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Imagine your teen is walking a long journey across a desert. Any grain of sand that enters her shoe may eventually form a blister if it stays there. However, if you stop her at every step to clear out her shoe, the trip is going to take a long time. Some of the grains fall […]

Parentcontracts.com  has designed a set of contracts, Family Values Worksheet, and behavior chart to assist parents in creating a loving, structured environment free of arguments and contention. http://www.timesunion.com/business/press-releases/article/ParentContracts-com-Announces-Relaunch-of-Parent-3627210.php charts are available here: http://www.parentcontracts.com/behavior-charts/

A recent study finds that while kids and teens are finding sexual images readily accessible, they are keeping it at a distance, often by using humor, and it seems that they still have very conventional ideas of what’s good and bad: http://phys.org/news/2012-06-teenagers-raunchy-imagery.html

A recent NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/education/seeking-academic-edge-teenagers-abuse-stimulants.html?_r=2&hp And a rebuttal: http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2012/06/10/the-questions-about-adhd-drugs-the-new-york-times-didnt-ask/

things to say to your kid before they head off to college: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2018372282_lastsummer10.html and some tips for parents sending their kids off to college: http://www.courierpress.com/news/2012/jul/02/communication-helps-parents-child-through/ http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2012/08/21/new-college-parents-its-time-to-let-go-heres-how/