Family Articles

• Loosening the Reins: Increasing Teens’ Privileges

  How do we know when it's time to extend a curfew or let our teens use the car after school? Here's some expert and parent advice for giving your teen more leeway.
  

• Helping Your Teens Out of the Summertime Doldrums

  ParentingTeensOnline Editorial Director, Judith Sachs, tells Today Show viewers how to help their teens out of the mid-summer doldrums. Get them off the couch and doing something productive!

• Grounded! How to Make Discipline Work

  When you need to lay down the law, the punishment must fit the crime. Discover how to keep cool and teach your teen self-discipline.

• Expert Answers: from Dr. Anthony Wolf

  Dr. Anthony Wolf, author of “Get Out Of My Life, But First Would You Please Drive Me and Cheryl To the Mall,” answers your questions about how to deal with teens who press your buttons.

• TEEN’S EYE VIEW: Growing Up Adopted

  It’s one thing to feel like an outsider, just because you’re a teenager. But how does an adopted teen manage when she feels she doesn’t really fit into her family?

• Parent-Speak:
  “How I deal with my teen being rude to me.”

  Parents share their stories of how they handle it when their teen is rude to them.

• PARENTING ON THE RUN: How to Help Teens Stop Swearing

  ParentingTeensOnline offers tips for getting your teens to stop swearing.

• TALKING TO PARENTS AND TEENS:
  Where’s the Party?

  Having Parties at Home—what are the rules and how do teens break them? Hear from real families.

• Learning to Drive: A Parent’s Guide to Driving With Teenagers

  Teens are at the highest risk behind the wheel. Find out the safest, best options for teaching them to drive.

• Parent-Speak:

  Parents share their stories of talking to their teen about money, particularly in tough economic times.