The way the teen brain thinks can take some getting used to. As you have probably figured out already it takes some patience. Here are three examples of logic used by teens that should help remind you of the humor, patience and guidance that teens require. Organic Cigarettes A teen was asked if she [...]
“I don’t always like my teen. In fact, if he were not my son, I ‘m not sure he would be the type of person I would want to meet at a party. Don’t get me wrong I love my teen, but I don’t always like them.” This sounds harsh, but before you cast any [...]
How do I get my teen to stop …? How do I get my teen to start…? How do I get my teen to change…? All great questions and all good reasons to search for answers, especially since how you get anyone to do anything can seem like a mystery most times. The truth, you [...]
Let’s say your teen walks into freshman year of high school and takes the socializing thing a little too seriously. They take it on like that is a prerequisite to getting into an Ivy League school. Their grades plummet. Sophomore year they realize their mistake and they make a great comeback! Mostly As with a [...]
It isn’t too early to think of high school graduation. In fact if your teen is thinking about graduation now, they are making all the right moves to get themselves there. A great part of graduation for parents is certainly watching their teen graduate, but the other part is the commencement speech. There are few [...]
The work that goes into being a proud father to be is complicated and challenging at best. Since girls mature faster than boys and women usually get the family bug sooner than men, it is without a doubt a lot of work for many men to catch up to their wives when the decision [...]
If someone walked up to your teen and asked them if they would like to be in a relationship where they were constantly hit and or made to feel stupid and worthless. I am sure your teen, any teen would say, “No.” If only it were so easy. When abusers start relationships, they don’t have [...]
You sit at the computer and figure you’ll write a few e-mails before you’re off to bed and you see your daughter’s social networking page is up. She forgot to log out. You almost fall out of your chair when you see the photo with nothing, but a ribbon tied into a bow around her [...]
Being a teen is certainly about figuring out who you are, but it starts by being like everyone else. The last thing you want to do is be different, look different or require any different or specialty treatment. For teens with disfiguring or medically intensive treatment, the struggle deals with the desire to be like [...]
President’s day can be just a day off or an opportunity to inspire your teen. There are few things more destructive to a sense of self than failure. You know there must be others who have failed, and yet when it happens we are convinced we are the only one who has experienced failure. This [...]