Parenting Teens and Tweens
Five Unique and Personal High School Graduation Gifts
High school graduation is such a special time. It is both the end of an era for you and, hopefully, the beginning of something wonderful for your child. There is something beautiful about watching your child fly the nest and create a new life for…
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4 Ways Parents Can Help Teens Find Their Future Careers
This is a contributed post by Jean Eddy, the President and CEO of American Student Assistance® (ASA) and author of Crisis-Proofing Today’s Learners: Reimagining Career Education to Prepare Kids for Tomorrow’s World” For most of us who parent or guide young people, the transition from…
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Group Texts Are the Worst for Parents of Middle Schoolers
Last year, my family took a cruise for spring break. Because the ship did not have free Wi-Fi, my 12-year-old daughter spent seven days sans phone without complaint. As we disembarked, I handed her iPhone over, and she excitedly powered it on. While we stood…
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CHANGING THE COLLEGE CONVERSATION
There is no ONE path to success when it comes to the choices our teens make post-high school. The college admission process is out of control and so are the costs to attend college. It’s time to start changing the college conversation. There needs to be less focus on rankings and we all need to start questioning what we are doing to the mental health of our teens with the demands being placed on them to get into their dream colleges. Instead, parents talk to their teens about how to fulfill their dreams – so they can not just survive but thrive in this challenging and ever-changing world.
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PARENTING TEENS TIPS
What do you do when your teen daughter no longer wants to be seen with you? Or when your chatterbox son starts responding only in grunts and sighs? Even if some of these teen stereotypes don’t happen in your house, chances are your relationship with your adolescent is changing. The good news is while parenting teens is hard, you don’t have to do it alone. Here are a few of our favorite parenting teens tips to develop a strong connection with your big kid.
