When parents give children the approval to start dating, they think the child is mature enough to handle stressful situations. Dating can be an emotional time at any age, but when a child is learning to cope with pressures provided by someone who is a peer, things can lead to trouble real fast. Some trouble can be avoided if parents take the time to talk to children about sex and the opposite sex in general. Read more…
Let me first say that criticism can be useful. In fact, we need to be able to hear and process this kind of feedback in order to progress in life. Otherwise we could become myopic, arrogant or even delusional about our abilities, knowledge and competence. And this kind of attitude, would make it hard to improve our performance or behaviours. Read more…
When it comes to drugs and teens, we should be looking at things for bored teenagers to do, because a lot of the problems, with drugs can stem from boredom. Peer pressure, is another reason why teens can get into the drug scene. Read more…
It is 20 minutes before the bell rings, and you are rushing out the door or at least trying to. You call out to your teenager to hurry, grab the toaster pastry from the toaster and get in the car. Meanwhile, you are putting the finishing touches on your own appearance praying that there are no red lights on the way to school. Sound familiar? Here are some tips to help your morning go smoothly: Read more…
Everyone’s gone through the troubled teen years, when everything seems out of place and you just want to get away from it all. Read more…