Where do we learn most of our behaviors? The obvious answers are family members, TV, and the people we surround ourselves with. Whether we want to admit it or not, we are all influenced by our environment. From the moment we are born, we unconsciously learn about the world through our surroundings, from language to…
When discussing teenage boys, often you will hear parents talk about their grocery bill and how they have a difficult time keeping their pantry or refrigerator stocked because of their growing bodies. Having quick fix meals and snacks readily available for these developing boys may not only hurt the pocketbook but may also give them…
As you grow older, you will no doubt be faced with choices. Some of these will determine which classes you will take or what activities you will try out for, but there will also be challenging decisions that involve moralistic situations such as whether should you cut class or take a drag off your friend’s…
There may come a time when you have come to the end of your rope with your teen and you just do not know what to do. Your first inkling may be to put your head in the sand and not deal with it or you may realize in a moment of pandemonium that you…
We certainly aren’t going to put bars on the windows and doors just because our teen is sneaking out of the house, though we might have thought about it. Our teen clearly doesn’t care about our rules, our consequences, or our boundaries. Curfews mean nothing for our household, or the laws of the town in…
Our kids are glued to their phones every moment that they can be, unless we have enacted strict digital device rules and regulations in our households. Without parental controls programmed into their phones, there is little control that we have over what our children watch. Until our children talk to us about what they are…
We might know that our child is a bully because we experience the bullying personally or with other immediate members of the family. Some of us receive phone calls from schools, coaches, and organizations. Others may not realize that some behaviors are indicative of bullying and though a child may not be “bullying” in the…
Confronting a child on something they have said is always an interesting encounter as a parent. Parents sometimes resort to a trope like “Because I said so” to exact their authority when it comes to common and not so common knowledge. Children, on the other hand, are in a great unknown of their minds. Without…
Boys do not process information the same way that girls do, especially as teenagers. Parents are all too familiar with the scenario: trying to talk to a teenage boy who seems to listen, only to realize they have heard nothing. Teenage boys are more prone to tuning out voices to which they have become habituated.…
