Why You Shouldn’t Go Public About Your Teen’s Mental Health Issues Online
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We have talked in the past about the need for parents to be more careful or careful about what we post about our children on […]
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Continue reading »Our kids’ online lives can seem like a mystery. In particular, if they are addicted to games, they can sit with headphones behind closed doors […]
Continue reading »Our teenagers, like the rest of us, are struggling. They were stuck at home, losing the ability to communicate with their friends in person in […]
Continue reading »You’ve probably heard adults complain about “quarantine-ten” or even “quarantine-15” – a joking way of admitting that we gained weight even though during the pandemic […]
Continue reading »Until a few years ago, Abigail Reed’s policies coincided with those of her parents. She understood their point of view and followed it. Then Reed, […]
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Continue reading »After spending a couple of months at home full time with their children, many parents are looking forward to spending the summer with … their […]
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Continue reading »This month, millions of high school students graduate, take final assignments, and take exams at the end of the school year. Their long road to […]
Continue reading »Due to the closure of college campuses and the remote operation of admissions offices, prospective students may not be able to attend in person for […]
Continue reading »Rhiannon Ragland has never had much interest in building her own social media presence. But as a mom to a teenager, she adheres to best […]
Continue reading »The teenage years are widely known as the fearful years for many parents. After all, teenagers are moody. The adolescents were seized. It’s frustrating for […]
Continue reading »When it comes to our children and drugs, we tend to focus on prevention – and rightly so. We think about how to be good […]
Continue reading »Two months ago, my teenage son passed his driver’s exam brilliantly. Although the initial fear of him leaving has passed and our son has proven […]
Continue reading »Whether it’s fair or not, teenagers have a bad reputation. They are stereotypically sullen, they answer, and they are confused by our very existence. Not […]
Continue reading »Teens and teenagers had the opportunity to leave their bullies in school hallways at the end of the day; but now that social media and […]
Continue reading »You’ve probably always suspected that vaping isn’t the best habit for anyone, let alone teens. And now it seems that we are collecting evidence of […]
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Continue reading »It’s not that teenagers are (mostly) careless with their belongings – their cell phone, the water bottle, that expensive new jacket you just bought them […]
Continue reading »Whether they are walking down the hallways of high school for the first time or decorating their first dorm room, returning to school can be […]
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