I wouldn’t date someone who hit me! I wouldn’t date someone who was mean to me! Your teen seems so confident and clear on the kind of person they want to be around, but when it comes right down to it, something doesn’t seem right. Why do they date so many people in such a [...]
“Suddenly the bullying just stopped when I got to high school. I don’t know what happened.” Frequently what stops for your teen is their sense of powerlessness. Your teen discovers something about themselves that allows them to walk more confidently and this is what changes for the bully and they move on. If your teen [...]
Oh, don’t disturb her. She’s passed out and there’s no telling what she might be like if you wake her. There is no sense of urgency or worry in this teen’s voice. Her friend on the other hand is horrified that her friend’s Mom is draped over the couch seemingly unconscious and barely breathing, but [...]
Let’s say that for whatever reason your teen looks forward to leaving your household one day, their focus is on getting OUT whichever way they can. My hope is that they focus less on running away from you and take the time to plan what they want to run towards. Where they’re going is important [...]
“I know I’m overweight, but I really like food.” This is what discipline is about. Sure, it can go too far and then we call it obsession, but this thing called discipline, the ability to do something that exhibits self-control in order to accomplish a goal is what your teen has to find for themselves [...]
Do you remember walking with your teen when they were a toddler? Did you walk in front or behind so you could watch how they were walkin’? As the parent of a teen it’s important to walk a couple steps behind. You want to know what’s coming and prepare yourself and them for that change [...]
It’s easy to say you believe in something. It’s much harder to defend your belief in that thing. This is especially true when you’re just trying to figure out all the rest of what’s going on with the teen thing. For example, have you ever run into someone you knew in high school and after [...]
