Dr. Laura Kastner is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington. She is the co-author of several books for parents of adolescents including one of our favorite parenting books …
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What should you do when you find your teen’s music offensive?
Many teens use music as a way to relax, bond with friends, develop their own identities and even indulge in fantasies. While music may not directly influence your teen’s behavior, it may, nonetheless, be hard …
Teens are Risk Junkies
It probably won’t take much to recall a time when we (as teens) or our children made questionable decisions. This week on Parenthetical we are reposting an article from March 2014 that talks about some …
Parenthetical Interviews Dr. Laura Kastner co-author of Getting to Calm: Cool-headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens and Teens
We are featuring our first author interview!!! Parenthetical team members, Becky and Libby, had the pleasure of interviewing author Dr. Laura Kastner. Dr. Kastner co-wrote one of our favorite parenting books for parents of tweens …
What IS going on in that head of his?
One hallmark of being a parent of a teen is the number of times a day you mutter, “What is he thinking?” under your breath. My mother’s mantra used to be, “Sure, she’s weird, but …
Son won’t clean room.
My son’s room is a mess and quickly becoming a health hazard. I keep telling him to clean it up but he ignores me. Any suggestions?
Playing a Winning Hand of Discipline
While it may seem that there are fewer disciplinary alternatives available to parents as children enter their teen years this is not actually the case. A little creative reflection in quiet moments can help parents …
The Challenging Nature of Discipline
This week begins the first of several posts on discipline. The findings from our reader’s poll indicated that this was an important topic for many Parenthetical parents. Not only is discipline challenging to do, it …