The Teen Age
Alcohol and teenagers
Parents are the major supplier of alcohol to the under 18s. Many of these do so with the best of ...
Talking to teens about porn
Porn is not easy to discuss in a family forum. A quick poll among fellow parents reveals that most of ...
Choose your shared accommodation and your housemates carefully
There’s a bit of a learning curve when you leave home and start looking at shared accommodation for the first ...
Know the right way to leave home so your family will miss you
By the time you go flatting, you should be able to take care of yourself financially, physically and emotionally. Do a ...
Teenagers and happiness
All teens are miserable from time to time. Contrary to popular belief, however, it’s not the parents’ job to fix ...
Get ready to move out of home before you leave
It’s time to prepare for your bigger world! Leaving school means the end of being a big fish in a small pond, ...
Avid advocate or candid critic
Are you your child’s most Avid Advocate or her Candid Critic? When someone accuses her of misconduct, are you super-quick ...
Helping your teens battle acne
The teenage years are challenging enough, so the last thing you want for your teens is hormone-induced skin problems adding ...
Supporting teens through school camp anxiety: A parent’s perspective
It’s that time of year again: Tweens and teens are setting off for school camp. And if you have a ...
Become a person who is competitive but who also has good character
In your quest to do well and to compete for opportunities, if you don’t have a strong moral compass, you’ll end up ...
Helping teens stop automatic negative thinking
Is your teen a negative Nelly, jumping to the worst conclusion all the time, or constantly thinking of the most ...
Why you need to make “life skills” your new parent project
What are we even talking about? How well does your teen know the basics? My 15-year old daughter can scuba dive, ...