Bullying – What can parents do?

Bullying behavior has probably existed since the beginning of human interaction and has often been accepted as an unfortunate but normal part of childhood. However, in the early 1970s Swedish psychologist, Dan Olweus worked to …

What’s so unique about the teenage brain?

The adolescent brain is often described as “in-progress” or “not fully operational.” In fact, we’ve used the phrase “boom town brain” here on Parenthetical to describe the absent-mindedness natural to teenagers. Although the teenage brain is different …

Supporting Adolescents in a Rapidly Changing World

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 …

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 …