for you in the convenience and comfort of your own home.

TeleWorkshops Parent Alerts are ebooks and

complimentary audio downloads (MP3) that you can read

and listen to anytime, anywhere.

Before telling you all the details, let me just give you a few facts to think about:

Psychology has shown over and over again that kids just can't discuss things like adults.

For little kids, we need to use stories, or books that tell stories or use games.

For older kids, if they talk, they rarely get to their worst fear right away. They need to test you first. They'll start with with lesser issues and gauge how you're going to react before bringing up their real worries.

Here's a sample of what you will learn from our

Parent Alert Series:

At first, kids need you to stay calm, cool and QUIET with your opinion. (This is very hard for most adults to do.)

If you over-react, they are not likely to help you handle your emotions, and things can quickly go south from that point forward.

If your kid doesn't bring up delicate or painful issues, you can bring them up casually, while you're driving them to school and listening to the radio or at home, watching TV together. (Many kids never watch TV with their parents anymore, and that can be fixed.)

You can ask specific questions about what their teachers or classmates or friends or neighbors are saying about the war, the economy, the changing presidency, teen pregnancy, drug use, cigarette smoking or any of the issues you think important.

Even if a kid starts talking about something painful, most parents immediately launch into a solution, a suggestion, practically ANY advice that pops into their minds, ARHHERanything ... rather than asking at least two more questions. You need to ask at least two, if not three questions before you give your opinion on ANY painful or problem topic.

There are reasonable limits that can be set onkids who spend most of their lives online, watching Tv, on their cell phones, or most likely, all 3 at once!+

If you use the right approach, you can to be defusing potentially anxiety-producing issues, to help them feel safe and protected in the world. If you learn to use a few basic techniques, you can help them grow up with confidence in themselves, the world around them and their future

Access these eBooks & COMPLIMENTARY MP3 audio downloads ---> learn how to make your kid feel safer, defuse some of the most distressing thoughts they have, and use the Internet wisely.

eBook #1:

Concerns Addressed in Dr. Abbott Trapp's eBook:

	Worried about how and when to bring painful things up to kids? Dr. Abbott Trapp explains describes crucial communication skills for talking with kids of all ages, step-by-step and with AUDIENCE examples.
	Want to know that the most important thing you need to help your child feel safe? Dr. Abbott Trapp describes what every parent needs to know to provide reassurance.
	Intrigued by how you might use a child's natural instincts to help them adapt to sudden changes? Children have in-born instincts to cope and go on. Learn how to tap into those instincts and maximize them to help your family.
	Challenged by teaching your children personal family values? Find out when and how to communicate your personal family values most effectively to your children.
	Wondering how on earth you will tell your child about an upcoming holiday where they won't see their cousins or other relatives because of a recent divorce? Dr. Abbott Trapp will give examples of how to discuss losses brought about by divorce and how kids can adapt most easily to the sadness of not seeing their loved ones for the holidays.
	Unclear about when and to talk to your children about sex? How you can start casually, at any age.
	Burdened with questions from kids and unsure how to find immediate answers? Dr. Abbott Trapp explains how children's minds work and how you can use their developmental stage to help you find the answers they need without you becoming an authority on everything.
	Stressed by your own financial meltdown, afraid of losing your job or house and not sure how much to say to your kids or when? Follow a clear model for change, how people adapt best to sudden and unpredictable change, land on ther feet and successfully move forward.
	Dealing an ex-spouse who is making child-rearing impossible? How to use communication skills to negotiate your way to peaceful agreements that will benefit your child and leave you with your sanity intact.
	Unsure how much to discuss in front of your child and what belongs behind closed doors? Dr. Abbott Trapp gives clear guidelines for what kids NEED to hear you discuss and what needs to stay is strictly between adults.

Teens and the Internet

Talking about Painful Topics

eBook #2

Concerns Addressed in Dr. Larry Rosen's eBook:

