How to Talk to Teachers So That You Can Get What You Want For Your Child

How to Talk to Teachers So That You Can Get What You Want For Your Child

Every child has had one: the teacher who just won’t play nice. Sometimes it’s an older teacher who’s just done like last Thanksgiving’s turkey. Sometimes they love the girls and you have an ADHD boy. [...]

 
How (and Why) to Throw a Valentine’s Day Bash for Your Teen

How (and Why) to Throw a Valentine’s Day Bash for Your Teen

February 8, 2013 9:00 am/ Teens (Ages 15-19), Valentine's Day

It seemed so much easier in elementary school when you just bought a couple of boxes of generic Valentine’s Day cards for your children to address to each of their classmates. If you were feeling [...]

 
10 Unique Gift Ideas for Your Super Cool Teen

10 Unique Gift Ideas for Your Super Cool Teen

December 18, 2012 9:00 am/ Christmas, Pre-Teens (Ages 12-14), Teens (Ages 15-19)

Teens aren’t always the easiest to shop for. They’re a funny lot – full of ever changing styles, moods, and interests. If you’re at a loss as to what to get them this year, check [...]

 
How to Style Your Daughter’s Hair for the Winter Formal

How to Style Your Daughter’s Hair for the Winter Formal

November 30, 2012 9:00 am/ Hair Care, Parenting, Teens (Ages 15-19)

Though it may not get the fanfare of prom or even homecoming, the winter formal is still a major event in your high school daughter’s life. Three big dances a year can take a chunk [...]

 
Build Your Teen’s Self-Esteem Through a Volunteer Program

Build Your Teen’s Self-Esteem Through a Volunteer Program

October 26, 2012 9:00 am/ Teens (Ages 15-19)

For all the attention paid to making sure high school students collect impressive experiences that can decorate their college applications, not nearly as much attention is paid to simply enriching their lives through the opportunities [...]

 
Handing Over the Keys: How to Stop Freaking Out About Your Kids Driving

Handing Over the Keys: How to Stop Freaking Out About Your Kids Driving

October 9, 2012 11:55 am/ Parenting, Teens (Ages 15-19), The Kidz

You thought it would be a good idea to teach your son how to drive a stick-shift. Three hours later, you never made it past first gear, your clutch is almost dead and you’re feeling [...]

 
Teenagers With Car Keys?! Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid.

Teenagers With Car Keys?! Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid.

September 24, 2012 9:00 am/ Teens (Ages 15-19), The Kidz

Once you’ve seen all the Twilight movies, you pretty much know what life’s about, from a teen’s point of view at least. Assuming your teen is not a vampire or werewolf, you have your work [...]

 
Summer Vacation Blues: How to Convince Your Child to Make the Most of the Break

Summer Vacation Blues: How to Convince Your Child to Make the Most of the Break

School’s out now. All students—young and old—have temporarily escaped the bondage of organized education. National pharmacies have reported their annual and expected spike in tranquilizer prescription refills for parents of adolescent and young adult students [...]

 
Dunn, Dunn, Dunn… Revolution Looms: Keeping Kids Engaged at the End of the School Year

Dunn, Dunn, Dunn… Revolution Looms: Keeping Kids Engaged at the End of the School Year

College students, on the other hand, are more exhausted and harried than bored. In addition to an often-accelerated syllabus, they’re rushing to complete necessary term papers and projects. There are final exams to study for [...]