5 Things to Consider Before Your Teen Travels Over the Summer
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: You’ve enrolled your teen in their summer program(s). Check it off your list. While your teen may think he/she is ready to conquer the world with...
View ArticleA New Year, A New FAFSA
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: January 1st – it’s a day of resolutions, new beginnings, and for college students, the first day to apply for federal financial aid. The FAFSA, or the Free...
View ArticleThis Is Your Life: Planning Your Future
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: This is part two of a series on my personal college applications. If you have not already, please consider reading Part One before continuing. Thank you....
View Article10 Feel-Good Movies that Inspire Teenagers
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:There are many lists of movies for teens out there. But until now, I hadn’t thought of writing a list of movies that inspire. There are so many inspirational...
View ArticleNew Years Resolution: Friend or Foe?
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: ‘Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions. Follow my blog with Bloglovin The holidays are in full swing, and the New Year is less than one month away....
View Article6 Tips for Single Dads With Teen Daughters
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: The teenage years can be tumultuous and overwhelming for girls, and difficult for their parents as well. A single father of a teenage daughter may feel...
View Article6 Tips to Reduce Junior Year Stress
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: You’ve heard about the dreaded, yet, legendary junior year since your first day of high school.The year where your homework is relentless, your test schedule...
View ArticleThe Bully Pulpit, Part Three: CyberBullying
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:photo credit: FixersUK via photopin cc Megan Meier, Phoebe Prince, and, most recently, Rebecca Sedwick. Three tragic victims of suicide due to traditional –...
View ArticleTeens and Obamacare: What’s New For You and Me?
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: photo credit: Barack Obama via photopin cc Sitting around my dining room table, my grandparents looking on with expressions of confusion and trepidation,...
View ArticleParents and Teens Talking About Sex? Really? Yes!
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: October is Let’s Talk month, when sex education providers and advocates across the country encourage young people and parents to communicate with one another...
View ArticleWhat Does the New Facebook Privacy Policy Mean for Teens?
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: You know everyone is talking about Facebook’s privacy changes. But what does that really mean for your family? Teens ages 13-17 will now be able to post...
View ArticleLove Math? Win a Math Scholarship!
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:photo credit: brianjmatis via photopin cc Raytheon’s MathMovesU Middle School Grant and Scholarship Program Calling all middle school mathematicians! Raytheon...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Sex: How to Approach Your Teen About the Topic
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:photo credit: Www.CourtneyCarmody.com/ via photopin cc Despite what you might like to believe, your teen is probably engaging in some type of sexual activity....
View ArticleNew School Year – 3 Teen Online Risks
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: Three Teen Online Risks Parents Don’t Think About, But Should! The Issue: Sleep Deprivation The Common Cause: Teens Are Online When They Should Be Sleeping...
View ArticleAttention to Detail, Part Three: Resolution of ADD?
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:photo credit: Life Mental Health via photopin cc Disclaimer: I do not have ADD or ADHD, nor does anyone in my immediate family. Therefore, I cannot hope to...
View ArticleAttention to Detail, Part Two: Treating ADD
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:photo credit. via photopin cc This is Part Two of a three part series on ADD and ADHD. A disclaimer: I do not have ADD or ADHD, nor does anyone in my...
View ArticleAttention To Detail, Part One: Diagnosis of ADD
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: photo credit: chris.corwin via photopin cc This is is part one of a three part series on ADD and ADHD. I do not have either of those conditions, nor does...
View ArticleHow Teens Are Using Social Media
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:Social media is taking over! Teenagers–and even younger–in today’s modern society have been exposed to various online networking sites and are using them on a...
View ArticleThe Most Important Gift to Give Your Child: Confidence
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: We need armor to go out and survive the war that is life. Forget the iPad, the puppy, or the gaming system that we’ve been begging you for. Instead, give...
View ArticleIndependence Day: Thoughts on the “Empty Nest”
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:photo credit: butterfingers laura via photopin cc A bird is termed “nidifiguous” if its offspring leave the nest shortly after hatching, and while human...
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