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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It always baffles me how adults expect teens to open up so easily when they have been disappointed over and over again by the adults around them. One teen thought their parents were being honest about who their parents were. They later found out that Mom and Dad were really aunt and uncle and auntie [...]
“Take that! I’m running this show,” said the tween that barely fit into the training bra she was just given. What’s wrong with this picture? Sometimes this is easier said than done, hold your ground and get a backbone. These are familiar words of advice to Moms that have a more passive approach to parenting. [...]
Who do you trust? Do you trust easily or does it take you some time to get to know someone? Do you think your teen trusts you? If your teen thinks you have a tough time figuring out who they are and making decisions that factor in who they are they may think you’re not [...]
Mood disorders often develop in the teen years. Anxiety is one of those mood disorders and to you it can look like a difficult teen when it’s really a teen trying to calm their world. “Mom, did you prepare the meal like I asked? Dad, you signed me up for the swim team, but I [...]
