The world has changed a lot since most of us were teens and even more from the days when our parents were growing up. Not surprisingly, these changes have also transformed the experience of living …
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Protecting Your Teen from the National Alcohol Crisis
Alcohol abuse and excessive consumption has been declared a national health problem by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The issue has been identified because excessive alcohol consumption costs 88,000 lives in the U.S each …
Wise Parenting, Part 6: Seeking the Right Balance
Today’s post is the last in our multi-part series on Wise Parenting. Each post focuses on one of six principles for parenting wisely: 1) Staying cool, calm and reflective, 2) Framing the problem appropriately, 3) Aiming for the right purpose, 4) Expanding the perspective, 5) Applying the …
Wise Parenting, Pt. 4: Expanding our perspective
Today’s post is the fourth in a multi-part series on Wise Parenting. Each post focuses on one of six principles for parenting wisely: 1) Stay cool, calm and reflective, 2) Frame the problem appropriately, 3) Aim …
What is wise parenting? Staying cool, calm & reflective
Today’s post marks the beginning of a multi-part series on Wise Parenting. Each post will focus on a different parenting strategy for difficult situations. Much parenting, like most day-to-day living, is pretty automatic and doesn’t …
Myths about Bullying
Bullying is certainly not new. Every generation has its trademark story or movie about the horrors of bullying. For a colleague and I, the 80’s movie My Bodyguard immediately sprung to mind when we …
When you don’t approve of your child’s friends
Peers are an important part of the teenage years. As parents, our teens’ transition to greater reliance on peers can be tricky to navigate. This week on Parenthetical we are talking about the ways in which …
Handing over the Keys: Helping teens become safe drivers
Learning to drive is an important rite of passage for most teens. It offers them greater freedom, reduces their dependence on parents and can provide new opportunities to pursue extracurricular activities, part-time jobs and time …
Supporting Speaking Up: Helping Your Teen Self-Advocate
Previously, we’ve encouraged parents to promote youth self-advocacy when it comes to seeking support for their learning and development. In fact, the idea of self-advocacy, or speaking up for yourself and making decisions about your …
Your Child is Dating. Congratulations?
Teenage dating is a rite of passage for parents and teens. Gone are the days of meeting the date in your living room. Now, young adults “hangout” or “hook-up” at all of the places you …