High School: Milestones and Development Articles

When Teenagers Steal
If you suspect that your teen is stealing, it is important to figure out the underlying reasons. Here are some expert ideas for dealing with teens who steal.

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?

When Teenagers Lie
As with many other adolescent behaviors that can be frustrating to parents, such as arguing, teens do not necessarily lie more â they just get better at it!

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.

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.

6 Reasons Why Every Student Should Take Shop Class
New voices are calling for the return of shop class. Here's why it matters for your child.

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:

Great Gifts for the College-Bound Kid
If you're sending a friend or family member to college this fall, celebrate with gifts designed to pamper, inspire, and protect.

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.

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 ...
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- Top 10 Signs of a Good Kindergarten Classroom
- Do Grades Do Any Good?
- Private vs. Public: The Great Debate
- Barack Obama on Education
- Teacher Quality and Student Achievement
- Self-Directed Learning
- The School-Within-a-School Model
- Waldorf Education: Four Successes and Four Failures
- The Advantages of Small Schools
- No Homework: A Growing Trend?
