The comedian Dennis Miller has this joke, “Why hate you for being of a certain race, there are so many other reasons to hate you.” True in general we want to try and spread the love and not the hate, but he makes a good point about the heterogeneity or diversity within ethnic groups. The [...]
“It’s complicated” This is your teen’s response after you check in to ask how their recent relationship is going. “Hmph!” You think to yourself, “complicated?” What does that mean? So your teen goes through this meandering road of a story to explain that they sort of are, but sort of aren’t still dating. You think [...]
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 is [...]
There was a time when teens that were seriously dating got married after high school. They married their “high school sweetheart.” Promising to grow old with someone as a teen is quite a gamble, maybe not impossible, but it is a gamble that the person will share your interests when they are finally an adult. [...]
I recently had the honor of appearing on The Family Coach blogtalk radio show with Dr. Lynne Kenney. We talked about the intensity of teen love. Here are some highlights from the show. If you would like to hear the show in its entirety, click here.
1. Teen Relationship
Early teen relationships are an opportunity for your [...]
There are several sources telling teens to wait to have sex. Sure, it seems like there are several more forces telling them to have sex, but if you really listen there are more asking them to wait. But, why should they wait?
There was a research project, Kids and the Marshmallow Test. They asked the kids [...]
Your son doesn’t seem to like sports and spends a lot of time to himself. He doesn’t seem to show any interest in dating any gender how much more the opposite gender. You start to wonder if your teen is gay.
What do you do? You can confront your teen and force them to tell you, [...]
At some point your teen is going to date. Maybe they’ll live at home maybe they won’t. But sooner or later, your teen will be interested in someone, date, maybe get married, etc. You know how it goes, but do you remember how it starts?
It starts in your head. When you were a toddler, you [...]
Myth #1: Talking to your teen about sex leads to early sexual activity.
Truth: Actually, talking to your teen about sex decreases the chances of early sexual debut (when they start having sex). Talk and talk a lot. You will demystify sex so that it does not become a point of rebellion.
Myth #2: My teen will want to [...]
“I think they know I’m sexually active, but we don’t talk about it. It’s a little weird so we just don’t talk about it” Sometimes it’s not that teens want to lie about having sex as much as they know you don’t always want to know they’re having sex. They understand that you‘re uncomfortable with [...]
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