Resources & Articles – April 2010 Newsletter

Here are some of the resources and articles that I shared in last months Help This Kid newsletter. Resources: Check out this worksheet to help parents clarify their expectations for their teens. http://tinyurl.com/2d2gs5u Articles: 10 Parenting Tips For Raising Teenagers http://tinyurl.com/236qe67 Study links teen depression to bedtimes. Does your teen have a … [Read more...]

Opting Out of Family Conflict – Cartoon

Sometimes the relationship between a mother and her teenage son results in fireworks.

Click on the picture to see a larger version. Sometimes the relationship between a mother and her teenage son results in fireworks. I love the comic strip Zits for its hilarious portrayal of some of the challenging aspects of raising teenagers. Best Regards, Visit me on the web at helpthiskid.com Find me at facebook.com/helpthiskid Also @ twitter.com/helpthiskid If you … [Read more...]

10 Parenting Tips For Raising Teenagers

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How do you breach the barriers of adolescence? Here are 10 parenting tips for raising teenagers. By Jeanie Lerche Davis WebMD Feature 1. Give kids some leeway. Giving teens a chance to establish their own identity, giving them more independence, is essential to helping them establish their own place in the world. "But if it means he's going out with a bad crowd, that's another thing," … [Read more...]