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Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens

November 23rd, 2008

Sunday Reading

CNN offers an age-by-age guide on why kids lie. To deal with your lying child set a good example and talk about lying can ruin your credibility.
Parents can help a teen with their body image issues by understanding, reassuring, explaining, and modeling.
Baby Boomers are raising a smug generation and it may be setting teens up […]

By Christine -- 1 comment

September 28th, 2008

Sunday Reading

Teens Got Milk? Some teens will be participating in a class where they get to be a mock ad agency coming up with ads for the Got Milk? campaign.
One school made a 13-year-old Goth boy remove his makeup. Is this sexual discrimination?
When moms overestimate their teens’ future use of alcohol, it actually leads teens to […]

By Christine -- 1 comment

August 10th, 2008

Sunday Reading

Are your kids watching the Olympics? Kids can learn some life lessons from the Olympics.
Girls are having sex for all the wrong reasons.
More and more college grads are moving back home.
Some high school and colleges are offering incentives to get students to bike to class rather than drive. One school in Wisconsin is even giving […]

By Christine -- 2 comments

August 3rd, 2008

Sunday Reading

Do you know how to talk to your teens about LGBT issues? Even straight teens need to be informed about LGBT issues so they can put an end to intolerance and bullying.
What should you do if your daughter encounters a mean girl at school?
Cell phone companies are coming up with ways for parents to restrict […]

By Christine -- 0 comments

July 20th, 2008

Sunday Reading

When it comes to discipline you need to stick to it. Don’t waiver. Make sure they know you mean it.
Do you know the teen dating terms? If not, learn them.
Schools may start putting more weight on a student’s class rank over SAT scores when considering admission to college.
We’ve seen the Miley Cyrus photos floating around […]

By Christine -- 2 comments