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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Peer pressure is one of those things often associated with adolescence. When you think of common issues encountered by all teenagers peer pressure comes up right alongside the usual suspects acne, hormones, first love, and pop music. Peer pressure is often used as the reason or excuse for why ‘good’ kids do stupid things. We’ve […]
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Earlier this week I read some interesting research about parents who have iPhones (I posted the article on Understanding Teenagers Facebook page) and it got me thinking about the way technology is shaping the practice of parenting. There has been a lot written about how technology is shaping this generation of teenagers, but mostly this […]
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This week I thought I would share with the readers of this blog who it is that I like to read. It would be a somewhat long winded and cumbersome post to list all the online sources I subscribe to, so I will restrict this post to my top 10 sources for information about Parenting […]
Continue readingThere has been some renewed discussion recently about how much teenagers tell their parents. Much of it was prompted by a study that has recently been released by the The Korn Group, The Truth About Teens and Tweens, that looks at the lives of young people today and how much they are sharing with their […]
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I have written previously on this blog about the issues of teenagers getting enough sleep. So it will come as no surprise to those who are regular readers of this blog that the following research about Generation Z and sleep caught my attention recently. Lisa Matricciani, a researcher from the University of South Australia, has […]
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Recently I have been working on courses to help teachers connect more effectively with today’s teenagers. In the process I have gone down numerous tangents, with varying degrees of relevance. One of the most relevant tangents is how technology is shaping the way teenagers think and relate. This is not a new field of enquiry […]
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Always packing the wrong books for school or leaving lunch behind? Assignments always been done the night before despite getting set 6 weeks in advance? Never seem to know where anything is or where it was last used? If this sounds like your teenager, then don’t despair. It is very normal teenage behavior. And the […]
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You wouldn’t have to be the parent of a teenager for long before you encountered statements from your teenager like “Johnny is allowed to stay up and watch (insert desired TV show/movie,)” or “Jenny’s parents said she doesn’t have to be home until…(insert desired time,)” or “Why can’t I stay home, I’m old enough to […]
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How many parents have encouraged their teenage kids to drink at home believing that in doing so it is reducing the risk of their teen engaging in harmful use of alcohol? I know my parents did and I’ve known many parents of teenagers since who have done the same. The logic seems sound – by […]
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