We regret to inform you that your daughter was found -. You don’t want this notification. You don’t want the police or anyone notifying you about this kind of news. This thought is scary and places your mind in a place that asks, “Oh How I wish I had…”
Please give this moment a good thought. [...]
Your teen is better prepared for adulthood when they have a parent that uses their parenting power to guide, nurture and teach; In other words, using their parenting power for good instead of bad.
When you use parenting power for bad, it looks like:
•Reminding your teen of previous mistakes every time they ask for a new [...]
As a parent you do a lot for your teen. You pay the bills, put food on the table and you can give or take the car keys, but beyond these obvious parental duties, you hold the power of a teen who wants your approval.
Your teen actually wants you to like them and be proud [...]
“I tried to tell my Mom several times that I was molested by my uncle. It was clear that she didn’t want to believe or hear me. I finally realized that and stopped tryin’ to tell her.”
As a parent you do the best you can with what you’ve got. This is fair. No one is [...]
“Bad things are gonna happen in life, if you can’t handle this, what are you gonna do when something worse happens? Get over it! What do ya want a hug? That’s not gonna solve anything.”
This Dad is right. Bad things do happen. And yes, sometimes the world seems really hard, but the way to prepare [...]
You just found out there is a rumor that your teen was caught having oral sex in a public setting. What do you do? What do you think? What is the first thing you say to your teen when you see her? Him?
Do you know what your teen is thinking? It’s hard to think of [...]
At some point your teen is going to date. Maybe they’ll live at home maybe they won’t. But sooner or later, your teen will be interested in someone, date, maybe get married, etc. You know how it goes, but do you remember how it starts?
It starts in your head. When you were a toddler, you [...]
