In this issue: Here Are 20 Easy and Healthy Coping Skills for Teens My Son’s Volatile Moods Took Over When Puberty Hit From the experts: These 12 Simple Hacks Will Make College Dorm Move-in Day Easier What we're talking about this week: Our favorite dorm surge protector is on sale! Hi Reader, If your house is like ours, your kids may have a bad day and want to simply rot into their bed and scroll the rest of the day away. The problem, though, is that this numbing technique doesn't help them...
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In this issue: My Unconditional Belief in My Teen Son Helped Us Through a Tough Year From the experts: 10 Important Things Parents Should Never Do for Their College Freshman From a fellow parent: Five Reasons Why You Should Let Your Teen Struggle PTT Recommendation: Game Changers: An empowering playbook for teens to help build resilience, crush goals, and cultivate exceptional character. Hi Reader, Most of us are now in summer mode, which can be a tough and wonderful time with your teens....
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In this issue: My Unconditional Belief in My Teen Son Helped Us Through a Tough Year From the experts: 10 Important Things Parents Should Never Do for Their College Freshman From a fellow parent: Five Reasons Why You Should Let Your Teen Struggle PTT Recommendation: Game Changers: An empowering playbook for teens to help build resilience, crush goals, and cultivate exceptional character. Hi Reader, Most of us are now in summer mode, which can be a tough and wonderful time with your teens....
6 days ago • 1 min read
,In this issue: Popular on socials: All Teens Make Mistakes (Even the “Good” Ones) From the experts: How Can Parents Better Connect with Teen Sons For a closer relationship: The Five Love Languages for Parenting Teens Great deal!: Mesh Shower Caddy (Awesome for college or travel) Hi Reader, I know that most stereotypes about teens make it sound like they are all rebellious, disrespectful and always in trouble. But I think many of us would actually say that we have "good" teens.In fact, we...
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In this issue: Popular on socials: Six Ways to Better Parent an Emotional Teen From the experts: 10 Important Things Parents Should Never Do for Their College Freshman Is Your Teen Ready to Date? Cover These Things First Great gift for teens: Loud Alarm Clock for Heavy Sleepers Hi Reader, When one of my daughters hit the late tween/early teen years, she became a different person. She often cried or got angry, was frequently embarrassed by me, and her personality seemed to change overnight....
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In this issue: Dear Teen: Sometimes You Don’t Find Your People in High School Popular on socials: Seven Critical Things to Know When Your Son Goes Through Puberty From the experts:10 Things My 3 College-Aged Kids Absolutely Used in Their Dorms What we're loving this week: Portable Car Jump Starter and Battery Hi Reader, High school can be a tough and lonely place. High school is like learning to ride your bike with training wheels. Your parents, teachers, coaches, and advisors oversee your...
16 days ago • 1 min read
In this issue: Info for parents: Seven Simple Consequences for Teens to Help with Discipline Popular on socials: House Rules to Teach Teens to Be Safe and Respectful From the experts: How Parents Can Help Teens with Dangerous and Suicidal Thoughts What we're loving this week: Turbo Fan for Sporting Events/Outdoor Parties Hi Reader, One of the things we get asked about the most is how to discipline a teenager--especially one who doesn't act like they care. Our number one suggestion: think...
24 days ago • 1 min read
In this issue: How to Handle Your Teen’s Explosive Reactions (Without Making Things Worse) From the experts: Yes! Your Teen Actually Wants To Talk With You About SEX. From a parent: Our Teen Was at Risk for Suicide, Here Are 7 Steps We Took Next Great book rec: Repatterned How to Transform Your Conflict Defaults and Reclaim Your Life Hi Reader, Most of us do not choose our conflicts. We repeat them. The same arguments. The same reactions. The same sharp words we swore we would never say...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
In this issue: How to Stay Close to Your Teen, Even When It’s Hard How to Empower Your Middle Schooler With a Strong Positive Mindset Seven Critical Things to Know When Your Son Goes Through Puberty--Uber popular on socials right now Fun graduation party idea: Encouraging Crochet Plush Keepsakes! Hi Reader Summer is almost here, can you believe it? Here's to s'mores, movie nights, and hopefully fun time together! P.S. You may like this article too, The Boy, The Mole, The Fox & The Horse Book...
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whoIn this issue: 5 Must-Have Phrases Every Parent of Teens Needs to Shut Arguments Down How to Deal with Teenage Backtalk and Disrespect I’m Giving Permission for My Teens to Stay in Their Childhood for One More Summer--Popular on socials right now Book Rec: Executive Functioning Skills for Teens Hi Reader We constantly get requests to talk about teen attitude, so we LOVE this post about five phrases you can use to shut arguments down. These help you to stop engaging or feeling the need to...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read