Some tips and reassuring facts for parents of teens: http://www.lakepowellchronicle.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=81&story_id=3056 Teenagers who turn their backs on a healthy lifestyle and turn to drink, cigarettes and junk food are significantly unhappier than their healthier peers: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120302082911.htm A recent study suggests that teens that watch movies that feature a lot of alcohol consumption are more likely to […]
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February 29, 2012 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
For those wishing to beef up their skill and improve their performance at school. This site offers a free extensive video library, practice exercises, and assessments covering K-12 math, science topics such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and even reaches into the humanities with playlists on finance and history. Each video is a digestible chunk, […]
Read More »Guru Samurai
February 28, 2012 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,metaphors to help facilitate communication | Click on title to comment!
Samurai (or Sammy) is my dog. He has taught me a lot about life, and about working with kids in particular. This might sound strange. Certainly, in most ways, caring for a dog in no way compares to the responsibilities, rewards, and challenges of raising a child. And yet, there are certain key lessons that […]
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February 28, 2012 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A great resource for moms. Here is the link to the Metrowest Boston chapter: http://www.metrowestmothersandmore.org/
Read More »On communicating with your teen
February 28, 2012 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
These links offers tips to parents: http://pastorhobbins.wordpress.com/2012/02/25/what-every-parent-ought-to-communicate-to-their-kids-part-3-of-3/ http://agourahills.patch.com/articles/how-to-rule-your-unruly-teenager http://www.wickedlocal.com/waltham/news/x1785612349/Talking-Teens-When-how-was-school-isn-t-enough http://www.austindailyherald.com/2012/03/12/teenagers-talk-we-just-have-to-learn-to-listen/ http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/bigforkeagle/opinion/article_f0b9c80e-6de7-11e1-a60a-0019bb2963f4.html http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/weblogs/good-habits-great-grades/2012/mar/14/talking-to-your-teenager/ http://hermosabeach.patch.com/articles/advice-for-parenting-teens-30f75a04
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