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• Why Is It Important To You For Your Teen To Get Good Grades?

  This is a really good question for you to ask yourselves. Because often it is more important to parents than it is to your kids. Is it because you know that the... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How Could You Do This To Us???

  I love reading the AOL home page. It's kind of like reading The Enquirer while standing in line at the supermarket, but in private! This video/news posted on AO... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Love Is All There Is

  There is something about the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Maybe its the embedded memory of a half day at school and the anticipation of four days of freedom. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Worrying Game:Your Son/Daughter's Boyfriend/Girlfriend Is Not Good Enough

  A mom wrote me recently with this question: My daughter has dated the same young man on and off again for about 2 years. While he is not abusive and seems to... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• I Wish My Parent Would........

  A few years back I did a survey with sixty 9th -12th graders. I am reminded it about it this time of year when first term report cards are about to come out, an... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Does Your Teen Have Secret Files On Their Phone.......Maybe!!!!

  Read and then we'll talk: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-students-caught-trading-nude-photos-by-the-hundreds.html? Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Social Media Made Me Crazy!

  Read and watch and them we'll talk: http://time.com/4096988/teen-instagram-star-essena-oneill-quitting-social-media/ It was heartening to read and watch this... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• If Only They Worked A Little Harder!!!

  A parent called me the other day with worry about her son who is a junior in high school. She is worried about his lack of self-direction, and cannot imagine ho... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• "It Wasn't Me!! I Didn't Do Anything!"

  Here is a straight from the headlines story that all parents should use to talk with their teens. Erin is a 17 year old senior in high school, honor roll studen... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Isn't It My Turn To Be The "Good Cop?"

  When kids are young arguments between parents tend toward eating and TV habits, and bedtimes and manners. Ah, the good ole days say parents of teenagers. If onl... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Arguing 101

  Thank god for television, comic strips, news, and AOL or where oh where would I come up with all these blog ideas. I was watching a rerun of 30 Rock, it's hard... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Motivation For Your Teen To "Clean Up" Their Posts On Social Networking

  Great article from the Boston Globe. (see link below) The "fly on the wall" metaphor has taken on new meaning with the accessibility of complete and total... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Good Kind Of Risk-Taking

  I was listening to the radio this morning and the subject was good VS bad risks. One of the guests shared a story she saw on her local newspaper's police log. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Seriously....Why Did You Lie??

  A parent wrote me recently with this question. I'm guessing it will be a familiar quandary. Lying. My daughter has been taking some expensive classes each... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How "Being 13" May Shock You

  I can honestly say I was nauseous as I was watching the CNN special called "Being 13" It's one thing to think theoretically how social networking is affecting... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Consequences Of Parenting Too Hard

  This provocative article "ripped from the headlines" caught my eye: Overparented and underhappy. To summarize, the article cites a study done with college... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How Do I Get My Teen To Do What I Want Them To Do?

  If you want your teen to do something, anything, then do it yourself. I am not talking here about cleaning their room, or resistance to emptying the dishwasher. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When Your Kids Ask You: Did You Drink Or Do Drugs When You Were A Teenager?

  I came across a really interesting article this week by Dr. Perri Klass, a well know Pediatrician and author on kids and families. The article: Q. Did you ever... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Distracted Driving: A Scary True Story

  One of my Freshman students came into class the other day with this story. He and three friends had been driving to the mall on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Do You Know If Your Teens Are Using These APPS

  I wrote this blog last spring. But in the last two weeks I have had several calls from parents who found their teens on these apps with scary consequences, so... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING