Teen Parenting Advice For The Ages!

You’ve often heard the expression when children reach their teen years that “it’s payback time.” Parents who caused angst to their own parents during these formulative years are now having to deal with teenagers themselves. While it may cause a chuckle or two in some conversations, the reality is, it’s often times a serious and frustrating time and more to the point, a time of serious conflict. Teen parenting advice in many cases isn’t a simple matter of accepting... Read more »

The Easy Way to get the Perfect Counselor for your Child

Different types of child and adolescent counselors are not equal. Only those parents with the right knowledge about child and adolescent counseling and its tools are likely to succeed in getting the best results for their children. Even though many don’t know where to find the counselors with those tools, every parent wants the peace of mind in knowing which type of counselor is likely to put your child back on track. This all-important help comes from local professionals like social workers,... Read more »

Emotional Health in Teens

If you are wondering if you are emotionally healthy, here are the key things to consider. People who have good emotional health have control over their thoughts and their behaviors and their feelings. Emotionally healthy people feel good about themselves and have positive relationships. If you are emotionally healthy you are able to keep your problems in perspective, not building minor difficulties all out of proportion or failing to realize the seriousness of major issues. If you are emotionally... Read more »

How to Develop Note-Taking Skills … and Become an Effective Listener In the Process

Good note-taking accomplishes several objectives. First of all, it helps you study by helping you to remember what happened in class. But it also helps you to listen better and to focus more effectively. In addition, it helps you to organize the material and comprehend the message. There are several different ways to take notes. We all must come up with our own techniques, our own quick way to write notes down while listening to someone talk and our own styles. But all the studies on note-taking... Read more »

What Defines An At Risk Youth?

Have you ever wondered which teenagers are at high risk for such behaviors as drug or alcohol use? How about which ones are susceptible to dropping out of school, becoming sexually promiscuous or even getting pregnant? Or how about which ones will turn to violence, gangs, running away or suicide? And maybe you have even wondered which teens really do need help for their rebellious or disturbing adolescent behavior? If you’re a parent of a teen in our society today, then you’re well aware... Read more »

4 Ways to Better Grades in School

Have you had one of those “Ah! I get it now!” moments recently? You know, the ones when you hear some piece of advice you’ve heard many times before, only this time it makes sense? I find that many parents and kids have an “Ah! I get it now!” moment when they finally understand how other students get better grades. It’s not natural intelligence, better teachers in elementary school or a better seat in class. Higher grades come from following simple steps each time... Read more »

3 Ways To Help Kids With ADD/LD Memorize More Easily

I remember when I was young how I used to repeat…and repeat…and repeat things until I felt I had them memorized. Naturally, by the time I went to bed, I didn’t remember anything. I only knew I hated memorizing more than anything in the world. I suffer from ADD today and so I’m sure I was suffering then. Only, no one was there to lend a helping hand. The schools were no help. To this day, they don’t teach students about memory skills and how to go home and “Study... Read more »

My Daughter is Testing the Waters

Dear DavidPaul, I have a 13 year old daughter, and I need guidance in making the best choices for her and having the courage to carry it out. My daughter is a good girl, though she is testing the waters with me. Please help. Valerie Greetings and blessings to you precious one. Indeed, a 13-year-old comes with their own set of challenges. Yours is not unique, and as you say, she is a very good girl. It is necessary for her to test the waters with you. It is necessary for her to be experimenting with... Read more »

83% Of College Students Will Be Victims Of Crime. What Will The Other 17 % Do Different?

83% of college students will experience crime. What will the other 17 % do different? I was sitting around the dinner table talking to my kids when the subject of college came up. They shared all their hopes and dreams about the college life. I thought to myself man this a big step for kids who barely know how to clean their own room. They have no idea about the streets outside this community. Since college was fast approaching for one of them. I began to think of ways I can make a difference.... Read more »

Disappearing Liquor Gives Mother A Headache

Miranda is the mother of two teenage boy ages 15 and 16. She loves her sons very much. They are not perfect kids nor does she expect them to be. She has watched them grow up from babies. Their farther died when they were very young. They have never really had a full time adult role model. Lately, she suspects that they have been drinking. She has hot actually seen them, but she has noticed that the liquor she keeps around the house has been disappearing. She does not drink. She worries that they... Read more »