It can be an uncomfortable conversation asking your teen about the web history on the computer. This is especially true if they‘ve been visiting porn sites.
What do you say when you realize they’re curious, interested or trying to repress the fact that they’re so horny. The simple answer is you get over it and allow [...]
Agreement is important to your relationship with your teen, but it’s also important in terms of your relationship with your teen’s parent, but what if you can’t agree?
If you can’t agree, then you have to agree not to and be consistent. If each parent in the least is consistent then you also offer your teen [...]
If you heard the screech of brakes and the crash of the collision between cars or a car and an immobile object, you would feel?
If you were the co-driver in the car while your teen was driving when you heard that crash, it would be difficult to stop yourself from grabbing the wheel to avoid [...]
Sometimes I think video games serve two purposes sure there’s the entertainment which allows for escape and distraction, but then there’s it’s uncanny gauge of maturity.
If you ask a tween what they do in their spare time they’ll say things like play outside or play video games. If you ask them how much, they’ll answer, [...]
Like the alcoholic or drug addict that has to hit rock bottom before they can make important changes in their life, your teen sometimes needs their own rock bottom in order to intellectually grow.
You’ve tried everything to get your teen to focus, focus, focus! You’ve given them every complement in the book. You’ve had them [...]
One thing you can do to improve your relationship with your teen is to ask yourself before anything comes out of your mouth, what is my intention with this comment?
What do I want to do with this comment? Do I want to make my teen feel guilty? Do I want to make them feel small? [...]
In some ways you’re almost always in a position to help your teen, but is there anything your teen can help you with? I mean, is there anything they can really be a help with like something you don’t know how to do.
This is different from the help they give with chores. They don’t see that [...]
