Family Articles

• Hot Topics:

  Resources and links on current hot-button teen issues:
  • Special February Hot Topic: Helicoptering
  • Teen Gangs
  • Teens and Music
  • Single-Parent Families
  

• BOOK EXCERPT: Respect: The Critical Tool for Adolescent Parenting

  An excerpt from Michael Bradley’s book, Yes, Your Teen Is Crazy! Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind, that tells parents exactly how to build respect with their “new millennium adolescent” and calm the craziness.

• Parent-Speak:

  Our readers share how they talk with their teens about sex.

• PARENTING ON THE RUN: Teens and Chores: It’s a Family Affair

  A lot of teens tune out their parents’ demands, or they simply refuse to learn the task. Here are some no-tears methods to getting chores done.

• Hot Topics:

  Resources and links on current hot-button teen issues:
  • Special December Hot Topic: Disrespect
  • Summer Camps/Internships
  • Teen Sleep Deprivation
  • Sports Injuries

• Raising Teen Sons: Helping Your Son Through the Challenges of Becoming a Man

  Yes, boys are different from girls, and as they approach the teen years, many parents are stumped as to what to do. Find answers here.

• Talking to Parents: When Teens Take the Wheel

  ParentingTeensOnline talked with parents about how they manage sharing of the family car with their teen driver.
  

• Vacations Your Teens Can Tolerate

  What about a dude ranch? A tour of the Big Apple? A beach retreat? How to pick a vacation that won’t break the bank and will please your teens too.

• Parent to Parent: Breast Cancer in the Family

  The stories of two women struggling to keep life normal for their teens while also battling breast cancer.

• Book Excerpt: Nurturing the Nature of Your Young Teen

  An excerpt from Michael Gurian's "Nurture the Nature".