Teens have a knack for being selfish. They aren’t trying to be rude or intentionally unthoughtful, they’re just into themselves. It’s all about them and this is developmentally appropriate. Although appropriate, it’s still frustrating when they forget to call when they’re out late or don’t take out the garbage, but maybe they’ll remember next time. [...]
“My Dad Rocks!” I saw this on a toddler’s T-shirt. Let’s face it to toddlers you don’t have to do too much to rock. This is a good thing. When your toddler is a teen, the bar gets raised a bit higher. This weekend is father’s day and everyone celebrates differently. There are going to [...]
Expecting a lot of your teen is a great way to let them know you think they are capable of great things. Meeting these expectations can instill pride and confidence, but make the expectations too high, change the rules too much, or criticize them when they do not meet expectations and you can damage your [...]
Each of us has a goal in life even if it is just getting to work on time. The journey is filled with moments of excitement knowing that with each step you are one step closer to your destination, but the frustration of a car breaking down or an accident on the road can [...]
This summer will have difficult employment challenges. The recession has affected the job market for parents, but it does not stop there teen unemployment is also going to be at an all time high this summer. And this begs the question, what are these teens going to do with all of that time?
Having cash provides [...]
It is important that we are aware of how important our words are to our teens and not take their “whatever” attitude towards us as a sign that we can say whatever we want to them without it hurting who they become as adults.
What you think of yourself tells others how to treat you. This is what I thought as I stood listening to a patient talk about how concerned he was about giving someone else his sexually transmitted disease (STD). He described how he would be devastated to have someone be positive because of him. [...]
