When children become teens, they often find it challenging to discuss their values and needs with friends, dating partners, and adults they meet in their everyday life. Even when their instincts tell them someone is trying to take advantage of them, they often struggle to accept that the situation makes them uncomfortable. While boundaries are […]

Try as we might, we can’t always protect our teens from things that cause stress or confusion as they move through the years to adulthood. Many of the struggles our teens face will be familiar to us, as we most likely went through something like it during our teen years. Gender identity struggles, however, are […]

Teen behaviors often befuddle parents who used to be the center of their child’s world. In early adolescence, friends become the most significant thing in the world. This massive shift from the early years when your child would come home from school and want to share their entire day with family can be boggling to […]

As stressful as the decision to send your teen to boarding school may have been, odds are that you’ve adapted to life with them living away at school. Indeed, you miss them. But you’ve adjusted, and your household’s dynamic likely changed a bit in their absence. As the date of your teen coming back home […]

Teens burn tons of energy and need to eat regularly to stay healthy and strong. However, they may choose to avoid making a healthy meal. This is where meal planning comes in! Planning meals can help your teen’s diet by keeping them full and feeling fantastic physically and mentally all day. Healthy meals reduce obesity […]

Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a condition that affects around 5% of the population in any given year. The onset of SAD generally occurs during the wintertime, and symptoms can include fatigue, lack of motivation, and changes in appetite and sleep habits. Teens are no exception and may also experience SAD when the darker, […]

What do you know about military schools? Like most parents, you’ve likely heard many things about boot camps and military schools for children and teens. Are military schools boot camps? Are they part of the military, or do they recruit teens from these boarding schools? We’ve got the facts to help set the record straight […]

How much do you know about boot camps for kids and teens? Most television shows and movies that feature boot camps for youth tend to exaggerate in many ways, which you’d expect from fiction. Learning more about boot camps, how they work, and the value they can offer teens with personality disorders, depression or anxiety, […]

The teen years can be amazing. We watch our kids grow into capable teens learning and exploring their world daily. The teen years can also be tumultuous for parents and teens both. This is often the case if you have a troubled teen. You can find yourself trapped between a rock and a hard place. […]