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Girls in elementary school lunchrooms across the nation once chatted about the math test they just took or their favorite television show, but now they compare diets or counting calories together. Common Sense Media reports that 25 percent of girls as young as 7 years...

Raising a teenager is a challenge. Raising one that has struggled with behavioral issues can feel nearly impossible. The difficulties of parenthood aren’t easy to navigate, and there is no cut and dry manual to follow. It often comes down to trial and error, learning...

You probably know of a teenager that needs assistance to address his or her alcohol use. While government research shows a decrease in teenage drinking in recent years, the statistics still provide reasons to be concerned about teens that drink. Researchers recommend...

Everyone longs to have respect from family, friends and co-workers. Unfortunately, many people try to teach respect rather than earn it. Albert Einstein, who was likely one of the most respected scientists who ever lived, stated, “I speak to everyone in the same way,...

As a parent or caregiver, there are fewer challenges you’ll face in life than watching your teenager struggle with emotional, mental or behavioral health issues. These types of roadblocks can hinder relationships and make it difficult for the teen to cope with...

For teen girls with mental health issues, behavioral problems, delinquency, eating disorders, or other serious conditions, the future may be dark. It can seem impossible that a teenager, with compromised decision-making and coping skills, would be able to turn the...

Having a troubled teenage girl can seem like an impossible challenge. It doesn't just affect the teen girl, although it does affect her entire life. A troubled teen can affect the entire family, even the community. Unfortunately most families find that they can only...

Teenagers may as well be speaking a different language. And if you count their trendy lingo, acronyms, and internet slang they actually might be! Parents across the world are often stumped by their teenager’s communication (or lack thereof). They don’t want to talk,...

Frustration is one of the most difficult emotions to conquer, and if its left unattended, it can turn into anger. After awhile, frustration builds up and fuels a huge blow up on those you love most. This is particularly common for parents of difficult teenagers. When...

Parenting is hard, particularly when you have a teenager or two in your household. The changes in your children’s hormones can lead them to act out in some pretty peculiar ways. Sometimes their strange behaviors are a normal part of growing up and other times those...

As teens enter the tumultuous stage of adolescence, many of them isolate themselves. It could be their body and mind are just too overwhelmed with all of the changes, so they can’t seem to handle anything else. Unfortunately, isolating is one of the worst ways to...

When your teen is struggling, as a parent you feel it. You feel their pain, their struggle, their frustrated. Yet, no matter how well-intentioned, our attempts to help can come off as judgmental, pushy, or even aggressive. To a teen fighting against their own...

Times have changed. Where just a generation or two ago it was perfectly feasible for one parent to work while the other stayed at home with the children, now both parents need at least one job apiece, if not more. Despite the necessity, it’s normal for parents to...

When most parents think of teen drug rehabilitation programs, they usually envision a clinic-style setting where teens sit around in a circle and talk about their problems. However, one of the more successful drug treatment programs is known as wilderness therapy...