Parenting Teenagers

The Trouble with Teens

Michelle Lamar | Posted 05.08.2012

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As the mother of two teen daughters, there are daily parenting challenges that can't be found in parenting books. The "third circle of hell," also known as parenting teenagers, can be rough.

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5 Absolute Rules of Raising Teenagers

Michelle Lamar | Posted 05.07.2012

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If you haven't experienced the third circle of hell in parenting, a.k.a parenting a teenager, you might want to skip this blog post.

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An Unconventional Gap Year

Nina Lorez Collins | Posted 04.11.2012

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Children gain an enormous amount by being exposed to other family units. Living in another culture, which is what each family is, is enlightening, challenging, scary and often fun.

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Parent Aptitude Test

Linda Flanagan | Posted 04.07.2012

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Today is SAT day -- our daughter's first. It's 6:10. "I don't know where her admission ticket is. Or the pencil sharpener I bought yesterday, or all those Number Two pencils. And her passport. I put all of that stuff together on my desk. Did someone move it?"

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The Tortoise and the Hair: One Mother's Attempt to Loosen the Reins

Elisa Taub | Posted 03.24.2012

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Intellectually I know that she is expressing herself in a safe and personal way. Like the crazy purple straight legs jeans I used to wear, or the thrift shop clothing my parents never even reacted to. But the truth is, I still wish I hadn't let her dye her hair.

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Letting Go: A Love Letter to My Daughter

Ana Beatriz Cholo | Posted 03.13.2012

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I was ecstatic at the prospect of having my girl back. We were just about to embark in therapy but then a couple of days before Christmas she told me she was moving far away. I was crushed.

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How To Make The Holidays Meaningful For Families With Teens

Kara Powell | Posted 02.20.2012

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While holiday errands can cause serious withdrawals on your bank account, that time together could become a deposit in your relational bank account with your child. To try to cash in on that time, add time... for you to grab a meal.

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Can You Hear Me Now? The Secret To Communicating With Kids

Devon Corneal | Posted 01.02.2012

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Asking a three year old to say please, eat his vegetables, walk instead of run, listen, stop throwing things, or share and then expecting compliance is a surefire path to Crazytown.

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Please, Under My Roof...

Stephen T. Russell, Ph.D. | Posted 01.01.2012

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My son Enrique was 14. He had come out at school and had been speed-dating middle school boys that fall. "Dating" mostly meant texting or going to a movie. The turnover of boyfriends seemed innocent... but Tom was different.

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Sex Education Tips

Kerry Cohen | Posted 10.15.2011

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Somehow, regardless of everything we know about sex education, regardless of everything we know about how little abstinence education works, we still shudder at the thought of our teenagers learning about sex.

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Parents, Welcome Those Late-Night Phone Calls!

Mary Anne Mercer | Posted 09.21.2011

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All my adult life I have dreaded late-night phone calls. It took only one, many years ago -- news of the suicide of my sister -- to produce an instantaneous panic reaction when I am startled awake by that shrill, nerve-jangling assault of a night-time telephone.

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Raising a Zen Teenager: The Opposite of Me

Janice Harper | Posted 10.09.2011

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I just assumed I'd have a kid exactly like myself which is to say, a bad influence that no one should be allowed to play with. But alas, I ended up with one of those kids who is charming and delightful and gets straight A's and helps blind people cross the street.

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Waiting for My Teen to Become a Monster

Red Room | Posted 10.09.2011

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Experts have also told us that the number one, ultimate rule of the parent-child relationship is that a mother must never, under any circumstance, ever consider being best friends with her daughter. I guess I blew that one.

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Avoiding The Parent Trap: How To Change Your Thoughts About Parenting Teens

John Duffy, Psy.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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I know for a fact that we parent teens today with more fear, ego and judgment than calm, confidence and openness. There are countless theories as to why.

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How Not To Raise Spoiled Brats

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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How can parents avoid raising spoiled brats and develop fiscally responsible children who have healthy relationships with money?

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There's A Time Warp 'Round Yon Virgin

Susan J. Cobb | Posted 11.17.2011

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Are the rhythms of Mexican life really that much different than those of their northern neighbors?

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What To Do When Your Teenage Daughter Becomes A Terror

Susan Stiffelman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Teenagers still need their parents as guides and advisers -- not friends. The more you define yourself as her parent and show her what is and isn't acceptable, the sooner things between you and your daughter will improve.

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