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 [...]
This weekend is Valentine’s Day. Even if your down on love, it is going to affect you in some way. Sure it may just be about the business and everyone knows that flowers on a random day are so much more meaningful than flowers on a mandatory day, but Valentine’s Day is still an opportunity. [...]
You can do anything you set your mind to. Anything at all. You simply need to put your mind to it. See, look how great you’re doing. I knew you could do it. You’re thinking about your future? Really, what do you think you want to do with your life? I’m sure it’s going to [...]
The recent events in Haiti remind us of the many immigrants that come from the Caribbean Colin Powell, Rhianna and Wyclef Jean to name a few. Their families like many families have immigrated to this country in a quest for a better life for themselves and their children. They don’t anticipate how their developing teen [...]
Have you ever tried to learn something like rollerblading, skateboarding or maybe chess, and discovered you were awful. Not just sort of bad, but awful. You probably walked away and never looked back. Good riddance! After all, who wants to do something every day that reminds them how much they suck! This is what happens [...]
