Teenagers Articles

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Dipak Patel @ Thursday, 1st March 2007 @ 10:44 PM

Discuss with your teenager about school vacation. Your kids might ask you take him on some exciting adventure cruise trip or Disney world during the break and the reason might be some of his friends planning so he asked you. So, the pressure is on yours as well as him. So, it is important to discuss with your kids about yours situation, vacation plan but do not deny. Don't upset him. Talk friendly and very openly about your situation. Just tell your kids that yes, we also going somew... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Scott Fromherz @ Monday, 26th February 2007 @ 8:01 PM

Parenting teenagers is full of extremes. There are great joys while parenting teenagers and also great disappointments. The teen years are a time when the child is slowly separating themselves from their parent's tight hold and parents need to realize this. Each child needs to gradually be weaned off the total parental control into a world of adulthood. This can be a difficult experience but also an exciting one. As a parent, one has been working to prepare his child for adulthood and... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Bob Carper @ Monday, 26th February 2007 @ 7:53 PM

One of things I like to do is go to FreeCell when I open my computer for the day. It relaxes me. It is fun to play. It does not cost me anything since it comes free with Windows 98. However, it is a time grabber. I spend about 20 minutes each morning trying to get all the cards out of the deck. 68 percent of the time I win. 32 percent of the time I either bomb out or else I see where I have to give up the game. I make it my rule to play only one game. If I win, that is great. If ... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Matt Marshall @ Thursday, 22nd February 2007 @ 7:28 PM

In World War II, the Navajo code talkers played a pivotal role in the outcome of the war. You could be standing right next to a Navajo code talker and hear every word yet not understand the meaning at all. The way your kids chat on the internet is very much like the Navajo code talkers. They even have their very own language, called 133t speak. What does this mean for you as a parent? Well, it's a scary thought but your child could actually be chatting with internet predators... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Matt Marshall @ Thursday, 15th February 2007 @ 3:01 AM

If you think you know what your child is doing on the internet, you may want to think again. Karen Berry's job was to work with kids who had been molested. She had all the proper training and she knew all the signs. So before her son was allowed to use the internet, she purchased all the popular internet protection software. She checked on him frequently. So how did her son end up as a victim of sexual abuse? It all started quite simply. At 13, Justin Berry was ... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Matt Marshall @ Wednesday, 14th February 2007 @ 12:23 AM

As a parent, there's nothing worse than the thought of your child becoming the obsession of some crazed stalker. Unfortunately, with the growing popularity of the internet, it's now easier than ever for stalkers to take their game online. Recently, the L.A. Times published a story about the first punishable case of cyber-stalking. It started innocently enough. A young woman went to church. The church security guard, a 50 year old man, asked the young woman out repe... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Matt Marshall @ Tuesday, 13th February 2007 @ 12:19 AM

If your child was being bullied at school, you'd probably know about it. There would most likely be physical signs, such as bruises or scrapes. But if your child is being bullied on the internet how you would ever find out? Consider the story of David Knight, a Canadian teenage who suddenly found himself the victim of cyber-bullying. Some kids at his school set up a website devoted to making hateful comments about David and his family members. Even after the police were... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Jane Saeman @ Friday, 9th February 2007 @ 8:58 PM

If you are wondering if you are emotionally healthy, here are the key things to consider. People who have good emotional health have control over their thoughts and their behaviors and their feelings. Emotionally healthy people feel good about themselves and have positive relationships. If you are emotionally healthy you are able to keep your problems in perspective, not building minor difficulties all out of proportion or failing to realize the seriousness of major issues. If yo... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Stephanie Foster @ Thursday, 1st February 2007 @ 12:34 AM

MySpace is huge, especially with teens right now. It's an easy way for them to share the events of their lives with their friends, make new friends and check out what others are doing. It's fun. But there's also the darker side of MySpace. You hear news stories of pedophiles and predators, of teens posting inappropriate photos. It can be quite worrying. If your teens want MySpace accounts, you should set up some safety rules. There's nothing inherently dangerous... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Jim Sarris @ Tuesday, 23rd January 2007 @ 1:35 PM

Many kids today are ill prepared for remembering large amounts of information. They spend time studying and developing an understanding of the material. Yet, when it comes time to filing it in their brains so that it's there the next day for the test, they can't do it. Schools should be teaching them how to improve their memory so they can file and retrieve information with less effort. Unfortunately, they don't. This leaves kids stressed out, frustrated and unable to perf... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Jose Rossello @ Thursday, 18th January 2007 @ 4:08 AM

