Parenting Teenagers: Teen Slang/uage
I have been listening to the teen slang that seems to be popular these days and I’ve got some new terms for …
A Parenting Teens Expert Review: HBO’s Girls Season 2 Week 2
Episode 2 was not disappointing. Hanna has now broken up with two boyfriends. I love the way the show makes it clear …
Parenting Teens: Teen Killers
I have reviewed the work of Phil Chalmers who has interviewed over 200 teen killers and I would like to share some …
A Parenting Teens Expert Review: HBO’s Girls Season 2 Week 1
I have been waiting with baited breath for the second season of Girls, the HBO show about four 20 something friends trying …
Teens & Suicide
I just came across a study that was published online on Jan. 9, 2013 in JAMA Psychiatry about the prevalence of suicidal …
Teens & Internet Sex Slang
As I fill you in on some of the sex-related slang that teens are using on all forms of technology where they …
Breaking News: Teen Girls Meeting Online “Friends” Offline
I looked at the study a bit more carefully and it appeared that up to 50% of these teen girls had a …
Teenage Girls & Binge Drinking
A report released just this week by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found some very concerning binge drinking trends among our …
Teen Boys: Snapping?!
Since there have been tragic school shootings at the hands of teenage boys there has been some rising concern about whether teen …
Teaching Teens About Money
I strongly believe that you should start teaching your teens about money and financial responsibility during the high school years. At the …
More Teen Slang/uage
The teenagers just keep coming up with new words or use old words in new ways. This weekend I have already learned …
Teens & Fake Braces….What?
When I first came across this trending news about teens wearing fake braces I thought that it had to be a satirical …
Guidelines For Raising Teens
As you all know, I write articles every single day about teens and parents. I thought that it might be a good …
Teenage Sleep Deprivation & Technology
Times have certainly changed and along with it there are things that we do more of and things that we do less …
Parenting Teens: Teenagers Grieving
These parents need to have their kids acknowledged-both the ones who are alive and the ones who they may have lost. I …