Relationships

The Teenage Frenemy

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Teenage friendships are never boring.  There is rarely dull moment. It seems drama, or melodrama, is never far away. Amongst all the ups and downs have you noticed that your teenager seems to mention one or two people more than most when discussing the latest relational disturbance?  Is there always one name that seems to [...]

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The 10 Commandments for Parenting Broken Hearted Teenagers

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Most of us can remember when it happened to us! The internal anguish that we thought would never end.  There was no comfort, no solace, and no hope! No matter what anyone else said you could not be consoled.  This person, the one who had just broken your heart, was the only one you had [...]

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3 Ways to Kill Communication With Your Teenager: Part 2

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In the previous post we began a short 3 part series on how parents often make the task of communicating with their teenager much harder than it needs to be. No one does this knowingly or on purpose (at least I hope not), but still it happens, and it happens quite a lot. If you [...]

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3 Ways To Kill Communication With Your Teenager: Part 1

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It is the lament of many parents with teenage children, “They don’t talk to me. I don’t know what is going on.” Teenagers drive their parents to despair as the steady stream of information about what has happening in their life slows to a discouraging trickle of grunts and whatever’s. There are of course several [...]

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Teenage Love In the Digital Age

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In my previous post I outlined the contours of dating and finding a romantic partner during adolescence.  While that post is full of useful information (really it is you can check it out right here) it was lacking slightly. I made a passing reference to the impact of growing up in a digital world upon [...]

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Thinking Clearly About Parenting,Teenagers, & Dating

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It is great when your kids are little, they have their friends,  they play with their friends, they come home. Life is so simple. When they are really young they have friends who are boys and girls and the difference barely matters. As they get a bit older they start to hang out with the [...]

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Teenagers & Popularity: Life Can Be Hard At The Top

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The school playground can be a hard place! I’m sure most of us have some memories of the stresses and strains of negotiating the politics of adolescent friendships and social networks – and we didn’t have to worry about online social networking. Popularity matters a lot when you’re a teenager. Even as an adult popularity [...]

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Why Your Teenager Hates You?

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It is like a slow motion scene in a movie. Everything seems to happen so slowly yet there is nothing you can do to prevent what is about to happen. A scornful stare. A shake of the head. Shoulders up as she inhales deeply preparing for the big moment. Then the words, uttered with a [...]

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Getting Teenagers To Do Housework

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This weeks statement of the obvious: Teenagers don’t like doing housework! (Who does?) If the previous statement is true, then it would appear that teenagers may be getting their own way more and more.  A recently released Australian study found the amount of time teenagers spend contributing to household chores has dropped significantly over the [...]

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10 Ways To Alienate Your Teenager

I am sure there are many out there who read the title of this post and thought twice about wasting your time reading further (if that was you – thanks for getting this far). You hardly need advice about how to annoy or anger your teenager. They already tell you they hate you, wish you [...]

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