This is a short list of three things you can do differently to improve communication and your relationship with your teen. Ready?
1. Believe what they say
I know there’s the old joke how do you know a teen is lying…their mouth is moving. Har har har, but try and give them the benefit of the [...]
There is no exam for this. There is no real way for anyone to prove someone is or is not a virgin.
Despite this truth I am asked to do this exam a lot. More than you would think. More than I would think and when I ask parents, well did you ask your daughter? [...]
Whether you’re the pessimist that is glad 2011 is over or the optimist that is excited 2012 is here, one thing is for sure…there’s opportunity in them there days.
Yep! There’s opportunity to change something that wasn’t working last year, or learn from something that you were sure would work last year. There’s an opportunity to [...]
Your teen may have asked you this, what should I do? What’s your answer?
Problem solving is the way your teen works this question out. It’s like a math problem, specifically a word math problem where someone has five pieces and your teen has thirteen pieces and by the end of the problem someone wants [...]
The economy sucks by the way. I’m not sure if you noticed. This makes it a great time to get back to basics; the actual spirit of the season. Here are five things you can give without spending a dime:
1. Help
There are so many ways your teen can lend a helping hand. This can [...]
The last thing your teen wants to do is disappoint you. True story.
Your teen feels bad when they disappoint you so when they do something that seems natural to them or part of who they naturally are becoming like not being inclined to excel at academics, not passing up the joint offered at the party [...]
This may be a dumb question, but …
Your teen is sitting in class and the teacher asked if everyone understood, but there was no way your teen was going to raise their hand if no one else seemed to be having a problem. This means they’re the only one having a problem. This means they’re [...]
