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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

Earlier the teen, my husband and I had an argument. It was over something really minor. $3 to be exact. Yep, just a measly $3. But it turned in to a rip roarin’ hour long discussion. A loud discussion.
The gist of the fight was over his learner’s permit. That permit has been the cause of several disagreements in the last week. Who knew one little piece of plastic could be so controversial?
Basically my husband took the teen to the DOT to replace his lost driving permit. It cost $3 to replace it. Since the teen didn’t have any money, my …read more

I was five years old when my parents divorced. I lived with my dad and visited with my mom on holidays and in the summer. A few years after the divorce my dad remarried. And a few years after that the fighting began.
By the time I was in high school, the relationship between my stepmom and I really deteriorated. Part of it (actually most of it) was my teenage angst and part of it was my stepmom’s inexperience at being a stepmom. I thought she loved my half-brother and sister more. She thought I was a spoiled brat. Honestly I …read more

“Teens are pushing through that ugly, hard, horrid transition of life from child to adulthood and they desperately need a safe place to do it. Maybe it’s a good day to check your teens home environment. It used to be you checked for safety issues like plugging up all the outlets in your house, locking cabinet doors, covering those wicked edged coffee tables, etc. Now it’s time to do a safety check for teens.”
Ahhh, the teen years. How much freedom to you give them? When do you let them make their own mistakes without stepping in and fixing things? I …read more