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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Has technology changed the way teenagers tick? Teenagers today still go through puberty, adolescence, and all the associated personal and relational dramas that go along with that. So their basic [...]

One of the great differences that emerge between parents and teenagers during adolescence is their attitudes about parties. Teenagers can’t wait to start attending more “grown [...]

Teenagers want independence. For many nothing symbolises independence more than obtaining their drivers license. It is one of the clear modern day rites of passage to adulthood. I can still [...]