It’s not just girls, boys want to keep up with the latest trends too.
We can use lessons from the workplace to help teens with homework.
A new study found a link between degrading lyrics and teen sex.
Teen obesity is just as deadly as teen smoking.
R-rated movies are prompting teens to smoke.
Today’s teens are volunteering, even more than working part-time.
Teenagers addicted to the internet may have more aggressive behavior than teens without the addiction.
Teens and young adults are concerned about finances and expect to cut back on items like electronics and snacks.
Need some tips to help your high school student overcome an …read more

Today was the teen’s first driving class at driver’s ed. Up until this point it has been all classroom; talking about traffic signs, learning the laws of the road and watching videos. Today all that talk turned in to do when the driver’s ed instruction took his life in to his own hands and let two teenage boys drive him around. Surely he deserves some kind of medal for that amount of bravery.
But, then again, he does have that passenger side brake. I wish we could get one of those for our car.
In driver’s ed [at least in our state] …read more

My sixteen-year-old is not very organized. It’s something we’ve been struggling with for years. He often doesn’t turn assignments in because they get left at home, in his backpack or in his locker. He also misplaces things. Often. A trait he learned from his father (although I doubt my husband would admit that…while he’s searching the house for his car keys).
Earlier this year my son lost his school bag. Granted it [sort of] wasn’t his fault. A friend left his bag sitting on a table outside at the golf course (during golf practice) and my son thought it was still …read more