My 14 year old and his friends listen to music that I consider raunchy and crude. Am I a prude to discourage (or forbidding him) from listening to it?
Parenthetical
Son Doesn’t Want to Participate in Activity
My son told me he doesn’t want to go to his summer morning sports activity. I worry that he needs the physical activity and the opportunity to interact socially, but he says it’s boring and …
Son struggles with friends’ teasing
Our 18 year old son has just a few close friends. He is a great young man, kind and sensitive. Sometimes he takes casual teasing too much to heart….how can we help him understand that …
Siblings Fight While Mom’s at Work
Summer vacation just started a couple of days ago and already my kids are fighting. My 14 year old is caring for his 10 and 8 year old brothers while I am at work and at …
Daughter’s relationship with best friend is troubled
My 14 year old daughter’s best friend is mean. This on again/off again relationship is not a healthy. When I talk to my daughter about it, she admits that she is miserable, but she doesn’t …
Facebook, Smart Phones and Blogs . . . OMG!
The role of digital technology (i.e., computers, the Internet, video games, smart phones, etc.) in the lives of children has been increasing over the last century at an astonishing rate. When we think about previous …
New teen driver and Conflict with how other parents handle cars for teens
My 16 year old just obtained her license. Great!! Problem: 80% of her friends (and my friends) purchase new vehicles for their children to drive. Their own car. Some even get car loans and …
The Absent Minded Teen: “Someone stole part of my kid’s brain”
Until fairly recently, it was generally believed that that the brain was pretty much done growing by adolescence. However, twenty-first century technology has allowed scientists to make an amazing and somewhat startling discovery. The brain grows just as much during …
Motivating son to put more effort into school work
My 15 year old son’s grades have steadily been declining throughout his freshman year. His teachers say that he is well behaved and contributes in class, but agree that he is underachieving. How do I …
My daughter was rude.
My 12 year old daughter came home from school in a snit. I happened to have a friend over when she walked in the door. When my friend asked how things were at school, my …