Q. When you consult with a family with teens, what are the typical bottom-line issues?
A. Not surprisingly, the bottom line issues for parents are very different than the bottom line issues for the teen.
For the parents, the bottom line issues look something like this:
They see the kid they raised from an infant changing right before […]

It’s sometimes difficult to find ways to be involved with your teen without totally intruding in his/her life. You want to talk to them, they don’t want to talk to you (most of the time anyway). I’ve found the best way to connect with my teenage daughter is to enter her world and do the […]

You need to smart to be able influence adolescents. You need to be able to stand back a little, hold your tongue and wait your turn to speak.
Recently, Sam my seventeen year old son, said “No way” to our requests to wear some decent clothes to an upcoming on-stage event. Sam was chosen to read […]

“Mom, can I go to the mall with my friend Jenny?”
“No, not after you came home late last night.”
“Well, everyone else gets to.”
“I don’t care what everybody else gets to do; you can’t.”
“You just don’t trust me.”
“You’ve got to earn it.”
“I have.”
“No, you haven’t.”
“Have, too.”
“Have not.”
SLAM! Etc.
If the above conversation sounds familiar, you’re probably the […]

This year alone, 1,600 teenagers aged 15 to 19 will die from committing suicide. Suicide among kids, once a rarity, is now a growing concern in America, and it appears that one of the best ways to keep your kids from doing it is to be a nosy parent.
In other words, simply talking to your […]

What is hard for parents
Letting them learn from their mistakes.
Trying not to fix their problems.
Learning to trust in ways I’ve never had to before.
We hurt when they hurt.
Being lied to.
Trying to continue to discipline.
Having the consequence “fit the crime.”
Hearing “you don’t understand” over and over, when in fact you really do or want to.
Letting them […]

A parent writes in, “We are having a hard time in our family deciding on appropriate punishments when our teen-ager breaks family rules. We can’t tell if we are too strict or too lenient. What can we do?”
This seems to be a place where many parents get stuck. Questions about appropriate punishment and consequences are […]

TIME For Kids is a weekly magazine and currently read by more than 4 million students. You can find many well selected stories for kids covering world and national events, scientific discoveries, sports, entertainment and kids in the news.

Their TFK Kid Reporters will give you the kids’ eye-view on everything and report stories around […]

Ever found that teenagers couldn’t sleep enough? Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a hot topic in medical research area recently. According to Reuters, there are between 500,000 and one million Americans have chronic fatigue syndrome. A study that included 36 teenagers diagnosed with chronic fatigue, found that their mothers were likely to share their symptoms, […]

When children grow up as teenagers, it would be the most difficult years for any parent. Over at WebMD Jeanie Lerche Davis summarized 10 tips from three national experts to help parents with teenagers. The following two are my golden rules as well:
Choose your battles wisely. “Doing themselves harm or doing something that could be […]