Your teenager stomps through the house after school and locks their bedroom room for the evening once again. You wish you knew what was running through their mind as they waltzed around the house in their usual moody fashion. When your kids were growing up you always wanted them to be happy and you prioritized staying healthy. Recently, you think the mental health of your teenager has taken a turn … [Read more...] about How to Show Kindness and Compassion for Moody Teens
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Top Gifts for The High School Freshman
Summer is coming to a close and back-to-school is looming on the horizon. Students here do not go back to school until the day after Labor Day in September traditionally, but I know that some schools will be starting as early as next week for others. If you have a brand new high schooler in your home, it is an especially big year and reason to celebrate. Your child will be taking their … [Read more...] about Top Gifts for The High School Freshman
The Real Reason Your Teen Is So Disruptive
Picture the following: it’s late on Sunday morning, and your teen is still in bed. You want them to get on with their day and use it wisely, but they’re intent on remaining in the sack for as long as possible, sometimes sleeping until the afternoon if necessary. For a parent, this can be a little disconcerting. Why would you teen want to sleep so much? Don’t they want to make productive use of … [Read more...] about The Real Reason Your Teen Is So Disruptive
7 Conversations You Need to Have With Your Teen
Most teens are itching to break free from parental control. They’re desperate to flex their independence and prove that they’re capable yet they’re still too young to really know what they’re doing. Being a good parent means guiding them to a safe harbor. You have to help them understand the world. Here are seven conversations you need to have with your teenager. Photo by Stanley … [Read more...] about 7 Conversations You Need to Have With Your Teen
How to Build Trust With Your Teen
For most parents, the thought of their children becoming teenagers is something that seems terrifying - not only does it symbolize for them that their child is growing up, will soon want to be doing their own thing, won’t want to have their parents around, but it feels like during this time in their life they’re going to be off doing all kinds of things that they’re not supposed to be doing like … [Read more...] about How to Build Trust With Your Teen
Keeping Your Teen On Track: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Wouldn’t it be an ideal world if parenting just went smoothly 24/7? In reality, we all know that’s not the case. Because life is never as perfect as you think you want it to be. And really, would you want to be? Okay, so your kids aren’t perfect, but they’re yours, and you wouldn’t want them any other way. But at the same time, you also want to make sure that they don’t go too far the other way, … [Read more...] about Keeping Your Teen On Track: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
5 Fitness Tips for Teens
As children turn in to teenagers, it is easy for them to become more sedentary as they succumb to pressures of school, social activities, keeping up with friends on their phones, and pubescent hormones. If they did play outside before (even younger children are doing so less often), they now tend to spend more time inside, in their rooms, or with friends “chilling” and “hanging out.” This type of … [Read more...] about 5 Fitness Tips for Teens
Teaching Teens to be Financially Streetwise
“If I only knew then what I know now.” This statement is especially true when it comes to credit. Do you remember getting your first credit card? Did it feel like a license to spend money you didn’t have? Then before you know it, the rude awakening arrives in the mail: the credit card bill, with interest and penalties. Here’s how to ensure your teens don’t fall into the same trap. Welcome to … [Read more...] about Teaching Teens to be Financially Streetwise
Win Extra Brownie Points with These Unique Gift Ideas for Kids
Buying presents for children might seem relatively easy to begin with. But then suddenly everyone else seems to have the same idea as you. Or each time a birthday, or Christmas, or another special occasion comes around, your choices get more and more limited. Children only need so many teddy pairs, pairs of shoes and all-in-ones. Think outside the box a little and impress your kids, or your … [Read more...] about Win Extra Brownie Points with These Unique Gift Ideas for Kids
Birthday Gift Ideas for College-Going Teens
When your teen heads off to college for the first time, it's a really big deal. They are going out to find their own way in the world. They are also walking in to a world of student loans and bad housing and terrible cheap food. It might be nice to mark the occasion with a gift that can be both sentimental - saying how much you'll miss them and how proud you are - and useful - to help them get … [Read more...] about Birthday Gift Ideas for College-Going Teens
How To Sneak Out of Your House at night
I've not been sleeping well for the past several nights, and true to form, last night was no exception. Hubby wasn't feeling well and between his snoring for a change (and not mine) and jumping in his sleep every five minutes - sleep was pretty much out of the question for me. I went to bed a little after 2 a.m. and gave up around 5:30 a.m. when a particularly bad coughing spell got me … [Read more...] about How To Sneak Out of Your House at night
This Mom’s About to Lose It
I try to be patient and understanding on a daily basis with my brood because they require it – on a daily basis. It is not easy. There are days such as today, when I am to the point where I am ready to just *SNAP* from other events going on in my life, where they just happen to be the unwitting catalyst that puts me over the edge. On February 7, 2011 – I cleaned their rooms for the … [Read more...] about This Mom’s About to Lose It
