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• Live Streaming APPs Your Teen Is Using You Probably Don't Know About

  Meerkat, Periscope, and YouKnow ...Do you know? Honestly keeping up with the latest and greatest new app has become almost a full time job. Here's the scoop,... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Why Does My Teenager Have To Act Like A Teenager?

  I am on Twitter. I don't post much, but I love reading other people's tweets. Especially tweets from teens. Here is one I particularly love: "Dad keeps saying... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teaching Your Teen To Live in The Real World

  First I want to say, that all your kids will be fine in the end. There I said it! Unless there is severe mental illness or severe family trauma, by the time you... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The #1 Question Parents Ask Their Teens

  I absolutely love love love this cartoon. I KNOW this must resonate with any parent who has a teen. The 'OUT" retort is probably not a total avoidance... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How Would Your Teens Rate You As A Parent?

  So what do your think your teen would say about you as a parent. Would they say you are tough but fair? Would they say you are a pushover? Would they say you... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Summer's Coming...You Gotta Have A Plan

  "Idle minds are the devils playground." No truer quote applies when thinking about teens and summer. If you haven't yet gotten into the summer mindset, here is... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Trials And Tribulations Of A Procrastinator!!

  Oh does this bring back memories. I admit it, I am the queen of procrastination. I avoid, I make deals with myself, I pay ridiculous consequences both... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Nobody Gets Me... I Have No Friends!!!!!

  How many hundreds of times have you been in this situation with your teen? Perhaps it's the Friday or Saturday night blues fest, when your teen is sitting at... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Telling Your Kids They're Smart Can Be Harmful To Their "Smart"

  What the hell is this woman talking about? What do you mean, don't tell my kid that he/she isn't smart? If I don't say that, they will think I think that... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• I Am Living With A Crazy Person!!!!!!

  Getting caught off guard by the emotional drama of your teen's life can be unsettling. Unsuspecting parents, sitting down for a relaxing night of TV can be... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Can I Just Be Me.....Please??

  One of the major tasks of Adolescence is to develop a personal identity; what are my values, my interests, my passions, what are the qualities I look for in... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Four Apps That Will Keep Your Daughters Safe

  I've been writing a lot about the increase in sexual assaults against young women. Besides talking to your daughters and reading to your daughters the articles... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Alcohol Or Pot: Which Would You Rather Your Teen Experiment With?

  I know, weird question. Because of course you would say I wouldn't want my teen to use either.  Below is a fascinating article written by a pediatrician, who wa... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• High Anxiety-It's College Decision Time

  Tis the season.....For all of you who have high school seniors, the college acceptance and rejection season is upon you. You are in high anxiety, and your teen... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Message From Your Not Perfect Teen

  Here are the 60 14-18 year olds I surveyed, with some ideas to help you out when they screw up! WHEN I SCREWED UP. I WISH MY PARENT (S) HAD: · Talked to... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Trouble With Yik Yak

  Yik Yak may have been a fun, silly song in 1968, but now Yik Yak is another one of those apps on social network that can create havoc. The tag line on the app... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Sexual Harassment Is NOT Funny

  Just this week there were two news stories about our young men that gave me chills...and not in a good way. First story: A Boston University Fraternity sends ou... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• I Am So Stressed Out!!! Some Things That Worry Your Teen

  Below is a list of stressors that a group of high school students cited as causing them the most stress. It would be really interesting if you asked your teen... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Remembering When Your Teen Was Two

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A6Bu96ALOw I just feel a need for a little lightness. Watching this video makes me smile. There is just not that much differenc... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Hey, Can I Have A Sleepover.....With My Boyfriend...In My Bed?

  I received the following question from a blog follower: What is your take on teens who are dating and one parent allows the boyfriend to sleep over in the same... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING