Studies have shown that teens who are bored, stressed and/or have lots of spending money are more likely to smoke, drink, use illegal drugs and have sex. When school is in session it’s easier to keep their minds off the “bad” things and more on the “good” things. With school, homework and extracurricular activities teens stay busy and have less time to get bored and therefore in trouble. But during the summer break it only takes a couple of days before parents start to hear “I’m sooo booored.”
So what can we do to keep our teens busy? We’ve already given …read more