I Don’t Like My Teenager’s Friends

Source: yourteenmag.com By: Diana Simeon You shouldn’t expect to like all of your teenager’s friends. But be wary of interfering, unless those friends are getting your teenager into trouble, advises Dr. Tori Cordiano, assistant director of the Center for Research on Girls at Laurel School in Ohio in this Your Teen Q&A. Where do we start? Start with a conversation. […]

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When Your Teen Rejects Your Hug

source: yourteenmag.com By: Diana Simeon Two experts, Dr. Laura Markham and Laurie Couture, give their advice on how parents should approach physical affection when a teenager resists—or outright rejects—it. Here’s what they recommended: First, “respect your child’s boundaries,” advises Markham, a clinical psychologist and editor of AhaParenting.com, and start with non-physical ways of connecting, including verbal affection […]

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Social Media Impacts the Social Jungle of Teens

Source: YourTeenMag.com Author: Rachel Simmons, author of “Odd Girl Out” and “The Curse of the Good Girl”,  co-founder of the Girls Leadership Institute.  For more information on Rachel Simmons, her blog and the revised edition of Odd Girl Out, visit www.rachelsimmons.com. What’s the impact of technology on teenagers socially? You can’t talk about teens, and raising teens, without talking […]

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Organize your Teen for the School Year – 5 Tips

For students across the United States school has started or is a week away from starting. For adolescents organization does not come naturally, but a little organization goes a long way to help relieve stress brought on by school work. Here are some helpful tips for parents to get your child organized before school really […]

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Helicopter Parenting-What Experts and Teens Think

Source: http://yourteenmag.com/2012/04/helicopter-parents-3/ Haven’t we all had a helicopter moment? Perhaps it was a note to a teacher, protesting a grade or a call to a coach, insisting our teenager get to play in next week’s game. Maybe it was helping too much with an English paper or wrangling an invitation to a party. Whatever the […]

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