Helping Teens Through Mindfulness
Teens are craving to talk about who they really are -- and given a safe place to be vulnerable, teenagers step up to the task.
Teens are craving to talk about who they really are -- and given a safe place to be vulnerable, teenagers step up to the task.
JJ Keith | Posted 05.29.2012
For the first year of my daughter's life, everything was big: big love, big frustration, big anxiety, big mood swings, big me. Not since I was a teen had I been so transfixed by my own now-shriveled navel.
SParker | Posted 05.24.2012
Yesterday I get one of "those" phone calls that parents dread. My daughter had been escorted to the front office by the principal, and was cooling her heels there until a parent could come in and sort stuff out. Her life of crime had begun.
Suzanne Skees | Posted 05.22.2012
A Mother and her daughter's values clash in rural northern India. Is this what happens to teenagers everywhere, or does living in extreme poverty exacerbate these issues?
Janell Burley Hofmann | Posted 05.22.2012
The humbling tumble from the world of boyhood to confused, chaotic adolescence is upon us. And I am sick over it.
Penny Love Hoff | Posted 05.24.2012
In my head, I know that parenthood is just a scaffolding, a temporary support during our children's construction of the actual building of their adult lives. But inwardly, I am beginning the uneasy process of squaring my heart with their growing up and leaving.
Wayne Maines | Posted 05.16.2012
I waited for the old man to tell me I was nuts. He looked at me and said, "Maybe I am too old to change. Maybe your son and my grandson will be able to make things better."
Quora | Posted 05.14.2012
This question originally appeared on Quora. By James Wang, Quora user I am 18. Let me tell you what life is like. It's awesome and I love it....
Don McNay | Posted 05.13.2012
It's no accident that I fell in love with a single mother. They know how to give unconditional love in a way the average people can't.
Sherri Edwards | Posted 05.10.2012
Year 7: Nothing will be more endearing than coming home to find your husband with his hair in barrettes having a tea party with your daughters.
Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 05.10.2012
Robby Auld came onto my radar when he reviewed my book for The Nervous Breakdown, writing one of the most thoughtful assessments of my memoir to date. I couldn't help wanting to know more about the kid who cracked the literary scene.
Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.08.2012
Marriage proposals have always been expected to be beautiful, creative, and memorable events. Well now, too, prom proposals or invitations are expected to be equally creative.
Michelle Lamar | Posted 05.08.2012
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.
Michelle Lamar | Posted 05.07.2012
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.
Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.04.2012
Why is it that people are frequently on their best behavior outside of the home?
Nancy Berk, Ph.D. | Posted 04.30.2012
Sure, Boy Prom Moms avoid the dress drama and vetoes, but that's little consolation for the boring tuxedo experience. Not to mention transportation and after-party negotiations...
AP | ALICIA CHANG | Posted 04.29.2012
LOS ANGELES -- New research sends a stark warning to overweight teens: If you develop diabetes, you'll have a very tough time keeping it under control...
Ellen Dolgen | Posted 04.27.2012
Celebrate Mother's Day by sharing your experiences with your children and encouraging them to share with you. Sit down with your own mother and chat about her life's journey.
The Huffington Post | Kathleen Massara | Posted 04.26.2012
In the film "Chungking Express," the actress Faye Wong listens to the Mamas and the Papas hit "California Dreaming" on repeat while she works odd hour...
John Brown | Posted 04.21.2012
"Like" is not only America's number one verb, it's, like, its most humongous verbal tic in our, like, most, like, likeable land.
Lea Lane | Posted 04.20.2012
I remember dressing the morning of the show, putting on my snappiest outfit, aware that the TV cameras would probably do head shots of the audience, as they often did in the smaller Philadelphia studio.
Posted 04.17.2012
Sure, the teens in this video don't get hit, but jumping onto the train tracks in the New York City subway is always a bad idea New York. Always. T...
Elischia Fludd | Posted 04.16.2012
Perhaps the nucleus to a better humanity is to practice deep listening, humility and reconstruct the harmful, seductive narratives of violence into healing, self-actualizing narratives of deliberate peace.
Lisa Parkin | Posted 04.06.2012
The number of dystopian-themed books is at its highest since the 1960s. What Young Adult dystopians are you looking forward to reading this year?
Maggie Lamond Simone | Posted 04.04.2012
"You'd think they would know it's not a disease," my daughter said as we watched Emma's parents on Glee discuss her OCD. "Jeesh. I'm a kid and I know that."
Patrick Cook-Deegan | Posted 05.31.2012