Parenting Teens and Tweens
Your Parenting Is Just One of Many Influences in Your Teen’s Life
This is a contributed post by Courtney Edman, MS, PT, CEIS, the founder and president of 2tametheshamE, Inc. Parenting Community, a unique group for parents of neurodivergent children, teens and young adults. There is a question that I have wrestled with in my journey of…
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My Pre-Teen Son Is the One With All the Powerful Emotions
Middle school girl drama! Ugh, the worst, right? Oh no, you’re a mom of a teenage girl? Good luck with that emotional roller coaster! Teenage girls… oh, the mood swings! These are the things I often hear when I say I’m the mom of a…
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There’s Nothing More Powerful Than A Teen Son’s Unexpected Hug
Sometimes the most intense hurt and deepest pain can be softened by a simple hug. That is what I felt last night, in the kitchen, when my youngest son came up to me and wrapped his 11-year-old arms around my middle and enveloped me in…
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CHANGING THE COLLEGE CONVERSATION
There is no ONE path to success when it comes to the choices our teens make post-high school. The college admission process is out of control and so are the costs to attend college. It’s time to start changing the college conversation. There needs to be less focus on rankings and we all need to start questioning what we are doing to the mental health of our teens with the demands being placed on them to get into their dream colleges. Instead, parents talk to their teens about how to fulfill their dreams – so they can not just survive but thrive in this challenging and ever-changing world.
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PARENTING TEENS TIPS
What do you do when your teen daughter no longer wants to be seen with you? Or when your chatterbox son starts responding only in grunts and sighs? Even if some of these teen stereotypes don’t happen in your house, chances are your relationship with your adolescent is changing. The good news is while parenting teens is hard, you don’t have to do it alone. Here are a few of our favorite parenting teens tips to develop a strong connection with your big kid.