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 [...]
There are expectations that your teen thinks they’re supposed to meet. They should do this or they should look like that. It can be overwhelming at times. The expectation of what they think they’re supposed to do when they start to develop who they are is what others think of them. Your teen’s sense of [...]
It can feel like you argue over which way the wind is blowing when it comes to your teen. According to them, you don’t know that either. Why must teens fight so hard, so often and so intensely? Why wouldn’t they? Wouldn’t you if you were that curious about what life would be like [...]
As your teen develops meaning learns how to do more things, they will figure out they don’t know how to do new things. I use the word development a lot when I write and reference things teens normally do. But if they get too overwhelmed or frustrated, they will have a response, a behavior as [...]
Your teen is all pissy because someone they thought was a friend betrayed them, someone they thought was a lover, cheated or someone they thought they could confide in let them down. You listen to the transgression and then you tell them… You tell them they should say, “Thank you.”Now, they’re really pissed. “What do [...]
Who’s the best teacher? Mom? Dad? A teacher or coach? Sure, to some degree they’re all great teachers, but hands down there’s nothing like experience. They say experience is the best teacher and that’s for a reason…many teens aren’t going to listen to an authority figure. Yes, they’re a little more open when there’re serious [...]
There’s a heavy price for tryin’ to be Joe or Jane Popular. It frequently hits the most in a transition year. Ya know, starting middle school or high school or even college. Why, you ask… Why, because it’s really hard to walk into a new situation and know no one. The desire to fit in [...]
