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FEATURED ARTICLES:How to Reach Your Teen’s HeartHow would you rate your relationship with your teen daughter or son? If you are unsure, or you want to double check your answer, imagine hearing the sounds of your teen entering your house. Now ask yourself this question: How do I react when I hear my teen coming home? The Truth About Teen BloggingFour million teens are blogging! What’s a blog you ask? A blog (web + log) is an online journal often hosted free of charge by such companies as MySpace.com, LiveJournal, and Facebook.com. Teen Dreams-5 Key QuestionsWe all want what’s best for our kids. We want them to be happy and successful. But, could it be that you are projecting your dreams on to your kids? Do you know what they want for themselves? Many parents think “good parenting” means making sure your child excels in academics, attends a top college, [...] Give the Gift of Good ConversationThe secret to having kids look forward to spending time with mom and dad lies in treating teens as if they are already adults. When you accept teens as they are and simultaneously bring them to the level of adults, you create a friendly meeting ground. Below are seven ways to help you enjoy your [...] R-e-s-p-e-c-t Works Both Ways!Respect matters! As parents, we want and deserve to be treated with respect. It’s frustrating, even infuriating, when teens treat us disrespectfully! Yet, in order to have respect, we must first give it to ourselves. How would you rate the level of respect you have for yourself? 5 Secrets for Handling Difficult Teen Parenting SituationsThe most common issues between parents and teens arise due to poor communication, power struggles and a lack of empathy. If you use the same parenting methods that you did when your teen was a child, you won’t get positive results. You’ll just exhaust your energy. How to Get Teens to Organize and Clean Their RoomThese tips are in response to the many frustrated parents who have emailed me for help about how to get their kids to clean and organize their room. Often parents get tired of nagging and decide to wait it out, hoping their teen will get to cleaning before it becomes a hygienic necessity! Of course, [...] How to Effectively Talk to Kids about TragediesWatching the news, seeing actual footage of a tidal wave, hurricane, or earthquake and witnessing the resulting devastation, ignites feelings of distress and overwhelm in adults, let alone in our children. How young people are affected by such tragedies largely depends on the level of maturity and overall temperament of each child plus the coping [...] The Best Way to Handle BulliesTraditionally, we might think of bullying as picking a physical fight with someone and taking possession of some lunch money or worse. But today bullying isn’t limited to physical assault or stealing. Bullying can take many shapes and sizes. According to a study by the National Education Association, every day 160,000 students miss school for [...] How Much Freedom is Too Much?We all know that parenting teens is not easy. New challenges surface regularly and there are a lot of grey areas. How much freedom to give your teen is one of them. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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