How many parents and teens find it easy to communicate with each other? "You never listen to me," or "You just don't understand," are common complaints—heard as much from teens as from their parents. Much of the communication that goes on in a household with teens involves demands and complaints, says Don Dinkmeyer, PhD, author of Systematic Training for Effective Parenting o … [Read more...] about How to Talk to Your Teen
Tweens and Teens
Teen Dating Abuse
It can turn into a parent’s worst nightmare: one day your darling teen daughter stops listening to you. Starts lying to you. Disappears and refuses to say where she has been. She forgets everything you’ve taught her, and worse, she returns your care and concern with a snarl, tells you you’re stupid and warns you to leave her alone. It won’t take you long to figure out that sh … [Read more...] about Teen Dating Abuse
Why Teens Need More Sleep
Since 1996, Kyla Wahlstrom and her research team at the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) have led the way in the study of later start times for high school students, beginning with their study of the impact of later start times on educational achievement in two different districts. Two Minneapolis-area school districts, suburban Edina and urban … [Read more...] about Why Teens Need More Sleep
Teens and Technology
On average, how much time do you think our teens are spending on their phones and technology everyday? Many of us might answer with a couple of hours. After all, teens and media seem to go hand-in-hand, like peanut butter and jelly. Unfortunately, even though our guesses are high, the true average is mind-boggling. According to recent statistics, our teens are … [Read more...] about Teens and Technology
Girl Power Friendship
GirlPower is a friendship program that inspires "tween" girls to feel empowered, and develop a strong sense of self, while also learning how to manage the most important thing to them—their friendships. GirlPower is an internationally recognized program with licensed GirlPower Facilitators in the US, Canada, and Australia who teach the GirlPower curriculum in schools and c … [Read more...] about Girl Power Friendship
Embrace the Teen Years
Twenty-five and a half hours of labor notwithstanding… when I gave birth to my first child sixteen years ago, I was in awe. No. Awe is an understatement. I could not stop looking at my son. I believe I kissed his toes, fingers, cheeks, nose, and his hair at least a million times. I was a neurotic mom to be sure. I didn’t allow anyone to kiss him other than his dad and me. I w … [Read more...] about Embrace the Teen Years