Conflict between parents and teens is normal. This is when your teen will begin embracing developmental skills such as independent thinking, leadership and self-esteem. Keep in mind, however, that she needs your guidance just as much as ever.
Teenage girls have very specific concerns that need to be recognized. Know that your daughter is likely struggling with body image, cliques and high academic expectations as well as emerging sexual issues. Be willing to discuss all these in depth...
As the parent of a teenager with borderline personality disorder, your greatest enemy will be ignorance. Why does your teenager do what he does? How can you ease the symptoms? Read as much as you can about borderline personality disorder to...
Being a parent isn't the easiest job in the world, but it can become even more difficult when your little ones enter their teen years, and aren't so little anymore. Between raging hormones, body changes, ever-growing attitudes and the stresses of...
Teenage drinking is a serious issue that can lead to physical and emotional problems. Because their own curiosity and their friends' habits can easily sway teenagers, it is necessary to make them aware of the dangers involved with alcohol...
The setting of boundaries gets tougher to enforce for parents as children get older. When children are teenagers, they want to experience all of what life has to offer and they want to do it right away. This can cause problems when teenagers begin...
The teenage years are often very stressful for adolescents, and bouts of depression are commonly linked to various stressors. Teenagers that are witness to or in the middle of verbal or physical fights between parents may have more severe cases of...
Teen pregnancy is usually unplanned and can come as a shock to the teenagers involved and their parents. While it might be difficult to approach your teen about such a sensitive subject, communication is necessary in order to assure that your...
According to the Guttmacher Institute, more than 750,000 teenage girls become pregnant each year. And each year, 750,000 teenage mothers are faced with the prospect of what to do if they have a baby. If your daughter finds herself pregnant and is...
Being a teenage parent can be challenging because you are still learning the adult skills needed to gain independence within the world. As a teenage parent, you are facing an intense learning curve when it comes to raising your child in a healthy...
As a parent, you walk a fine line between keeping your teen's life an open book and giving too much privacy. Your teen is beginning to explore his adult identity, so he wants more privacy for himself, but it's still your responsibility as his...
While teenage parents no longer face total ostracism, there still is a stigma attached. Teenage parents can face social and economic barriers as well as problems with their families. The cultural factors that influence and contribute to teenage...
Teenagers make up a considerable portion of the consumer market, and credit card companies are taking notice. Credit card companies now solicit business from teenagers younger than 18 years of age, often by offering secured or joint cards to...
Parenting is a difficult task, especially when teenagers are difficult and disrespectful. Although it is sometimes hard to see, teenagers want love and support. They need patient parents who can help guide them through the trials of becoming an...
Parenting a teenager is challenging. Your teen has his own views and opinions, moods and problems, but you are still responsible for supporting him. Your support is needed to maintain his educational success, physical health, emotional needs and...
Upon reaching the age of a teenager, your previously easy-going and affable child may suddenly become belligerent, uncooperative and moody. Many parents experience the same change in temperament and often wonder what the problem is. As your teen...
According to the March of Dimes, teenage pregnancy rates in the United States are higher than those in most other developed countries. In 2006, approximately one out of 10 babies was born to teenage mothers. Teen parents are more likely than older...
Teenagers can be very unpredictable with their actions as they learn to adjust to a learning period in which they are becoming adults. Sometimes a dramatic change in their behavior along with strong feelings of independence can make them appear to...
As they push toward adulthood, most teenagers experience emotional conflicts with their peers and parents. The transition from childhood to adulthood involves building your sense of self and developing independent living skills. This transition...
Divorce is always a difficult and disruptive event in the lives of all family members involved but teenage children affected by divorce often have special concerns that may, or may not, be honored by the court during a dissolution proceeding....
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consider teen pregnancy a major concern in the United States. The high prevalence of these often unintended pregnancies not only disrupts families' lives but also has lasting socioeconomic...
The death of a parent is considered one of the most painful, if not traumatic, experiences for a child. When death occurs during adolescence, it complicates a teenager’s natural process of defining her identity in the world. The tension...
Teenagers are growing up and exploring all the possibilities the world has to offer them. Teenagers may lack expression and can be difficult to talk with. A desire for independence can leave teenagers feeling like parents are too overprotective...
Parenting teenagers is never easy, but it shouldn’t feel like you’re weathering the “terrible twos” all over again. Yelling and lecturing won’t work with unruly, childish adolescents. If you deal with an immature...
Teenagers wouldn't be teenagers if they didn't morph into individuals you no longer recognize as the children you raised. According to Dr. Barton Schmitt with Bayside Medical Group in the Bay area, your teen's rebellion is generally the result of...
Developmentally, teens are trying to become independent, figure out who they are and what they want out of life, and fit in with their friends. Many times they also want to please their parents but have a hard time doing all of these things at the...
Teens often want independence and time away from the family, but they still need a strong support system from their parents. Learning how to connect with your teen provides him with a sense of security as he tests his independence. A secure...
Your teenagers are in a frustrating holding zone between childhood and adulthood, old enough to want to be in control of their own lives but not yet wise enough to make all their own decisions. As a parent, your mission is to prepare them for full...
The teenage years are difficult to get through. Physical and emotional changes occur at a rapid pace, and the need for acceptance gains importance in a teenager's life. Hormones take over, emotions run high and every teen has to learn how to cope...
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