Parents today face a challenge that previous generations never encountered. Smartphones and social media platforms have placed a constant stream of content, communication, entertainment, and social comparison directly into the hands of young people. While these technologies offer opportunities for…
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Peer pressure has always been part of adolescence, but modern teenagers face influences that previous generations could scarcely imagine. Social media, instant communication, online trends, and around-the-clock connectivity have expanded the reach of peer influence far beyond the school hallways.…
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If you and your spouse seem to play opposite roles when it comes to parenting, you're far from alone. In many families, one parent naturally becomes the enforcer while the other becomes the comforter. One is seen as the strict…
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Preparing Teens for Real-World Driving Driver’s education plays an important role in helping teens understand the basic rules of the road. It teaches young drivers how to operate a vehicle, follow traffic laws, use signals, obey signs, park safely, and…
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One of the hardest realities of parenting is that peer pressure often takes place beyond your view and outside your direct control. No matter how loving, involved, or attentive you are, there will be moments when your teenager is influenced…
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How an Acting Out Child Can Affect the Entire Family When a child develops serious behavioral problems, most of the attention naturally focuses on that child. Parents, teachers, counselors, and even courts tend to concentrate on the disruptive behavior, the…
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How School Violence Affects Students and What Parents Can Do to Help For many Americans, concerns about school violence are no longer theoretical. They are part of the reality of raising children in the modern world. While most students will…
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Why Letting Go Is One of the Most Important Things Parents Can Do for Their Teen 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,…
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Finding the Balance Between Love and Leadership Every generation of parents tends to react to the strengths and weaknesses of the generation that raised them. In many cases, parents who grew up in highly structured households become determined to create…
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When a teenager or family is facing a crisis, knowing where to turn for immediate help can make all the… More
What is the difference between Christian boarding schools and traditional boarding schools? If you’re looking into boarding schools for your… More
Parents with children in the "tween" years should pat themselves on the back for a job well done! After a… More
While every parent is probably aware that their teenager might try alcohol or drugs and push boundaries as they grow,… More
In the 60's, parents were outraged over the "shocking" youth culture. However, parents today may wish for the "good old… More
