Parenting Teens and Tweens
Why Teens Don’t Need to Be More “Vulnerable” at Home
Inside: Instead of parents pushing teens to open up more, they need to focus on building emotional transparency and safety for a long-term relationship. This is a contributed post by Susan Caso, MA, LPC, and author of The Parent-Teen Connection: How to Build Lifelong Family Relationships.…
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This Is How to Handle Teen School Refusal
Inside: Teen school refusal is becoming a common issue post-COVID lockdowns. Here are some things parents can do to help. Note: Parenting Teens & Tweens posts may contain affiliate links, where we earn a small commission for items purchased through our website. Few teens wake…
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10 Things My 3 College-Aged Kids Absolutely Used in Their Dorms
Inside: Not sure what to buy for your teen’s dorm room? No worries—we have you covered with the things our kids absolutely used at college. *This post may contain affiliate links where we earn a small commission for products purchased from links on our site.…
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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.