It is one of the rites of passage for a teenager - learning to drive. While it is exciting for the kid, it usually ranges from stressful to horrible for the parents. Young drivers have the least experience with driving and can make mistakes on the road that their parents would wish they could save them from making. Besides the safety issue, parents worry about where their kids are actually going in the car. Parents hear stories from other parents or even just think about their own teenage... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Danielle Rose @ Monday, 15th January 2007 @ 10:47 AM

Summer time is here and it's a great time to grab the guys and hit the road to hit the beach. How cool is it to be a teenager with a license, a girlfriend or friends who can load up into the car and head to the beach for a day of fun in the sun? It's exceptionally cool, but it's only cool if you take a few precautions to along for the ride. Friends Don't Bring Alcohol Alcohol and driving never mix. Point of order: different people metabolize alcohol in different... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Danielle Rose @ Monday, 15th January 2007 @ 10:46 AM

During your tenure in driver's education training class, you are learning a great deal about obeying the law and how to handle the car. But do they always cover the specifics of what to do when you see flashing lights behind you? Flashing lights indicate that police officers are on the job and they are there to do their job. Their job is to cite you for a traffic violation. First, take a deep breath, not every time the flashing lights appear behind you is related to receiving a traff... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Jeff Wilson @ Tuesday, 9th January 2007 @ 2:17 PM

What drives a teenager to commit suicide? Is a dysfunctional family the cause of teen suicide or is it the peer pressure, low self-esteem, stress, access to drugs, guns, or an unyielding desire to make the pain disappear. Teenage suicide has and is becoming a pandemic in our country and around the world. According to the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center, "teen suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers -- almost 2,000 teens kill themselves each ye... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Jane Saeman @ Tuesday, 2nd January 2007 @ 8:41 PM

Good note-taking accomplishes several objectives. First of all, it helps you study by helping you to remember what happened in class. But it also helps you to listen better and to focus more effectively. In addition, it helps you to organize the material and comprehend the message. There are several different ways to take notes. We all must come up with our own techniques, our own quick way to write notes down while listening to someone talk and our own styles. But all the studies on note... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Johnny Jenkins @ Friday, 29th December 2006 @ 12:23 PM

Miranda is the mother of two teenage boy ages 15 and 16. She loves her sons very much. They are not perfect kids nor does she expect them to be. She has watched them grow up from babies. Their farther died when they were very young. They have never really had a full time adult role model. Lately, she suspects that they have been drinking. She has hot actually seen them, but she has noticed that the liquor she keeps around the house has been disappearing. She does not drink. She worries th... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Mike Shery @ Monday, 18th December 2006 @ 4:26 PM

Different types of child and adolescent counselors are not equal. Only those parents with the right knowledge about child and adolescent counseling and its tools are likely to succeed in getting the best results for their children. Even though many don't know where to find the counselors with those tools, every parent wants the peace of mind in knowing which type of counselor is likely to put your child back on track. This all-important help comes from local professionals like social... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Gordon Lee @ Friday, 15th December 2006 @ 2:39 PM

When you and your spouse were preparing to become a parent, it is not a gamble to say that you never really knew what you were letting yourself in for. Of course you have some experiences through baby sitting stints, or if you have siblings younger than you, then you have been around babies at some periods of your life. But nothing, and I say it again, nothing in your life before this has prepared you for the task ahead. Suddenly, the cute bundle of joy in your arms has transformed into a teen... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Gordon Lee @ Wednesday, 6th December 2006 @ 4:26 PM

Was it just a few years ago that your child was a lovable, huggable and kissable angel? After the thrill of having a new born in the family, having the biggest life altering experience you can ever expect, and thinking that it's the best thing that ever happened to you and your husband. Suddenly your child is in his or her teens, and while you may think that nothing quite prepared you for your first new born, living with your teenage child is a whole new experience. Are you ne... more...

Family » Parenting » Teenagers | By Ray La Foy @ Monday, 4th December 2006 @ 10:24 PM

Raising children isn't easy. If anyone told you it was, they were lying. That said, the process doesn't have to be impossible - even with adolescents. Children are fantastic gifts that make each day a wonderful surprise, but just like every other person on the planet, children have their good days and their bad ones, too. When it comes to adolescents, the rules of the road seem to be in a constant state of flux. What was acceptable to them yesterday isn't today. Their moods... more...