Prom Pranks
Prom season is quickly approaching. Teens are getting excited and sadly some are getting hurt in the process. A teen told me …
The Most Important Things to Teach Our Kids
When parents talk about their kids, we hear them talk about what good students they are, how well they play a sport, …
Justin Bieber: A Teen’s Walk of Shame
Another teen celebrity takes a fall. This morning, 19 year old pop star Justin Bieber was arrested for drunken driving and driving …
What Our Teen Daughters Can Learn from Our Teen Sons
Parents, teachers and those in the helping professions frequently talk about what our teen sons can learn from our teen daughters. Are …
Teaching Our Teens How to Handle the Toughest Relationship Lines
We all (both teens and adults) walk through our day and have both good encounters and deflating ones. True, huh? For many …
The Holidays, Teens and Alcohol
Christmas and New Year’s are quickly approaching and parents need to acknowledge that this is a time to focus on keeping teens …
How Teens Embarrass Parents
I write frequently about how parents embarrass teens. I’ve even literally walked on Main St. with HooplaHa and asked teens about their …
Surviving the Holidays
The holidays are upon us and we should all be cheerful and thankful, right? Well, not so fast. The holidays, as we …
Teen Girls and Their Self Esteem
Once again I had the opportunity to meet with a group of teen girls and to find out what is going on …
Teen Dating Glossary
Just when I think I’m up to date on teen relationship terms I learn more. Bear with me as I try to …
But All of the Other Parents Said Yes…
There are some lines that teens use that cross all decades and consistently push parents’ buttons. I must say that teens love …
Parents Beware: Krokodil is Not an Animal
Oh goodness. I have pledged to keep parents of teens in the know and that is exactly what I am going to …
Should You Tell Your Teen Daughter She’s Beautiful?
I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of parents from all over the world this weekend. These parents were from …
Teaching Our Teens about Intuition
On the heels of the tragic school shootings in Nevada this week it occurred to me that as parents we have a …
Texting Problems — Oh My!
It goes something like this-two teens will be texting and suddenly one doesn’t know how to interpret the text that she just …