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Making Lasting Connections with Your Millennial: Teenage Girls

Parents and teens have always argued with each other, since time began. They have argued about school, relationships, privileges, responsibilities, and everything else you can think of. However, teens today have a whole slew of complications which can seem to…

When your teen begins to act out, you may experience a wide range of emotions. You might feel like you should have done more or you might doubt your own parenting skills. You might even feel guilty or embarrassed considering…

Ever feel like you’re on the Daytona Speedway version of life and wonder if there’s an emergency brake? You’re not alone – parents everywhere are feeling the pinch of a world where “taking it easy” means only doing ten things…

Twins… double the love, the fun, and the joy! But sometimes twins can be double the trouble – or at least that’s how it feels when sibling competition kicks into high gear and you’re trying to manage the chaos in…

All working professionals have to struggle with balancing home and work life. It can be tempting to get caught up at the office and put in that extra time to get ahead in work. Even if you leave work at…

Fearful parents of teenagers today often believe that they’ll avoid trouble by keeping their teenager always in their sight, by fixing their every problem, and by generally keeping them under their control. But parents will gain more in the long…

We’ve all been afraid of being that table in a restaurant. Aidan is more interested in playing musical chairs than sitting still in his. Josie refuses to use her inside voice. Luke and Lauren keep exchanging mac and cheese torpedoes…

For many families, every meal feels less like a Norman Rockwell painting and more like a battle of epic proportions. Mealtime is one of the biggest stressors for parents, especially those with little ones. Why? Because kids are winning! Think…

The beginning of the school year can bring a new set of challenges for parents of kids just entering adolescence – the group of kids that marketers refer to as “tweens.” The ages vary, but for the purposes of this…

Well intentioned parents, doing as they have always done to protect their children when they were young, often circle the wagons and marshal control when their teenager makes a mistake in judgment. Others keep their wagons circled all the time,…

As young athletes across the country and around the world tune in to watch their sports idols go for the Gold at the Olympic Games, it’s a great time to do some training on sportsmanship. Here are my Top 10…

A teen needs to be involved in the decisions that affect their life rather than be left in a vacuum or void about it. Teens develop by doing, seeing, and experiencing. They crave freedom and they want to show the…

IntroductionLimits and rules are necessary to create order and productivity, the lack of which create chaos and confusion. Rules provide the basis of understanding for what is expected, whether in the workplace, classroom, community or family. If a classroom had…

Nails on a chalkboard – that’s what it sounds like to a parent when we hear our kids whine. So why do kids whine? In most cases, it’s because we let them. Yes, kids whine sometimes because they’re overtired or…

More than one million American teens end up in juvenile court each year. About 160,000 of those teens are referred to residential treatment. Often, the best placements tend to be therapeutic boarding schools. What Are Therapeutic Boarding Schools? Therapeutic boarding…

Parents dealing with wayward teens can get tired, beat up and worn down. They may think, “I’ve been pushing against this wall forever…I just can’t do it anymore.” But don’t quit… keep at it! Dealing with troubled teens can be…