No parent wants to be the bad guy, but avoiding disciplining children altogether can jeopardize your children’s futures. Yet not all transgressions require the same level of punishment; forgetting to do their chores shouldn’t be as problematic as failing a class. We...
Raising your teen son certainly has its challenges, especially in a society that puts pressure on them every day. Moms and dads have important roles to play as their son makes the transition from childhood to manhood. They both influence his life, albeit in different...
It’s common to hear parents lamenting that their teens don’t recognize or respect their authority anymore. But just what is parental authority and why is it important? In simple terms, parental authority refers to the rights and obligations that parents have that lets...
Addiction, whether to gambling, alcohol, drugs, shopping, etc., can be detrimental to someone’s well-being. Left unchecked, it can wreak havoc with a person’s life, affecting their health, finances, academics and family. But what about healthy addictions? Are they ok...
A recent study has shown that while teenage sexual activity has gone down overall in the U.S., one-third of high school students (equally male and female) are engaging in sexual activity. And with hormones running rampant, teenage girls can discover they can use their...
