5 Things Your Teen Should Know

It’s hard to navigate the teen years. Hormones and peer pressure, combined with feeling all grown up when you really aren’t, make the adolescent years more difficult than parents remember. While you can’t do the navigating for your teen, there are ways you can help. Start by offering good advice and tips to see your …

5 Tips for Holidays With Teens

Holidays should be fun and memorable for your family, but unrealistic expectations can make them difficult. Add in a moody teen, and you could have a recipe for disaster on your hands. Fortunately, you don’t have to just sit back and wait for the holiday complaints and squabbles to begin. Here are 5 tips for …

Butting Heads With Your Teen: What Does It Really Mean

    You heard all the stories long before you had children. Veteran parents dutifully educated you on what it would be like to parent a teen. But when you looked into the angelic face of your newborn baby, it was impossible to envision that you’d have a similar experience. How could such a beautiful, …

How to Discipline Teens Without Yelling

Anyone who has met at least one teen, or remembers being one herself, knows that they can (at times) inspire confusion, frustration, and even anger. A natural response to this is yelling. Perhaps we parents think if we yell loudly enough, our teens will actually pay attention. The problem is shouting just isn’t effective. And …

4 Teen Parenting Mistakes to Avoid

Kids don’t come with a manual, and parenting doesn’t necessarily get easier as your kids grow older. And when you’re dealing with teen moods and the ever-increasing quest for independence that goes along with adolescence, navigating parenthood can feel confusing, and at times, frustrating. We can all use a little help and advice at times. …