	*Wondering what your teen is doing on MySpace* or FaceBook?** Dr. Rosen explains social networking, including MySpace and FaceBook, why teens can spend all day on these sites, and what they do.
	Worried about why you can't seem to find common ground with your teen? Dr. Rosen describes why today's teens are more of a challenge to raise than any other generation - ever!
	How do Net Generation kids get along with older people (us)? Dr. Rosen explains what happens between Net Generation students and many older teachers, Net Generation employees and most older bosses and the best way to parent a Net generation teenage.
	What do parents need to know about technology and their teens? Dr. Rosen discusses how to reasonably monitor your teen's use of technology and what to do if your teen doesn't respect the limits you set for internet, cell phone or television use.
	Do you ever wonder why kids don't seem to respect their elders like they used to? Dr. Rosen will explain the TALK model of parenting and with your help, give plenty of examples of how to use it with both children and teens.
	Dr. Rosen will discuss psychological research and practical applications of the "Family System Theory," a proven effective model for how to raise a family. Four different types of parenting are: Authoritarian, Authoritative, Indulgent and Neglectful. Each type of parenting will be described in light of how they influence what teens do online.
	Do you worry about how much exposure your children are getting to sex online, on TV, on billboards and in school with their peers? Dr. Rosen explains the possible effect of a "sexual media diet" and how it effects children and teens and how being "behind the screen" on a computer and in front of the television influence us to behave differently with other people.
	*Do many sexual predators rampantly roam MySpace* and the Internet?** Learn the facts about online sexual predators and find out what you do to keep your teens safe from them.
	The media still talks about Megan Meier, the Missouri girl who was cyberbullied and then killed herself. Do stories like this concern you for your children? Dr. Rosen discusses the data concerning cyberbullying, who does it, and how you can prepare your teen before being cyberbullied. He also covers what to do if you learn that your child or teen is being bullied.
	Is it healthy for kids to use the Internet as much as they do? What about kids who put their whole life story online? What about blogging? Is it safe? Dr. Rosen explains how to make being on MySpace or FaceBook a good, healthy experience for teens who are struggling to figure out who they are and what they want to be when they grow up. He also gives examples of how to talk to teens about being conservative about what they put online.
	Children have so much technology in their bedrooms that they don't need to go out and play. Are we creating a generation of shut-ins? What can we do to make sure kids get enough non-technology time? Is just being online all the time an "addiction"? Dr. Rosen shares his theories about how kids who are doing a zillion things at once can pay attention and actually get things done; how to tell if a teen is addicted to the Internet; and what the rapid proliferation of technology means for our future, and that of our children.
	Should teenagers be allowed to have computers in their bedrooms? Dr. Rosen makes suggestions about when to give your child their own cell phone; how to put limits on how much a cell phone can be used, who your child can call, and when to take away a teen's cell phone.
	What should you do if you learn that your teen picks up a Starbucks on the way to school, then drinks a "power energy drink" to stay awake for an afternoon class? Dr. Rosen discusses how to understand this issue and how to talk to your teen about it.
	College grads seem to float through new jobs almost every year. Is this a problem? Why can't they stick with one job like we did? Dr. Rosen teaches you how to understand a young adult's goals and decide if they are flighty or normal.
	*Many teens have more than 500 friends on MySpace. Is this a problem?* Dr. Rosen explains the meaning of friends on MySpace and how many are too many; how to monitor the quality of the friends your teen is making on social networking websites; where to click to learn more than the average parent about your teen's social networking pages.
	*Should you have your own MySpace* page?** Dr. Rosen clarifies when and how to reasonably have your own MySpace page and what to NOT do with it.
	Teenagers use shortcuts when speaking to friends online like LOL or leaving out letters. Does that hurt his/her writing abilities? Dr. Rosen shows what these short cuts mean and which to watch for. He explains the research and what it shows about kids who text a lot and their writing skills.
	Your teen never seems to have time to actually talk with you. How do you do to get him/her to open up? Dr. Rosen demonstrates how to use this particular TeleWorkshop to start and maintain an ongoing dialogue with your teen(s) about their lives, dreams and what's important to them.

Dr. Linda Abott Trapp holds a Ph.D. from Iowa State. In her academic career, Dr. Abbott Trapp has served as faculty at many colleges and universities, and as a Dean at three: Waldorf College, The Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and The California School of Professional Psychology (Fresno campus). Throughout, she continued to publish in psychology, women's studies, the arts, and business. In 1986 she established Abbott & Associates, a management consulting and training firm, which grew rapidly, with over 80% repeat business, and 20% growth each year.

Dr. Abbott Trapp delivered more than 3000 seminars throughout the US and abroad. During this period she authored a number of newspaper columns and scholarly articles on psychology and business.

Participants in Dr. Abbott Trapp's seminars frequently spoke about the applicability of the concepts and strategies discussed in the training sessions to their home and family life.

Dr. Larry Rosen. A professor of psychology at California State University and the author of the runaway-best-seller, "Me, MySpace & I," Dr. Rosen is an international expert on the psychology of technology. He writes a regular column for The National Psychologist, and has been featured in USA Today, Newsweek, on Good Morning America, CNN and many other programs, interviewed for magazines and newspapers, and served as "the expert" in parenting Net Generation children, adolescents, and young adults. As quoted by one nationally known parenting expert, "Dr. Rosen brings insights, humor, and a balanced approach to how parents can understand and deal with this particularly challenging phenomenon."

Dr. Rosen's current research includes an examination of the impact of MySpace on parents and adolescents; five studies of online dating; an examination of multitasking and English literacy in children and adults; an assessment of preferences for peer versus expert opinions on the Internet; and a series of studies of the impact of video game playing by children, teenagers, and young adults.

He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the National Effective Parenting Initiative (NEPI) and the advisory board for the journal Computers in Human Behavior.

Who is the Interviewer?

Dr. Marlene Maheu. I am Editor-in-Chief and founder of SelfhelpMagazine, the award winning self-help and psychology website that has been one of the Internet's most applauded websites since 1994. SelfhelpMagazine has received many distinctions, including that of being the only technology sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health at President Clinton's 1997 Inauguration "Technology on the Lawn" exposition.

The magazine is peer reviewed and holds contributions from hundreds of professionals, both writers and programmers who built the site as a "labor of love." It now has one of the largest and most active online communities in the world. Featured in the "Best 100 Websites" lists of magazines such as Web Magazine, it has been highlighted in the USA Today, US News and World Report, the Miami Herald, Utne Reader, the LA Times, and many more publications.

As a psychologist, I've been a psychotherapist for over 30 years. I have learned how to ask questions and get important answers. As an author and speaker, I have written many articles, research papers, book chapters and have been the lead author on three books related to health care and technology, including the Internet.

Unbeknown to many, I have experienced first-hand the power of the Internet to serve as a life-line. For the past several years, I have endured a prolonged recovery from serious auto injuries. Now, I am finally able to devote myself to developing a wide range of resources for readers of SelfhelpMagazine.

I'm earnest in bringing you the most respected of my colleagues, while using the most reasonably-priced and reliable of technologies to accommodate you, whenever, wherever and however you want through this new website, TeleWorkshops.

Learn the psychological skills to talk with your kids, understand their media-rich worlds, set reasonable limits with computers, television and cell phones.

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Teens and the Internet

Talking about Painful Topics

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Teens and the Internet

Talking about Painful Topics