As a parent, you want to ensure that your teen makes the right choices. Learning better management skills is a part of this whole process. The basics that you teach your children when they are young come in use when he or she becomes a teenager. But still the teen years happen to bring their own challenges. Which is why talking to your teen and making him or her understand the value of money management is important. Let’s look into a few {Read More}

The streets are deadlier then ever and not only are there new synthetic street drugs including “Glass Cleaner” and the now famous “Bath Salts” that parents must be aware of, but many teens are getting dangerous highs from drugs easily found in stores or homes and replacing underage drinking with Pharm aka “Skittles” Parties. In fact, according to a study from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, by 2010 about 2 million kids ages 12 to 17 had {Read More}

Children grow up so quickly. Last month, my oldest turned 16. It’s hard to believe that she will be an “adult” in less than two years. Yesterday, I read Trying to Stay Sane While Raising Your Teen, a short (~50 page) Christian handbook on raising teens. The author C. Lynn Williams shares what she’s learned as the parent of four children. Giving Your Teen Attention, Time, Love and Discipline is Important Williams asks parents to spend time with their teens {Read More}

It seems like the internet has taken precedence over face to face interaction. Why would you want to go to Julie’s house when you can stay home and talk to her and everyone else in your class on Facebook? Why bother going to the arcade when you can play any game there and more on Pogo? The worldwide web seems to have everything you could ever want, and more to be discovered. But there’s more lurking behind your computer screen {Read More}

Communicating with your kids can be a difficult thing–especially when they are teenagers.  With all the serious issues facing teenagers today, you absolutely need to be communicating and helping your teen navigate through these issues instead of ignoring things. How do you keep the communication lines open? Let’s learn How To Talk So Your Teen Will Listen: Listen More, Talk Less I have often heard it said that we have 2 ears and only one mouth for a reason! In other {Read More}