behaviour

Do you have a teenager who is never at fault, or refuses to take responsibility for her actions always, blaming someone else? Or maybe your teen gets angry and storms off at the drop of hat, [...]

So many parents I hear from are desperate to change teenage behaviour. They have tried everything they can think of and their teenager’s behaviour seems to only get worse not better. One of [...]

In the previous post, we looked at what is meant by Entitled Teenagers and some context as to why the phenomena has increased in recent years. If you haven’t already it would be helpful to go [...]

Penny is the mother of 2 teenage boys. She and her husband Jeremy have spent the last 16 years doing all they could to give their kids the best possible upbringing. They made a commitment when [...]

Anger is a natural and inevitable part of life, teenage anger even more so. For parents living with teenagers who are constantly having verbal meltdowns or exploding into violent fits of rage, [...]

Some topics are good to know about, others are essential.  Establishing and maintaining clear and appropriate boundaries for and with our teenagers fits in the latter category. Whether the [...]

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 [...]

It appears that teenagers are getting wiser about how they conduct themselves on online. While the risks are just a prevalent as ever, a majority of teens seem to be making wise choices. However [...]

This past weekend I have enjoyed observing via social media a good mate being a loving father to his son. As I have read the occasional update and seen a ‘twitpic’ or two of their father son [...]

The high profile school yard crime of the new millennium is bullying. Bullying seems like it is in the headlines on a weekly basis. It appears every teacher and student in our schools to be [...]