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How Special Time Works With Teens
Special Time* is a simple idea that carries a lot of power! It's a highly dependable way to build and to rebuild a ...
Source: Hand in Hand
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Stress and Taking Charge: Managing Conflict With Teens
Rick and Jan are having a hard time with 15-year-old Brandon. He has a bad temper and arguments with him are really ...
Source: Iowa State University Extension
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Helping Your Teen Prepare for the Future
There are two questions that all teens ask themselves: Who am I? What do I want to do? As a parent you can help your ...
Source: 4Parents
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Freedom and Limits for Teens
Sooner or later it happens. Children grow up and the time approaches when they will soon be leaving home. Parents must ...
Source: Community Action Network
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Tough Talks with your Teen
It's not easy talking about sex, drugs, gangs and violence with our teens. But it's a "must do." Here are a ...
Source: Shoulder to Shoulder
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How to Talk to a Teenager
Life with a teenager can be tough. We parents have raised them, loved them passionately, and known their every talent ...
Source: Education.com
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Three Questions About Troubled Teens
Introduction Mr. Ryan Piester earned his Masters of Social Work degree from Marywood University in 2008. Since ...
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Teens and Violence Prevention
Parents and others who care for young people can help them learn to deal with emotions without using violence. Because ...
Source: Palo Alto Medical Foundation
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Adolescent Substance Abuse and School Policy
Jeanette Friedman, C. S. W., Director of the Impact Program at Phoenix House, discussed aspects of adolescent drug and ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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How to Solve Problems with Your Teens
Parents and teens usually don’t see eye-to-eye about everything. Conflict is a normal part of life, but it can be ...
Source: Missouri Families
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Is Your Teen Typical, or Troubled?
No one would describe the typical teenager as a particularly rational creature. But some behavior is normal, while some ...
Source: Education.com
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Best Colleges 2008: The Princeton Review
Your teenage daughter, her friends, your immediate and extended family seem to be all focused on one question these ...
Source: Education.com
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Emo and Goth: What's It All About
Today's teenagers are trying on new identities in some visually extreme ways that make some parents nervous. Should ...
Source: Education.com
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Make a Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol
Quick Facts Kids who drink are more likely to be victims of violent crime, to be involved in alcohol-related traffic ...
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Talking to Kids About Sex
Take an Active Role in the Sex Education of Your ChildHelping a child to grow up to be a responsible, sexually healthy ...
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Talking With & Listening to Teens - Communication Strategies
What’s It All About?Communication is the cornerstone of our relationships with teens—be they our children, ...
Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
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When Your Teen's New Friend is a Bad Influence
Now that your kid's a teenager, friends matter more than ever. This is great, as long as it's those buddies that bring...
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Keeping Your Teen Out of Trouble
Teens and trouble: think they go together like bread and butter? Well, you may be wrong. While teenagers do tend towards...
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Sexuality in Adolescence
National surveys reflect what adults probably already know: Teenagers are engaging in sexual activity. Fortunately,...
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Talking to Teens About Sex
Parents are the most important sexuality educators of their children. For 25 years, a growing national coalition of...
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Hip-Hop and Youth Culture
Throughout the last twenty-five years, a new form of expression has continued to evolve despite the efforts of many in...
