You didn’t realize this, but you signed a contract when you decided to have your teen all those years ago. Just in case you missed it because you were so blissfully happy they were born healthy and smelled of baby smell, I have cut and paste it here for you to read carefully now that [...]
Try not to think of the fact that your teen has sexual thoughts. They do of course, but you aren’t supposed to obsess about it. Your teen’s budding sexuality can take a few different turns and if you want to see it stunted just do something like shame or embarrass them about doing something as [...]
School will start before you know it and for freshman in high school one of the big deterrents to doing well their first year in high school is socializing. The transition from middle to high school can really make a teen nervous even if they’re walking on campus the first day knowing friends they had [...]
There’s a point at which your teen will stop asking, “Can I go outside and play?” and they will ask instead, “Can I go out?” There is little concern about asking to go out and play. There is all the fun of a preteen and nothing of the mischievousness of a teen. This is an [...]
We talked about your teen’s tone, but your teen notices you have a tone as well. It’s that tone that can change the mood of a conversation in seconds. Your teen tries to apologize for something they did and that is already difficult, but they muster up the courage then they hear your tone. There [...]
Your teen may have wanted even needed your help for something. They asked, but it was in their own way and you didn’t understand what they were asking, but they know they asked. They also know you weren’t there for them. What you will experience is your teen’s anger that you did not pick up [...]
“Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase.” – Martin Luther King Jr For some teens this is too abstract an idea to understand. This might be especially true for your younger teen. Their brain is still growing in a way that can be stuck in concrete thinking. Concrete [...]
