Parenting Teenagers
95 Articles & Excerpts
The Fall Flurry
 The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life
by Laura S. Kastner, Ph.D., Jennifer Wyatt, Ph.D.
There's an uncanny resemblance between parents-to-be in a childbirthing class and parents at a college-information night, preparing for their high schooler's launch from home. Throughout the challenges of the adolescent years, differences among families
Helping Your Teen : Responsibility and Freedom, Know Their Friends
by SAMHSA
This is an exciting time to be a teenager in America. Young people today are growing up in a rapidly changing society with hopes for a very promising future. Survey results show that 84% of high-school students plan to attend a four-year college.
Teaching Teens Good Attitudes Through Sports
by SAMHSA
Playing sports can be a great way to teach your children good values, including teamwork, sportsmanship, and fair play. You may even have a young athlete or sports fan in the family who loves to watch college or professional sports on TV.
Helping Your Teen : Bullying, Drugs, Alcohol and Substance Abuse
by SAMHSA
Teenagers, like all of us, sometimes need help and guidance, but it can sometimes be difficult for parents to recognize when to intervene in their teenager's life. You know about the challenges that today's teenagers face - some of which are different
Parenting: Teens with Disabilities
by SAMHSA
How much is enough? Parents of teens with disabilities may wonder about the best way to help these youth through adolescence. Sticking points may include what to expect, when to do more, when to back off, and how to balance the needs of other family
Domestic Violence, Getting Help for Your Teen
by SAMHSA
Many children who witness violence in the home suffer from anxiety problems. Emily surely has issues with anxiety and may well be feeling the impact of the trauma of what she witnessed. Some of the symptoms of anxiety disorder include restlessness
Teenage Summer Activities
by SAMHSA
The lazy days of summer are here! What is your teen up to this summer? Is he lying around the house? Is he spending all his days watching TV? Research shows that teens who often are bored may be at a higher risk of using alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs
If I Stepped in Front of a Bus
 Boys Will Put You on a Pedestal (So They Can Look Up Your Skirt) : A Dad's Advice for Daughters
by Philip Van Munching
I'm not entirely sure whether it's a sign of pragmatism or just an advanced stage of whistling in the dark, but as I get older I seem to be having a lot more conversations that begin with this: 'If I died tomorrow...' Actually, that's not quite right.
I'm in the Mood for Love
 Boy Crazy!
by Charlene C. Giannetti, Margaret Sagarese
Does your daughter seem boy crazy to you? Do you catch yourself thinking: Whatever happened to my little girl, my carefree, innocent eleven-year-old (or twelve-year-old, or thirteen-year-old)?
Be A Parent With Boundaries
 Boundaries with Teens
by John Townsend, Ph.D.
What are your goals and desires for your teen? Do you want some peace and quiet around the house? Less disrespect? No involvement with alcohol or drugs? Better school performance? More consideration for the needs and feelings of others?
Teens' Free Time With Friends
by SAMHSA
It's 3 p.m. on a school day. Do you know where your teen is ... and who is with him? If he is like most teens, he probably likes to spend his free time with friends.
Baby Love
 My Girl: Adventures with a Teen in Training
by Karen Stabiner
In My Girl, Karen Stabiner tells the story of one girl's journey into adolescence, and of her own efforts to find a way to guide her daughter through life's real thickets-not the imaginary, inflamed ones we hear so much about.
Moms, Take Heart
From 'queen bees' to 'gamma girls' to the 'odd girl out,' adolescent girls are all over the news. But whether a girl is popular or struggling to fit in, outgoing or reserved, her mother worries about how she is coping with her new, often scary, teenage
Parent and Child, Volume III
by Mosiah Hall
Most writers on psychology recognize in the life history of the child several more or less distinct periods of development. The child is almost a different being at different levels of his growth. Each period is marked by peculiar physical, mental
Helping Your Teen : When Parents Need Help First
by SAMHSA
Parents can do much to help their teenage sons or daughters through a variety of difficult situations. Depression, violence, substance abuse, and bullying are all serious issues that parents and teens can work together to help resolve.
Teens: The Message Behind the Music
by SAMHSA
Have you ever knocked on your child's bedroom door to ask her to turn down the music she's listening to? This likely scenario is one that often occurs in households across the Nation. But did you stop and truly listen to the lyrics of your child
Nearly All Parents Yell at Their Kids
by SAMHSA
It's no secret that raising a child can be stressful. Yet, how parents handle it is crucial. Have you ever yelled at your child? Have you told him he's dumb or useless? Maybe you've threatened to hit him.
Perfect Parent World, Land of Perpetual Judgment
 Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads
by Rosalind Wiseman, Elizabeth Rapoport
People love to tell me this. Teachers, parents, counselors, principals, people on the street, people at parties - everywhere I go, people tell me that they shudder at the thought of waking up one day transported back to seventh grade.
Teen Dieting and Risky Behavior
by SAMHSA
TV, movies, and magazines are full of images of bodies that are too perfect to be real. Children and teens see these images all the time, and they may wish they could look like the ultra-thin models they see.
Helping Your Teen : Listening, Tough Topics
by SAMHSA
This is an exciting time to be a teenager in America. Young people today are growing up in a rapidly changing society with hopes for a very promising future. Survey results show that 84% of high-school students plan to attend a four-year college.
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