Don’t Do a Victory Dance When Your Kid Says You Were Right
Fifteen-year-old Heidi came for therapy with me at the insistence of her parents. “She’s been furious with us ever since we had her transfer to a charter school,” her mother...
Teenagers
If raising a teenager is causing you heartache, check out these informative articles on how to make the teen years easier for everyone.
Tired of “Walking on Eggshells” Around Your Moody, Oversensitive Teenager?
“Julia is so sensitive I can’t say anything to her without it causing a big blow-up!” exclaimed Julia’s mom. “How am I supposed to raise this kid when I can’t...
My Daughter is a Slob – Every Parents Nightmare
As I held my precious baby daughter in my arms for the first time, I imagined all the wonderful things that she would one day be. Visions of little pink...
The Pain of Watching Your Teen Struggle
The teenage years are a time of making some of the best memories of your life as well as dealing with some of the biggest challenges of your life. My...
Have Teen Fashions Improved Over the Years
I grew up in the eighties and nineties. The former was one of the most ridiculous decades in fashion since the advent of time itself. The latter was actually quite...
Fighting with Teenage Daughters
An argument with a teenage girl can leave a parent exhausted and considering the benefits of boarding school. Girls by nature tend to be dramatic and complicated. They often lose...
Understanding Teenage Behavior
Understanding teenage behavior is a lot like trying to understand Sudoku without the instructions. There are simply too many blank spaces that you don’t know how to fill. Teenagers, for...
Signs Your Teen is on Drugs
According to a survey, most parents miss the warning signs that their teen is using drugs. Until the obvious occurs – such as an arrest or trouble in school, teens...
Signs my Teenager is Depressed – Warning Signs to Watch For!
Teen angst is not depression. Depression in teenagers can appear to be very similar to the normal moodiness teenagers display. Kids tend to be up one minute and down the...
Should Teenagers Be Able to Lock Their Bedroom Door?
The locked bedroom door. This singular piece of housing hardware can cause a great many fights within families. Quite often, the door-locking situation rears its ugly head when a child...