High School: Milestones and Development Articles

Social Graces: What to Expect From Your High Schooler
Education and manners guru Cindy Post Senning said manners education should follow along with a child's development, and high school is no exception. So, what manners should be second nature to your high schooler? Post offers advice based on these five core manners topics:

The Top 10 Tech Skills Your Teen Needs Now
Which computer applications are important to your teen's future, and which are distracting her from her homework? A group of professionals from leading Silicon Valley corporations was unanimous in recommending the following 10 skills.

Troubled Teens or Learning Different?
Fifteen to 20 percent of the U.S. population has a learning difference such as ADD, dyslexia, or any number of processing difficulties. Some are so good at coping that the issues don't become apparent until they're teens.

Why Kids Shoplift
The reasons behind why kids shoplift are complicated, and the reactions that parents have can sometimes make the problem even worse. So why do kids shoplift, and how should parents react to put a stop to it?

The Parent's Guide to Body Decoration
When it comes to body decoration, teens are often from Mars and parents from, well, Earth. Parents generally aren't fond of the idea of marking up their babies with tattoos, piercings, and strange dye jobs.

Getting the Best Help for Your High Schooler
From the classroom to the playing field, standardized tests to college applications, getting outside help in high school - in the form of SAT prep classes, individual subject tutors, athletic trainers, and private college counselors, among others -has become as mainstream as studying the ...

Teen Curfews: How to Set Limits but Set Your Child Free
Giving your child freedom and independence to make his or her own choices, does not mean you have to stop being a concerned or involved parent. In fact, quite the opposite.
- Reading, Writing, and Crossing the Midline
- Holiday Helper: Embellished Tote Bag
- Talking in Class
- Help Your Child Understand One-to-One Correspondence
- Healthy Store-Bought Lunch Box Snacks
- Stop! It's a hexagon!
- Make a Dreamcatcher
- Foster Self-Regulation Skills with Games
- Yarn Doll Family Fun
- School Avoidance