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Communicating with your teenager can be difficult under the best of circumstances. After a crisis or a challenge in your relationship, like finding out that they are using drugs or alcohol it can be even more difficult. Your communication may reach a point where both of you are on the defensive and trust has been [...]
All over the place you look kids, and in exacting, young adults are discussing about their most wanted challenger, the garments they wore and the songs they sang. It is this break open of interest that makes idol the perfect theme for the grown-up kids crowd. This is an age group that can sensibly dream [...]
Parenting adolescents is a huge challenge but with communication, teenage parenting can be made easier for you and your child. One of the hardest things in parenting adolescents is communicating in the right way, and here are some ways that teenage parenting can be made a little less stressful: Â Empathy & Reassurance â?? a successful [...]
Like talking about sex, having a conversation with your teen about drugs and alcohol can be, well, a bit uncomfortable. Sure, you may hear about how you should talk to your children about illegal substances whenever you get the opportunity – but having the conversation itself can be so awkward that many parents choose not [...]
Statistics on teenagers suffering from depression and other mental ailments are alarming. Various studies suggest that 1 in 4 teens suffer from some sort of mental illness. Teenage mental illness, to include depression, can have dire consequences. Teenage suicide is on the rise. It is the third leading cause of death in the age bracket [...]
The teen years are a period of tension and chaos in most families, with the elders wondering what happened to their sweet little child and the teen seemingly indifferent to the pain he/she causes his loved ones. But it doesn’t have to be that way, especially when you realise that the key words are “little” [...]
When our child turns into a teenager it often seems that we lose a connection with them, a connection we had built up over their younger, formative years. Some parents feel a deep-down ‘mourning’ at the loss of this connection, but really, you have not ‘lost’ your teen. Underneath he is still the [...]
Teenagers need their parents to reach out for a genuine connection. Their parents are still significant and fundamental to their lives, and they still need a loving and supportive source in their lives, especially with the changes they are going through. However, when our child turns into a teenager it often seems that [...]
At some point, your teenager is going to want to start dating. This will happen whether you want it to or not. Keeping your teen locked up from the concept of dating is not going to make for a healthy relationship between you. It’s important that you work through the teen dating scene with excellent [...] |
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