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• Do You Know The Apps Your Teen Is Using, And Who They Are Talking Too??

  A true story: A Parent shared with me recently a scary social networking story about her 16 1/2 year old daughter. It seems her daughter left her phone on the... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teaching Your Teen About Privilege

  Remember when you were little kids and you wanted to stay up later, or you wanted to get your ears pierced, or get a bigger, fancier bike, or wear certain... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My Teenage Clone

  Why does your assertive, unique, confident eleven year old suddenly turn into a clone of all the other eleven year olds in their class, in your town, in the... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Potty Mouth Posts!

  Read and then we'll talk http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/02/10/texas-teen-tweets-herself-out-pizza-job/... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teens and Parents: Finally Something You Can Agree On

  This Murder of 17 students and teachers has me crying almost daily as I listen to the horrific stories of survivors and parents of those teens who were killed. ... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Five Quick Tips

  Some Quick Tips Find something that your teen has done over the last week that left you with some good feeling and share it with him or her. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How Much Is Too Much Bedroom Time?

  I have a research study for you to conduct about your teen's hours spent in their bedroom. For the next two days just strictly observe bedroom time. This... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Promise You Won't Tell Anyone??

  Remember those days when you were a teen and you and your friends made "talking behind another friend's back an art form. You pinky swore, you promised... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Get A Life!!!!

  A Zits Comic Home run: Jeremy is busy writing a journal he was supposed to be keeping for the last 4 months, and is busy writing about what he thought he was... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• It's For Your Own Good

  We are a weight-conscious culture. The good news is that we are trying to focus on being healthy, rather than on being thin, and we know that being overweight... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• She Says....He Says...The Dance of Sexual Consent

  When I was an older teen and young adult, I engaged in consensual sex with men. OK don't be shocked I haven't always been 66!!! I didn't always like it, I didn'... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Helping Your Teens To Take Ownership Of Their Future!!!

  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 23 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• I Can't Do This!!!!!

  I know this must sound familiar! That ridiculous math problem that even someone with a PHD from MIT couldn't figure out. That really happened by the way. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Gifts Of A Parent: The Person Your Teen Will Become

  Last week I visited my 98 year old aunt and uncle who now live in Florida. Not only were they very much alive and well, but that they still have each other,... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Snapshot Into Your Teen's World

  I got a call from a parent the other night saying that while she was cleaning up her teen's room she found a suspicious substance. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Back Seat Parenting: Put On The Brakes!!!

  I was working out at my Gym over the weekend, huffing and puffing my way through some sit-ups while a small group training class was taking place around me. In... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When Is A Bad Day Just A Bad Day?

  I have had a number of calls recently from parents worried about their teen, trying to figure out whether their teen is just having growing pains, or is in a... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• One New Year's Resolution At A Time

  Happy New Year! On your way to the gym, and after you have only eaten healthy food in order to lose 10 pounds, and when you have cleaned out your closets and... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The 12 Days Of Vacation...Part 2

  On the twelfth day of vacation my teenager gave to me the back to school of "leave me alone, I'm getting up" 11 moans of vacation is too short 10 straight... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The 10 Days Of Vacation!

  On the 1st day of vacation my teenagers gave to me a morning free of "get up you're going to be late! On the 2nd day of vacation my teenagers gave to me 2... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING