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    OMG My Mother!: A Relationship Guide for Teenage Girls
    OMG My Mother!: A Relationship Guide for Teenage Girls
    OMG My Mother!: A Relationship Guide for Teenage Girls
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    OMG My Mother!: A Relationship Guide for Teenage Girls

    By Greg Noland

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    This ‘Teenage Relationships Guide’ will help you steer clear of the relationship dilemmas which can cause heartache instead of love and bonding through the delicate teenage years. This is your handy guide whenever you need guidance in these four important areas of teenage relationships; mother, best friend, siblings, and love interest.

    You will discover essential tips that will give you the power to develop the most awesome relationships through your teen years and beyond. Almost every teenage girl has relationship problems which they wish they could avoid. With the teenage years so full of challenges and strains this OMG book will help you close the gap in misunderstanding and avoid the pain.

    This 3rd book in the ‘OMG Teen Book Series’ will also help you better understand the main people in your lives, and provide the advice you may be desperately looking for. I know when I was a teenager there was so much I wanted to know about relationship issues, and why I was falling out with some of the closest people in my life, but I couldn’t find the answers for.

    The actionable tips and advice in this teen book are guaranteed to help you discover how to make the most of your relationships. Reduce the pain, loneliness, fighting and sadness which can often come with teenage relationships for a better quality of life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGreg Noland
    Release dateMay 24, 2016
    ISBN9781310141980
    OMG My Mother!: A Relationship Guide for Teenage Girls
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    Greg Noland

    Greg Noland is the CEO & Founder of The Bum Gun Company. He is an entrepreneur, internet marketer, author, life coach, health & fitness enthusiast, and when he can find the time, a world traveller. Greg started his first business at the age of 9, and had a team of 4 employees before his eleventh birthday, and business has just grown since then. Greg is the author of The Book On The Bum Gun – The Secrets to The King of Personal Hygiene, and the co-author with his wife of the OMG Teen Book Series, starting with OMG I'm a Teen! Now What? - A Survival Guide for Teenage Girls. (www.omgteenbookseries.com) After surviving a fatal car accident at the age of 29, Greg received what he calls “The Mission to Contribute”: a calling to help others get the most out of their lives. Since then, he has dedicated his life to helping people improve the quality of their life with The Bum Gun bidet sprayer. The 5/20 Plan Greg’s major plan for the next 5 years is to inspire 20 million people around the globe to make a major change in their lives through better personal hygiene. Greg understands that hygiene is an often difficult topic for people to discuss but that doesn’t hold him back in helping people. He aims to achieve this goal quickly, so he can move on to helping the next 20 million people to realize their higher purpose and fulfil their greatest potential in all areas of their life. At the forefront of this quest is educating people about the personal, financial and environmental benefits of The Bum Gun bidet sprayer.

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      OMG My Mother! - Greg Noland

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      Parental Ponderings

      As a teen, you know one of the biggest problems that you have in your life is with your parents. I know I went through a stage when I was a teen that felt like I was on completely different wavelengths to my Mum. You might also have a lot of arguments with your parents and you might butt heads often. It often feels like they don’t understand you and you feel as if you are never getting through to them. So we have compiled some really useful, actionable tips that you can use to help you deal with your parents and get them to understand you, and importantly say ‘yes’ more often to your requests.

      How to Improve Your Chances of Your Parents Saying Yes

      Admittedly, it depends on your situation and whether you are asking your parents for lots of things. For me personally, I had my own money from a very early age, so it was very rare that I would ask my parents for anything. However, I know a lot of teenagers don’t work. Therefore, you are going to need to develop your skills for asking for things. Furthermore, as a teenager the price of the things you are asking for will be increasing as you grow older. This puts even more emphasis on how well you can ask for things.

      If you use the tips below, you are going to have a much better chance of things going your way when you ask your parents for something. They are also going to let you do much more, give you more trust, and be much more willing to understand where you’re coming from.

      Keep in Mind Your Parents Don’t Want To Say No

      For my first tip, I’d like to make sure you understand that they want to say yes. You are the apple of their eye, please remember that. I know it is easier to think of them as a dragon if they refuse your requests. I remember when my friends never got what they asked for, and how they used some nasty words. This isn’t fair. They love you and are always looking for ways to enhance your life. They want you to feel as if you deserve and appreciate the things you get. Learn these ways to ask them and you’ll find that you will be rewarded, more often than not.

      The Quality of Your Questions – A Massive Life Learner

      When you are asking for something, it’s important that you are being grateful and asking in equal amounts. When you say something like Mum, can I get a new laptop? it’s going to get you a speedy, disappointing, and dry No. But if you say something such as Mum, I realize you have bought me expensive things in the past and that you work hard for your money. I really appreciate that. Anything you say after that is going to be received much better.

      You don’t want to make your parents think you’re not caring. You want to show that you appreciate what they have done for you in the past. This is much more likely to help you get what you want.

      TIP: One important rule though is, make sure you genuinely mean what you are saying. No one likes fakers.

      Make a Trade for Things You Want

      It is human nature to use the art of give and take in most situations. Nobody likes people who take all the time. So what do you think you can do for your parents which will impress them? Think about the things that they have been asking you to do. The thing that your parents care about is your well-being and that you are going to be responsible and happy when you are an adult. If you are able to show them that you’re working towards that, it can help your case immensely.

      So when you are asking your parents for something, you should offer your parents something in return. Two of the things that you can offer are doing certain chores and doing better in certain subjects at school. When you’re specific, it’s going to be helpful since your parents can measure your results. So you don’t want to say you’ll get better grades. Say you will improve your next score in a mathematics test by 10 or 15%. You have to mean what you say remember and follow through. If you don’t, you are going to have trouble convincing them next time. Furthermore, when you do get an extra 15% on your next mathematics test, you are going to benefit in two ways. First, your school grades are improving AND when you next have a situation where you are asking your parents for something, you can show that you mean what you say, and that you are not talking fluff. Win, win for you.

      Shine When You Are With Your Parents in Public

      Your parents want you to help them look good. Imagine what other parents think if they see you kicking and screaming about something in public. Your parents are not going to look very good in their eyes. Adults can often feel a lot of pressure when they think they are being judged about how they are parenting you, so you want to make them look great when you are with them. Make sure that you behave properly when you’re with them in public. Be polite when you are speaking with their friends. Answer questions in an interesting manner. When you do all of these things, your parents are going to remember it and be more giving and will be more understanding of your needs and requests.

      Match the Funds

      If you want something that is expensive, one of the best things that you can do is to offer to go half with them. This is going to show that you are appreciative, that you are taking responsibility, and that you are learning about saving your money which you might have got from your birthday or doing a job in the school holidays. If you can show you are responsible with money, your parents might just buy you the item you have requested anyway.

      Stage Things Carefully

      Setting the stage for a question that you are going to ask is essential to increase your odds that your parents will say yes. You can say certain things which will help the chances that things will go better for you.

      Be sure your parent or parents are not in a bad mood. Parents who are mad or tired will say NO more quickly. So don’t start asking them as soon as they walk in the door from work.

      Be sure they have some free time. Say something like Dad, can I talk to you about something this evening? Or, May I have a word with you after dinner?

      Showing Gratitude and Appreciation

      Nothing is going to make your parents say no more than making them feel you think you deserve something. Likewise, you think they owe you something. It’s true they’re responsible for giving you shelter, food, and clothing to a certain point. You’re doing it because you want something.

      Ask For a Delayed Response

      Anytime your parents feel pressured or rushed, they are less likely to say yes when you ask them for something. Rather than telling them you want an answer right then, say something like, I don’t want you to give me an answer right now. Give it some thought before you give me an answer. This is going to give your parents some time to think about the thing you’re asking and it will also make you appear more mature since you’re showing that you are patient and thoughtful.

      Earn Your Credit Gradually

      When you want something from your parents that is small, you can ask them outright. But if there’s something that you want that is more expensive, like a new phone, a new computer, even a car, you need to have a different approach.

      One big thing you’ll have to prove is that you are being grown up about the situation. Think about the small things that are going to show your parents that you are responsible and make sure you are taking care of those things. Do some chores without being asked and then go the extra mile. Ask your parents what you can do for them.

      I remember my mum used to get annoyed when I would treat our house like a hotel, and rightly so. I went through a stage where I would just come home from school, dump my school bag and then go off again without letting her know where I was going. Then I’d just expect meals whenever I was ready for them, and got behind on my household chores, like way behind. No wonder this selfish behaviour I had annoyed her. (Sorry Mum, you know I love you!)

      If you show that you’re contributing to your family and you’re not resenting those responsibilities, your parents are going to see you in a new light and they’re going to see that you are growing up. When this happens, you will have a better chance of getting the things you want.

      Don’t Cause Drama

      Everyone feels like they deserve things and they feel like they got a rough deal. But if you want to show that you becoming an adult, you want to show that you’re grateful for the things you have.

      Don’t keep feeling sorry for yourself and thinking that the world is unfair. Also, whenever one of your siblings kicks up a fuss, don’t go whining. Don’t get in a rage and say nasty things. When your parents see you can act in a mature way they will give you credit and this will build more confidence in yourself. This is also going to help your parents see what you are doing and be more receptive to your needs and desires.

      No Isn’t Always No

      Have you asked your parents to buy you something lately and you never got the answer you wanted? Why do you think they said no? If you look through all of the tips I have just given you, I bet you broke one or more of the rules above. Don’t worry, every teenager does. It’s all part of learning. See if you can determine in which area you can improve and then change your approach next time.

      If you really study the tips we just covered, and fully make an attempt to put them into practice, your skills at asking for things will definitely get better.

      How to Get Your Parents to Stop Treating You Like a Kid

      One of the most common problems that teens have is that their parents treat them like kids. If you are having this problem with your parents, there are things that you can do to help them treat you more like a grown up. Let’s dig in to these Top Ten Useful Tips below to help prevent your parents from treating you like a kid.

      1. Stop Throwing Tantrums

      One of the things that is going to make your parents treat you like a baby is if you are throwing tantrums. Yelling, having a crying fit, and giving your parents a cold shoulder is going to make them treat you like a kid. If you get into an argument

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