Teens
15 Valuable Life Skills to Teach Your Teen as They Prepare for Adulthood
As a parent, your job is to take care of your children until the day arrives when they can strike out on their own. While …
How to Talk to Your Teen About Vaping
Recently, the US surgeon general issued an advisory on teen use of e-cigarettes, with experts also stating that it’s reaching epidemic proportions. Alcohol and cigarette …
Identifying Social Anxiety in Teens
Although anxiety disorders affect one in eight children, they often go unrecognized as mental health issues in teens. Social anxiety disorder, in particular, can take …
College Packing List: What Every College Student Needs
Is your child heading off to college this fall? Packing for college can be stressful for both kids and parents. Whether your son or daughter …
5 Ways to Build a Strong Bond with Your Teen
Few parenting challenges are quite as terrifying as handling a teenager. Sure, potty training may seem like an endless battle at the time, but it …
Talking to Your Teen About Depression in the Wake of ’13 Reasons Why’
Talking to your teen is often challenging in the first place, and bringing up a touchy subject such as depression makes it even more difficult. …
How to Raise a Happy Teenager
Teen depression is a serious problem in America, with an estimated 20% of adolescents suffering depression at some stage. Changing hormones make life tough …
How to Talk to a Teenager
Parents often feel an insurmountable communications barrier is developing between themselves and their teens. There’s frequently an inclination to ignore it and put it down …
Creating Boundaries for Teens
Children of all ages need boundaries, but teens may need them most of all. Though it’s tempting and may seem logical to give your …
6 Reasons to Take the Car Keys Away from Your Teen
When teens begin to drive, the event signals another step toward independence. It can also be a time of high stress for parents. The common …
6 Tips to Ensure Your Child Eats a Healthy Breakfast
We’ve all heard at one time or another that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I’m sure my mom said that to …
Is Your Teen Involved in a “Mine-Field Relationship?”
Early relationships in the middle and older adolescence years are, how should we describe it—intense and emotionally charged. Remember Romeo and Juliet, the 13-year-olds from …
Does Your Teen Have ADHD? Help Your Child Stay on Track in School and in Life
Fact: For the child with ADHD, the teen years are doubly hard. That’s because all the adolescent problems—peer pressure, the fear of failure both in …