Parenting Teenagers

Homework Notebook
Middle School Years: Achieving the Best Education for Your Child, Grades 5-8
by Michele A. Hernandez
There is one item so valuable that I will discuss it here in greater detail than I do in Appendix B, and that is the homework notebook. There is no general agreement as to whether the homework notebook should be a little tiny notepad

Organization 101: Teaching Your Child How to Get His Act Together
Middle School Years: Achieving the Best Education for Your Child, Grades 5-8
by Michele A. Hernandez
Before setting out to design a book that would be helpful for both parents and students, I sent out a survey to roughly 650 parents at the private school where I work. I asked them a series of questions about education: what skills they felt their childre

Adolescents in Cyberspace
by John Suler, Ph.D.
What draws adolescents to the world of the internet? What are the benefits and dangers of their exploring this new realm that may very well become a cornerstone of the new millennium into which they will grow as adults? What Makes Adolescents Tick.

The Art of Being Smart
Oh Boy! Mothers Tell the Truth About Raising Teen Sons
by Maryann Bucknum Brinley
A team of researchers at the University of Richmond in Virginia led by psychology professor Craig Kinsley has discovered that motherhood can make us smarter and may even help prevent dementia. Honestly, I love these kinds of studies.