Really smart kids have their issues too proving that everything that needs to be learned in high school isn’t just about good grades. Unfortunately, you don’t know that if you’re struggling to earn credits, but for teens that easily make the grade, the issue may be how they socialize. Yep! Good old-fashioned people skills. It’s [...]
One of the hardest things your teen will do is move mid-high school. If your teen has a great network of friends and extracurricular involvement especially in their last year of high school, be prepared for a huge battle. Starting high school or even middle school is a big deal in and of itself, but to [...]
Any teen walking into high school has one big concern, who is my posse? Yes, there are some teens that are going to be more concerned with if they will excel academically, but more often than not your teen is going to be concerned with which table they sit at during lunch. Please don’t fault [...]
Your teen has always done well in school. All of a sudden their grades are dropping and none of the usual culprits seem to be playing a role: depression, bullying, socializing, etc. If this is happening it could mean that your teen has hit their academic wall. Every teen is going to hit their academic [...]
School has started or will be starting for many of you. In addition to the relief your teen will now be doing something productive with their day, there should be a clear game plan for the coming year. This includes setting goals, reviewing last year’s pitfalls and improving upon last year’s successes. In this way, [...]
This is true. If you haven’t heard this one already, stay tuned. It may be coming to a parent-teen argument near you. Here’s the kicker though, they didn’t. The story goes that when Halle Berry found out she was pregnant she was so happy she saved the pregnancy test. Now that’s happy. If she keeps [...]
“I just hate it when people tell me what to do.” That’s what she said in response to why she is so irritated when her Mom asks her to do something. Well, do you know what to do? She said, “Yes.” Then why not do it before your mother has to remind you? This is [...]
