Tips on Teens #013 Remember when your child was sweet and innocent? She wore pretty dresses, enjoyed Radio-Disney and had such nice and polite friends… and that was last semester! Now her friends seem like a surly group of teens that might frighten the guards at Juvenile Hall. They always seem dirty, they’re disrespectful and …
Clues on Kids #007 Your little guy has been a bit gloomy lately. It’s gotten worse as the week has gone on. Now he doesn’t even want to go to school. You sit him down on the couch, and before you finish saying his name, the tears roll down his face. He finally blurts out, …
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Tips on Teens #032 So your teens says this to you… But Mom, the vape pen is safer than smoking cigarettes. There’s no nicotine! I’m not smoking weed. It’s just water vapor. There have been no studies showing that vaping is bad for you. Can I please have a vape pen? They are so cool! …
Tips on Teens #001 Remember that sweet and affectionate child who used to run to meet you at the door, jump into your arms and give you a big kiss? Now when you get home, your teen doesn’t even get out of his room to roll his eyes at you. You miss the close emotional …
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Clues on Kids #005 Do you remember how unfair your parents were when you were a kid? Do you remember that day as a child with tears steaming down your face when you first took that solemn vow to NEVER BE AS MEAN AND AS UNFAIR AS YOUR MOM AND DAD? Oh, yes. I …
Tips on Teens #012 Finally, it was the last straw. Both you and your spouse decided to call it quits. Just get through the divorce and there will be no more fights, no more arguments and no more misunderstandings… except about your kids!
Clues on Kids #006 That’s right, Mom and Dad. Your darling little angel is inevitably going to go through puberty and never be the same again. It is time to start talking to and educating your child now before it gets any more difficult. But puberty is a teenage issue. My seven-year-old isn’t ready to …
Tips on Teens #031 Our last article, Adolescent Brain Development talked about how a teen’s thought process is impaired due to the prefrontal cortex being underdeveloped during the teen years. The above illustration is an example of how a teenager struggles with making wise decisions.
Tips on Teens #030 While it is true that much of brain development happens in the first five years of life, a crucial part of the brain remains under-developed for a lot longer than people realize. The prefrontal cortex is an area of the brain just behind your forehead. Around age eleven, this area of …
Tips on Teens #014 The topic of this article will either offer you a great sense of relief or a surprising smack in the face of stunned surprise. Relief because it validates that your teen is not the only cheatin’ liar in the adolescent world. However, if you are still feeling that stinging sensation on …
